John Newman III scores 18, Simas Lukosius hits winning 3; Cincinnati beats Kansas State 74-72
AP
Mar 02, 2024
Cincinnati Bearcats (AP) John Newman III scored 13 of his 18 in the second half, Simas Lukosius hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 10.6 seconds left and Cincinnati blew a 13-point lead before beating Kansas State Wildcats 74-72 Saturday night to snap a three-game skid.
Lukosius finished with 13 points. Day Day Thomas added 14 points, five assists and four steals and Jizzle James scored 10 for Cincinnati (17-12, 6-10 Big 12).
Jamille Reynolds converted a three-point play to give Cincinnati a 67-54 lead - matching the largest of the game - with 6:51 remaining. Tylor Perry answered with a 3-pointer 11 seconds later and added two free throws before he hit another 3 to cap a 10-0 run a little more than 2 minutes later. Carter was fouled on a 3-point shot and hit all three free throws to pull the Wildcats within two with 3:03 remaining and neither team scored again until Perry hit a straight-away 3 late in the shot clock that made it 72-71 with 1:16 left - Kansas State’s first lead since 8-5.
Neither team scored again until Lukosius came around a screen, caught a pass from James at hit the winner. Perry lost the ball out of bounds under the basket with 2.7 seconds to go and Newman was fouled with 1.7 left but missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Will McNair Jr. grabbed the rebound and called a timeout with 1.5 to go but the inbounds pass was deflected and rolled out of bounds as time expired.
Perry led the Wildcats with 26 points, including 17 in the second half. He made 7 of 10 from the field, 6 of 8 from 3-point range and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. Jerrell Colbert added 15 points and Cam Carter scored 13.
Kansas State (17-12, 7-9) has lost eight of its last 11 games.
Colbert scored seven consecutive points for Kansas State capped by a dunk that made it 21-19 but the Bearcats scored 11 of the next 13. The Wildcats scored the final four points of the first half and the first four of the second to trim its deficit to 34-31 with 19 minutes to play but Newman scored nine points in a 13-4 run over the next 3 minutes.
The Bearcats are 8-1 all-time against Kansas State. The programs met seven times from 1958-68 and have played just twice since, the most recent coming when Cincinnati beat the Wildcats 75-61 in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
Kansas State visits No. 7 Kansas on Tuesday before wrapping up its regular season next Saturday at No. 8 Iowa State. Cincinnati plays Tuesday at Oklahoma and returns for its finale Saturday against West Virginia.
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1st Half
KSU
Wildcats
27
CINCY
Bearcats
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:59
(Wildcats gains possession)
19:40
Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
19:38
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
19:31
Arthur Kaluma blocks Simas Lukosius's two point layup
19:29
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
19:12
Jerrell Colbert misses two point layup
19:10
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
18:47
Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:45
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
18:36
Aziz Bandaogo misses two point layup
18:36
Tylor Perry defensive rebound
18:36
Arthur Kaluma turnover (Aziz Bandaogo steals)
18:09
Arthur Kaluma turnover (lost ball)
18:02
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists)
0-2
17:34
Jerrell Colbert misses two point hook shot
17:32
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
17:23
John Newman III misses two point layup
17:21
Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
17:11
Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
17:09
John Newman III defensive rebound
16:54
Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot
16:52
Tylor Perry defensive rebound
16:46
Cam Carter turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
16:34
Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:32
Wildcats defensive rebound
16:14
Will McNair Jr. turnover (John Newman III steals)
16:14
Will McNair Jr. personal foul
16:06
+3
Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)
0-5
15:52
+3
Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Will McNair Jr. assists)
3-5
15:36
Simas Lukosius turnover (bad pass)
15:36
TV timeout
15:11
+2
Will McNair Jr. makes two point hook shot
5-5
14:54
Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
14:52
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
14:30
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (David N'Guessan assists)
8-5
14:01
Dai Dai Ames personal foul
13:50
+3
Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (John Newman III assists)
8-8
13:37
Tylor Perry turnover (bad pass)
13:28
Cam Carter personal foul
13:17
+2
John Newman III makes two point jump shot
8-10
12:48
+2
Tylor Perry makes two point layup (Will McNair Jr. assists)
10-10
12:24
+3
John Newman III makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)
10-13
12:14
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
12:12
Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound
12:10
Jamille Reynolds shooting foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul)
12:10
+1
Will McNair Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-13
12:10
+1
Will McNair Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-13
11:53
Jamille Reynolds misses two point hook shot
11:51
Bearcats offensive rebound
11:51
TV timeout
11:39
+2
Simas Lukosius makes two point jump shot
12-15
11:11
Jamille Reynolds blocks Will McNair Jr.'s two point hook shot
11:09
Josh Reed defensive rebound
10:56
Jamille Reynolds misses two point hook shot
10:56
Wildcats defensive rebound
10:56
Viktor Lakhin personal foul
10:42
Cam Carter turnover (Josh Reed steals)
10:42
Jump ball. (Bearcats gains possession)
10:18
+2
Jizzle James makes two point layup
12-17
9:51
David N'Guessan turnover (Jizzle James steals)
9:40
Jizzle James misses two point layup
9:38
Jamille Reynolds offensive rebound
9:36
Jerrell Colbert personal foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul)
9:36
Jamille Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:36
Jamille Reynolds misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:36
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
9:16
Jamille Reynolds blocks David N'Guessan's two point layup
9:03
Jerrell Colbert offensive rebound
9:03
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point layup
14-17
8:46
+2
Simas Lukosius makes two point jump shot
14-19
8:46
Jerrell Colbert misses two point layup
8:46
Jerrell Colbert offensive rebound
8:46
Jamille Reynolds personal foul (Jerrell Colbert draws the foul)
8:46
Jerrell Colbert misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:46
+1
Jerrell Colbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-19
8:28
Aziz Bandaogo misses two point hook shot
8:26
Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
8:20
Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
8:18
Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
8:17
John Newman III offensive foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
8:15
Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Jerrell Colbert draws the foul)
8:15
+1
Jerrell Colbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-19
8:15
+1
Jerrell Colbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-19
8:06
John Newman III misses three point jump shot
8:04
Bearcats offensive rebound
8:04
Jerrell Colbert personal foul
8:04
TV timeout
7:52
Jerrell Colbert blocks Simas Lukosius's two point layup
7:50
Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
7:43
John Newman III personal foul
7:30
Arthur Kaluma turnover (Aziz Bandaogo steals)
7:20
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point layup (John Newman III assists)
17-21
6:47
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
6:45
David N'Guessan offensive rebound
6:39
Aziz Bandaogo blocks David N'Guessan's two point layup
6:37
David N'Guessan offensive rebound
6:23
Josh Reed blocks David N'Guessan's two point layup
6:21
Cam Carter offensive rebound
6:10
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point dunk (David N'Guessan assists)
19-21
6:01
+3
Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot
19-24
5:55
Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
5:53
Bearcats defensive rebound
5:48
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)
19-26
5:32
+2
Cam Carter makes two point layup
21-26
5:22
+2
Jizzle James makes two point layup
21-28
4:58
Will McNair Jr. misses two point hook shot
4:56
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
4:47
Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot
4:45
Cam Carter defensive rebound
4:34
Cam Carter misses two point layup
4:34
Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound
4:34
TV timeout
4:27
Arthur Kaluma turnover (traveling)
4:01
Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup
3:59
Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
3:52
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup
21-30
3:36
David N'Guessan turnover (out of bounds)
3:27
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists)
21-32
3:14
Wildcats 30 second timeout
3:06
Day Day Thomas personal foul
3:06
+1
Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-32
3:06
+1
Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-32
2:53
Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:51
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
2:32
Cam Carter turnover (lost ball)
2:27
Viktor Lakhin misses two point jump shot
2:25
Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
2:13
Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup
2:11
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
2:11
Jizzle James personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
2:10
Arthur Kaluma misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:08
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
1:44
Aziz Bandaogo misses two point dunk
1:44
Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
1:44
Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
1:44
+1
Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-33
1:44
+1
Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-34
1:26
Day Day Thomas personal foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
1:26
+1
Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-34
1:26
+1
Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-34
1:10
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
1:08
Cam Carter defensive rebound
0:54
Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
0:52
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
0:46
Simas Lukosius turnover (David N'Guessan steals)
0:38
Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
0:38
+1
Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-34
0:38
+1
Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-34
0:29
Bearcats 30 second timeout
0:15
Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:13
Bearcats offensive rebound
0:09
Jizzle James turnover (traveling)
0:00
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
0:00
Bearcats defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
KSU
Wildcats
45
CINCY
Bearcats
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:35
+2
Arthur Kaluma makes two point hook shot
29-34
19:22
Day Day Thomas turnover (Cam Carter steals)
19:12
+2
Cam Carter makes two point layup
31-34
18:52
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point layup
31-36
18:42
Dai Dai Ames turnover (Viktor Lakhin steals)
18:35
Jump ball. (Bearcats gains possession)
18:27
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
18:25
John Newman III offensive rebound
18:16
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup
31-38
18:01
Arthur Kaluma misses two point hook shot
17:59
Wildcats offensive rebound
17:49
Cam Carter turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
17:44
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)
31-40
17:28
Arthur Kaluma misses two point layup
17:26
Jerrell Colbert offensive rebound
17:22
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point layup
33-40
17:11
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point layup
33-42
17:04
Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
17:04
+1
David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-42
17:04
+1
David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-42
16:49
Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
16:47
Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
16:40
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists)
35-44
16:26
Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
16:24
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
16:12
+3
John Newman III makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)
35-47
16:04
Wildcats 30 second timeout
16:04
TV timeout
15:53
+2
Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup (Cam Carter assists)
37-47
15:50
Aziz Bandaogo personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
15:50
TV timeout
15:50
Arthur Kaluma misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:50
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
15:30
John Newman III misses two point jump shot
15:28
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
15:00
Arthur Kaluma turnover (Aziz Bandaogo steals)
14:48
+3
Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (John Newman III assists)
37-50
14:35
+2
David N'Guessan makes two point layup
39-50
14:16
+2
Jizzle James makes two point layup (John Newman III assists)
39-52
14:03
+3
Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists)
42-52
13:45
Jamille Reynolds misses two point hook shot
13:43
Tylor Perry defensive rebound
13:36
Tylor Perry turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
13:30
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point dunk
42-54
13:09
Simas Lukosius personal foul
13:05
Jamille Reynolds shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
13:05
+1
Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2
43-54
13:05
Arthur Kaluma misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:05
Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound
13:02
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Arthur Kaluma assists)
46-54
12:45
Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul)
12:45
Jamille Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:45
+1
Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-55
12:23
+3
Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists)
49-55
12:01
Jamille Reynolds misses two point hook shot
11:59
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
11:42
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
11:40
Bearcats defensive rebound
11:39
TV timeout
11:28
+2
John Newman III makes two point jump shot
49-57
11:08
Cam Carter misses two point layup
11:06
Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound
10:54
Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
10:52
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
10:41
Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
10:39
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
10:13
Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
10:11
Josh Reed defensive rebound
10:02
+2
Jizzle James makes two point jump shot
49-59
9:52
Jizzle James personal foul
9:23
Tylor Perry misses two point layup
9:21
Tylor Perry offensive rebound
9:08
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot
52-59
8:56
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Simas Lukosius assists)
52-61
8:40
Dorian Finister misses two point layup
8:38
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
8:27
Jizzle James turnover (Jerrell Colbert steals)
8:06
Cam Carter offensive foul (Simas Lukosius draws the foul)
8:06
Cam Carter turnover (offensive foul)
7:45
+3
Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)
52-64
7:17
Viktor Lakhin personal foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
7:17
TV timeout
7:15
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point dunk (Tylor Perry assists)
54-64
6:55
+2
Jamille Reynolds makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists)
54-66
6:54
Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (Jamille Reynolds draws the foul)
6:54
+1
Jamille Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 1
54-67
6:45
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Arthur Kaluma assists)
57-67
6:27
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
6:25
Josh Reed offensive rebound
6:20
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
6:18
Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
6:02
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
6:00
Wildcats offensive rebound
6:00
Jamille Reynolds personal foul (Jerrell Colbert draws the foul)
6:00
+1
Jerrell Colbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2
58-67
6:00
+1
Jerrell Colbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2
59-67
5:37
Arthur Kaluma blocks John Newman III's two point layup
5:35
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
5:29
Josh Reed personal foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
5:29
+1
Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
60-67
5:29
+1
Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
61-67
5:06
Tylor Perry personal foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
4:48
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
4:46
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
4:38
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Arthur Kaluma assists)
64-67
4:17
+2
Jizzle James makes two point jump shot
64-69
4:07
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point layup
66-69
3:42
Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
3:40
Cam Carter defensive rebound
3:34
Cam Carter turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
3:29
+2
John Newman III makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)
66-71
3:28
Bearcats 30 second timeout
3:28
TV timeout
3:07
Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
3:04
Josh Reed shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
3:02
+1
Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 3
67-71
3:02
+1
Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 3
68-71
3:02
+1
Cam Carter makes regular free throw 3 of 3
69-71
2:53
Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
2:51
Jizzle James offensive rebound
2:46
Tylor Perry personal foul
2:34
Day Day Thomas turnover (out of bounds)
2:16
Aziz Bandaogo blocks Cam Carter's two point layup
2:14
John Newman III defensive rebound
1:53
Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
1:51
Wildcats defensive rebound
1:21
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot
72-71
1:05
David N'Guessan personal foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul)
1:00
David N'Guessan blocks Simas Lukosius's two point layup
0:58
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
0:29
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
0:27
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
0:23
Bearcats 30 second timeout
0:15
+3
Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)
72-74
0:12
Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:04
Tylor Perry turnover (lost ball)
0:01
Cam Carter personal foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
