Lukosius hits 6 3-pointers to help No. 18 Cincinnati hold off Northern Kentucky 76-60
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) Simas Lukosius scored 18 points on six made 3-pointers and No. 18 Cincinnati held off Northern Kentucky 76-60 on Tuesday night.
Dillon Mitchell had 12 points for Cincinnati (4-0) and Jizzle James scored 11 with six assists.
Northern Kentucky (0-4) was led by Sam Vinson who scored 16 points and Trey Robinson who had 12.
Northern Kentucky committed 12 turnovers in the first half leading to 17 of the Bearcats' 32 points. The Norse also had a 20-11 rebounding advantage and trailed by only 32-28.
Cincinnati led by one point in the second half when Lukosius made three straight 3-pointers to help the Bearcats build a 54-45 lead with 11:50 left.
Cincinnati: Day Day Thomas, last year's assists leader, made his season debut in the first half after missing the first three games recovering from a foot injury. He had two points and four assists in 14 minutes.
Northern Kentucky: The Norse allowed only 11 second-half points in a stunning 64-51 upset of Cincinnati at Truist Arena in 2022, but the Bearcats ran away from them on Tuesday.
The Bearcats finally got some breathing room when Connor Hickman's 3-pointer with 9:22 remaining gave them a 57-47 lead, the largest of the night to that point.
Without second-leading rebounder Dan Skillings Jr. who's still recovering from knee surgery, the Bearcats struggled again on the boards. The Norse outrebounded them 30-27, 12-6 on the offensive end.
Cincinnati plays at Georgia Tech on Saturday, and Northern Kentucky hosts Kentucky State on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:59 | Â | (Bearcats gains possession) | Â | |
19:41 | +2 | Connor Hickman makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
19:13 | Â | Trey Robinson turnover (traveling) | Â | |
18:53 | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses two point layup | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Norse defensive rebound | Â | |
18:40 | +2 | Sam Vinson makes two point jump shot | 2-2 | |
18:21 | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:19 | Â | Sam Vinson defensive rebound | Â | |
18:07 | Â | Trey Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Jizzle James steals) | Â | |
18:01 | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
17:34 | +2 | Sam Vinson makes two point jump shot | 4-4 | |
17:15 |  | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot |  | |
17:13 | Â | Keeyan Itejere defensive rebound | Â | |
17:01 | Â | Hubertas Pivorius turnover (lost ball) (Jizzle James steals) | Â | |
16:53 | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists) | 6-4 | |
16:45 | Â | Josh Dilling turnover | Â | |
16:30 | +2 | Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Dillon Mitchell assists) | 8-4 | |
16:16 | Â | Sam Vinson misses two point layup | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Trey Robinson offensive rebound | Â | |
16:10 | +2 | Trey Robinson makes two point jump shot | 8-6 | |
15:55 | Â | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:53 | Â | Trey Robinson defensive rebound | Â | |
15:30 | Â | Trey Robinson misses two point layup | Â | |
15:28 | Â | Trey Robinson offensive rebound | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Keeyan Itejere misses two point hook shot | Â | |
15:21 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | Â | |
14:57 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo misses two point layup | Â | |
14:55 | Â | Trey Robinson defensive rebound | Â | |
14:39 | +2 | Sam Vinson makes two point jump shot | 8-8 | |
14:20 | Â | Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:18 |  | Simas Lukošius offensive rebound |  | |
14:18 | +3 | Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists) | 11-8 | |
14:08 | Â | Jizzle James blocks Sam Vinson's two point layup | Â | |
14:07 | Â | Norse offensive rebound | Â | |
14:03 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Dan Gherezgher Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals) | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Trey Robinson personal foul | Â | |
13:33 | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists) | 13-8 | |
13:03 | Â | Trey Robinson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Paulius Rapolis offensive rebound | Â | |
12:58 | +2 | Paulius Rapolis makes two point tip layup | 13-10 | |
12:37 | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point layup | 15-10 | |
12:27 | +2 | Sam Vinson makes two point layup | 15-12 | |
12:08 | +3 | Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists) | 18-12 | |
11:50 | Â | Tyler Betsey personal foul | Â | |
11:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Arrinten Page blocks LJ Wells's two point layup | Â | |
11:43 | Â | Day Day Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Day Day Thomas misses two point layup | Â | |
11:33 | Â | Josh Dilling defensive rebound | Â | |
11:17 | +2 | Keeyan Itejere makes two point jump shot (Josh Dilling assists) | 18-14 | |
10:58 | Â | Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Keeyan Itejere defensive rebound | Â | |
10:42 | Â | Keeyan Itejere turnover | Â | |
10:30 | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point jump shot | 20-14 | |
10:10 | +2 | Trey Robinson makes two point jump shot | 20-16 | |
9:44 | Â | Arrinten Page misses two point hook shot | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Trey Robinson defensive rebound | Â | |
9:28 | Â | Trey Robinson misses two point layup | Â | |
9:26 | Â | Connor Hickman defensive rebound | Â | |
9:03 | Â | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:01 | Â | Trey Robinson defensive rebound | Â | |
8:52 | Â | LJ Wells turnover (bad pass) (Connor Hickman steals) | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Josh Reed misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Randall Pettus II personal foul | Â | |
8:10 |  | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot |  | |
8:08 | Â | Norse defensive rebound | Â | |
7:58 | Â | Connor Hickman personal foul | Â | |
7:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Paulius Rapolis misses two point hook shot | Â | |
7:38 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | Â | |
7:30 | +3 | Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists) | 23-16 | |
7:21 | Â | Josh Dilling turnover (lost ball) (Jizzle James steals) | Â | |
7:16 | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point dunk | 25-16 | |
7:14 | Â | Norse 30 second timeout | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Jizzle James personal foul | Â | |
6:49 | +2 | Dan Gherezgher Jr. makes two point jump shot | 25-18 | |
6:20 | Â | Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Keeyan Itejere steals) | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Keeyan Itejere turnover (Aziz Bandaogo steals) | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Keeyan Itejere personal foul | Â | |
5:32 | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:30 | Â | LJ Wells defensive rebound | Â | |
5:13 | +2 | Trey Robinson makes two point layup (Sam Vinson assists) | 25-20 | |
4:56 | Â | Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Randall Pettus II steals) | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Dan Gherezgher Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Arrinten Page misses two point hook shot | Â | |
4:19 | Â | LJ Wells defensive rebound | Â | |
4:07 | Â | Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:05 | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
3:46 | Â | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:46 | Â | Dan Gherezgher Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
3:46 | Â | Trey Robinson turnover | Â | |
3:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:26 | +2 | Arrinten Page makes two point layup | 27-20 | |
3:10 | +2 | LJ Wells makes two point hook shot | 27-22 | |
2:51 | Â | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:49 | Â | Trey Robinson defensive rebound | Â | |
2:46 | +3 | Dan Gherezgher Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sam Vinson assists) | 27-25 | |
2:34 | Â | Bearcats 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:23 | Â | Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:21 | Â | Jizzle James offensive rebound | Â | |
2:19 | Â | LJ Wells personal foul | Â | |
2:17 | +2 | Connor Hickman makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists) | 29-25 | |
2:01 | Â | Sam Vinson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:59 |  | Simas Lukošius defensive rebound |  | |
1:52 | Â | Jizzle James misses two point layup | Â | |
1:50 | Â | Trey Robinson defensive rebound | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Sam Vinson turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Mitchell steals) | Â | |
1:23 | +3 | Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists) | 32-25 | |
0:57 | Â | Dan Gherezgher Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
0:45 |  | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot |  | |
0:43 | Â | Norse defensive rebound | Â | |
0:16 | +3 | Sam Vinson makes three point jump shot (Trey Robinson assists) | 32-28 | |
0:02 | Â | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Norse defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |