Skilling scores 17, leads Cincinnati in 92-56 rout of West Virginia in reagular-season finale
CINCINNATI (AP) Dan Skilling Jr. scored 17 points to lead Cincinnati in a romp past West Virginia, 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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| 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 |
| 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 | |