Skillings scores 17 and No. 19 Cincinnati outlasts No. 22 Dayton 66-59
CINCINNATI (AP) Dan Skillings Jr. scored 17 points and Jizzle James added 14 as No. 19 Cincinnati ended No. 22 Dayton's five-game winning streak 66-59 on Friday night.
Simas Lukosius added 13 for the Bearcats (9-1), who have won three straight.
Malachi Smith and Nate Santos each scored 13 for the Flyers (10-3), who committed a season-high 17 turnovers. Posh Alexander and Zed Key each had 11 points for Dayton.
It was a poorly played first half. The Flyers didn't score a field goal until 8:45 remained in the half. The Bearcats went 3 of 17 from 3-point range in the half but forced 11 turnovers to build a 25-17 halftime lead.
Cincinnati started the second half 5 of 8 from 3-point range. James' four-point play gave the Bearcats a 51-35 lead with seven minutes left. Dayton cut the lead to four when Smith's 3-pointer capped a 7-0 run with 2:01 left, but the Bearcats held on.
Dayton: The Flyers were averaging 8.9 turnovers through 12 games. On Friday, they committed 11 by halftime, more than they had total in nine games this season.
Cincinnati: For the second straight game, the Bearcats didn't shoot particularly well but managed to win. The Bearcats shot 36% on Friday and 37.9% in a win over crosstown rival Xavier on Saturday.
Cincinnati came in shooting 62% from the free-throw line. But with the Bearcats clinging to a four-point lead with 56 seconds left, Aziz Bandaogo made both. The Bearcats went 16 of 21 from the line overall.
Cincinnati grabbed the first eight offensive rebounds of the game and that dominance continued leading to 18 second-chance points for the Bearcats who outrebounded the Flyers 17-10 on the offensive end.
Dayton hosts La Salle on Dec. 31, while Cincinnati hosts Grambling State on Sunday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Bearcats gains possession) | Â | |
19:31 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Nate Santos defensive rebound | Â | |
19:14 | Â | Nate Santos turnover (traveling) | Â | |
18:57 | Â | Javon Bennett blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s three point jump shot | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
18:46 | Â | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:46 | Â | Bearcats offensive rebound | Â | |
18:46 | Â | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:44 | Â | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
18:36 |  | Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot |  | |
18:34 | Â | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
18:28 |  | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot |  | |
18:26 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
18:20 | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
18:05 | Â | Jizzle James shooting foul (Javon Bennett draws the foul) | Â | |
18:05 | +1 | Javon Bennett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 | |
18:05 | +1 | Javon Bennett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 | |
17:54 |  | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot |  | |
17:52 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
17:48 | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup | 2-4 | |
17:39 | Â | Nate Santos misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:37 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Enoch Cheeks blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
17:18 | Â | Malachi Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
17:02 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo blocks Nate Santos's two point layup | Â | |
17:00 | Â | Jizzle James defensive rebound | Â | |
16:54 | +2 | Simas Lukošius makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists) | 2-6 | |
16:24 | Â | Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals) | Â | |
16:19 |  | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot |  | |
16:17 | Â | Zed Key defensive rebound | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Flyers offensive rebound | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo personal foul | Â | |
15:50 | Â | Posh Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals) | Â | |
15:46 | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup | 2-8 | |
15:24 | Â | Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul) | Â | |
15:24 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:24 | +1 | Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-8 | |
15:24 | +1 | Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-8 | |
15:03 |  | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot |  | |
14:58 | Â | Bearcats offensive rebound | Â | |
14:41 | Â | Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:39 |  | Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound |  | |
14:20 | Â | Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | Â | |
13:52 |  | Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot |  | |
13:50 |  | Simas Lukošius offensive rebound |  | |
13:43 | +3 | Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Arrinten Page assists) | 4-11 | |
13:21 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Nate Santos's two point jump shot | Â | |
13:19 | Â | Arrinten Page defensive rebound | Â | |
13:12 | Â | Jizzle James turnover (lost ball) (Posh Alexander steals) | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:33 | Â | Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:31 | Â | Nate Santos defensive rebound | Â | |
12:02 |  | Amaël L'Etang turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals) |  | |
11:56 | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point layup | 4-13 | |
11:24 | Â | Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:22 | Â | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
11:11 | Â | Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:09 | Â | Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Malachi Smith misses two point layup | Â | |
11:03 | Â | Connor Hickman defensive rebound | Â | |
10:58 | +3 | Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists) | 4-16 | |
10:55 | Â | Flyers 30 second timeout | Â | |
10:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:38 | Â | Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals) | Â | |
10:36 | Â | Dillon Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Javon Bennett steals) | Â | |
10:18 | Â | Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:16 | Â | Day Day Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
10:02 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo turnover (traveling) | Â | |
9:48 | Â | Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:46 | Â | Jizzle James defensive rebound | Â | |
9:19 | Â | Day Day Thomas turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
8:52 | Â | Jizzle James blocks Malachi Smith's two point jump shot | Â | |
8:50 | Â | Zed Key offensive rebound | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Zed Key misses two point layup | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Nate Santos offensive rebound | Â | |
8:45 | +2 | Nate Santos makes two point layup | 6-16 | |
8:21 | Â | Jizzle James misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:19 | Â | Nate Santos defensive rebound | Â | |
8:15 | Â | Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:13 | Â | Day Day Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
7:41 | Â | Bearcats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
7:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:24 | +2 | Javon Bennett makes two point jump shot | 8-16 | |
7:05 | +2 | Arrinten Page makes two point layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists) | 8-18 | |
6:51 | Â | Jacob Conner turnover (bad pass) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals) | Â | |
6:25 | Â | Javon Bennett personal foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
6:08 | +3 | Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot | 8-21 | |
5:51 | Â | Connor Hickman personal foul | Â | |
5:30 | Â | Enoch Cheeks turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
5:04 |  | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot |  | |
5:01 | Â | Flyers defensive rebound | Â | |
4:47 | +2 | Nate Santos makes two point jump shot | 10-21 | |
4:26 | Â | Connor Hickman turnover (lost ball) (Posh Alexander steals) | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Enoch Cheeks turnover (traveling) | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:48 | Â | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Dillon Mitchell misses two point layup | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound | Â | |
3:39 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo misses two point dunk | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Posh Alexander defensive rebound | Â | |
3:34 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo personal foul | Â | |
3:34 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:34 | +1 | Zed Key makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 11-21 | |
3:34 | +1 | Zed Key makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 12-21 | |
3:27 | +2 | Malachi Smith makes two point jump shot (Nate Santos assists) | 14-21 | |
2:55 | Â | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Arrinten Page personal foul | Â | |
2:29 | Â | Malachi Smith turnover (lost ball) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals) | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Malachi Smith personal foul | Â | |
2:15 | Â | Enoch Cheeks personal foul | Â | |
2:11 | Â | Zed Key blocks Arrinten Page's two point layup | Â | |
2:09 | Â | Bearcats offensive rebound | Â | |
2:00 | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point jump shot | 14-23 | |
1:36 | Â | Arrinten Page personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul) | Â | |
1:36 | +1 | Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-23 | |
1:36 | Â | Zed Key misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:36 | Â | Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound | Â | |
1:20 | +2 | Posh Alexander makes two point layup | 17-23 | |
0:56 |  | Simas Lukošius turnover (lost ball) (Posh Alexander steals) |  | |
0:50 | Â | Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
0:34 | Â | Bearcats 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:22 | Â | Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:20 | Â | Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
0:18 | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup | 17-25 | |
0:03 | Â | Posh Alexander turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |