Skilling scores 17, leads Cincinnati in 92-56 rout of West Virginia in reagular-season finale
AP
Mar 09, 2024
Cincinnati Bearcats (AP) Dan Skilling Jr. scored 17 points to lead Cincinnati in a romp past West Virginia Mountaineers, 92-56, in the Bearcats' final home game Saturday.
Cincinnati finished the Big 12 regular season in 11th place, sending them into a first-round tournament berth and a likely rematch with the Mountaineers on Tuesday in Kansas City, Missouri. West Virginia is a half-game behind Oklahoma State, but the Cowboys swept the season series with West Virginia to assure them the 13th seed and would likely face 12th-seeded UCF in a first-round game.
The Bearcats (18-13, 7-11 Big 12) were without their leading rebounder, Viktor Lakhin for the second consecutive game with an ankle injury. It is unknown whether he will be available for the conference tournament. Also missing was the team's top 3-point shooter, CJ Fredrick, with a hamstring injury. But it mattered little in a second half that saw them shoot 70% (21 of 30) from the field, with all but one of their misses coming from beyond the 3-point arc. Skilling was 4-for-4 shooting over the final 20 minutes and scored 15 of his 17 points after intermission.
Cincinnati was 36 of 61 (59%) shooting for the game. Senior John Newman III, starting his final home game, finished with 14 points, six rebounds and four assists, and fellow senior Jamille Reynolds added 13 points. Simas Lukosius 12 points and five assists.
Noah Farrakhan came off the bench to score 12 points for West Virginia (9-22, 4-14) and was the lone scorer to reach double figures.
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1st Half
WV
Mountaineers
29
CINCY
Bearcats
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bearcats gains possession)
19:49
RaeQuan Battle blocks Ody Oguama's two point layup
19:47
Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
19:27
Kerr Kriisa turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
19:15
John Newman III misses three point jump shot
19:13
RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
18:46
Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:44
Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
18:41
+2
Jesse Edwards makes two point layup
2-0
18:26
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
18:24
Mountaineers defensive rebound
18:22
Ody Oguama personal foul
18:01
Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul
17:58
Jesse Edwards misses two point hook shot
17:56
Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
17:38
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
17:36
Mountaineers defensive rebound
17:19
Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
17:17
John Newman III defensive rebound
17:01
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (John Newman III assists)
2-2
16:39
Quinn Slazinski misses two point layup
16:37
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
16:28
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point jump shot
2-4
16:05
Quinn Slazinski turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
15:59
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists)
2-6
15:44
Kerr Kriisa turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
15:37
+3
Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)
2-9
15:36
Mountaineers 30 second timeout
15:36
TV timeout
15:02
Mountaineers turnover
14:43
Simas Lukosius turnover (Quinn Slazinski steals)
14:30
Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
14:28
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
14:13
Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
14:11
Mountaineers defensive rebound
13:59
+2
RaeQuan Battle makes two point jump shot
4-9
13:40
John Newman III misses three point jump shot
13:38
Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
13:34
John Newman III shooting foul
13:34
+1
Quinn Slazinski makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-9
13:34
+1
Quinn Slazinski makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-9
13:21
Patrick Suemnick blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup
13:19
Jamille Reynolds offensive rebound
13:15
+2
Jamille Reynolds makes two point dunk
6-11
13:00
Jamille Reynolds blocks RaeQuan Battle's two point layup
13:00
Josiah Harris offensive rebound
13:00
+3
Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot (Josiah Harris assists)
9-11
12:43
Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:41
Jizzle James offensive rebound
12:30
John Newman III misses three point jump shot
12:28
Kerr Kriisa defensive rebound
12:20
+3
Noah Farrakhan makes three point jump shot
12-11
11:50
+3
Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (John Newman III assists)
12-14
11:27
+2
Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot
14-14
11:08
+3
Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)
14-17
10:52
RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
10:50
Josiah Harris offensive rebound
10:47
Josiah Harris misses two point layup
10:45
John Newman III defensive rebound
10:24
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
10:22
RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
10:06
Noah Farrakhan turnover
10:06
TV timeout
9:46
+2
Jamille Reynolds makes two point hook shot (Josh Reed assists)
14-19
9:18
+3
Noah Farrakhan makes three point jump shot (Josiah Harris assists)
17-19
8:58
Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
8:56
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
8:35
Jamille Reynolds blocks Patrick Suemnick's two point jump shot
8:33
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
8:28
Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
8:26
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
8:21
Day Day Thomas shooting foul
8:21
+1
Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-19
8:21
+1
Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-19
7:58
Aziz Bandaogo turnover (Kobe Johnson steals)
7:42
Josiah Harris turnover
7:42
TV timeout
7:16
Josh Reed misses two point jump shot
7:14
Josh Reed offensive rebound
7:12
+2
Josh Reed makes two point layup
19-21
6:43
Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot
6:41
Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
6:37
Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
6:35
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
6:16
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot
19-23
6:09
Josh Eilert technical foul
6:09
Mountaineers turnover
6:09
+1
Simas Lukosius makes technical free throw 1 of 2
19-24
6:09
+1
Simas Lukosius makes technical free throw 2 of 2
19-25
5:50
Noah Farrakhan misses three point jump shot
5:48
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
5:42
Kerr Kriisa technical foul
5:42
Simas Lukosius misses technical free throw 1 of 2
5:42
+1
Simas Lukosius makes technical free throw 2 of 2
19-26
5:42
Kerr Kriisa personal foul
5:26
Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
5:23
Patrick Suemnick personal foul
5:22
+2
Jizzle James makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists)
19-28
5:00
+3
Quinn Slazinski makes three point jump shot (Noah Farrakhan assists)
22-28
4:39
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)
22-30
4:24
Josh Reed personal foul
4:07
Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot
4:05
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
3:51
Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:49
John Newman III offensive rebound
3:42
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (John Newman III assists)
22-32
3:20
Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
3:18
Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
3:11
+2
John Newman III makes two point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)
22-34
3:07
Mountaineers 30 second timeout
3:07
TV timeout
2:49
Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
2:47
Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
2:21
Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:19
John Newman III offensive rebound
2:16
John Newman III turnover (RaeQuan Battle steals)
2:13
RaeQuan Battle turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
2:07
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)
22-36
1:43
+2
RaeQuan Battle makes two point jump shot
24-36
1:11
Jamille Reynolds turnover
0:54
+3
RaeQuan Battle makes three point jump shot (Quinn Slazinski assists)
27-36
0:35
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive foul
0:35
Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
0:03
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point layup
29-36
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
WV
Mountaineers
27
CINCY
Bearcats
56
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:42
+2
RaeQuan Battle makes two point jump shot
31-36
19:26
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup
31-38
19:02
Jesse Edwards turnover
18:55
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
18:51
Jesse Edwards personal foul
18:50
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk (Simas Lukosius assists)
31-40
18:26
RaeQuan Battle misses two point layup
18:24
Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
18:19
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists)
31-42
17:54
+2
Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Quinn Slazinski assists)
33-42
17:45
Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:43
Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
17:40
Jesse Edwards personal foul
17:33
RaeQuan Battle personal foul
17:21
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
17:19
RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
17:08
Quinn Slazinski turnover
17:04
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup
33-44
17:02
Mountaineers 30 second timeout
17:02
TV timeout
16:50
Aziz Bandaogo personal foul
16:41
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point layup
35-44
16:20
+3
Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)
35-47
16:03
Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
16:01
Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
15:48
RaeQuan Battle shooting foul
15:48
TV timeout
15:48
Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:48
Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:36
Kerr Kriisa turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
15:34
Kerr Kriisa personal foul
15:20
Jesse Edwards shooting foul
15:20
+1
Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-48
15:20
Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:20
RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
14:54
RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
14:52
Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
14:46
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup
35-50
14:23
Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
14:21
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
14:18
Aziz Bandaogo turnover (RaeQuan Battle steals)
14:13
+3
Josiah Harris makes three point jump shot (RaeQuan Battle assists)
38-50
13:51
Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:49
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
13:46
Dan Skillings Jr. turnover
13:34
Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
13:32
John Newman III defensive rebound
13:18
+2
Jizzle James makes two point layup
38-52
12:53
Day Day Thomas personal foul
12:34
+2
Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot
40-52
12:21
Seth Wilson shooting foul
12:21
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-53
12:21
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-54
12:04
Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
12:02
Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
11:52
+2
Jizzle James makes two point jump shot
40-56
11:28
+2
Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot
42-56
11:08
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)
42-58
10:44
Seth Wilson misses two point jump shot
10:42
Seth Wilson offensive rebound
10:27
Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
10:25
Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
10:18
Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
10:16
Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
10:11
Noah Farrakhan turnover (John Newman III steals)
10:06
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)
42-60
10:05
Mountaineers 30 second timeout
10:05
TV timeout
9:50
Jesse Edwards misses two point hook shot
9:48
Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
9:47
Jamille Reynolds personal foul
9:38
+2
Quinn Slazinski makes two point jump shot
44-60
9:15
+2
Jamille Reynolds makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)
44-62
8:56
+3
Josiah Harris makes three point jump shot (Quinn Slazinski assists)
47-62
8:34
+2
Jamille Reynolds makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)
47-64
8:27
Kerr Kriisa misses two point jump shot
8:25
John Newman III defensive rebound
8:16
+2
John Newman III makes two point layup
47-66
8:09
Jump ball. Kobe Johnson vs. Josh Reed (Josh Reed gains possession)
8:09
Kobe Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Josh Reed steals)
