Arizona holds off 19-point comeback, beats No. 16 Cincinnati 72-67
AP
Jan 04, 2025
Cincinnati Bearcats (AP) Jaden Bradley had 15 points, including two free throws that helped Arizona Wildcats clinch a 72-67 win over No. 16 Cincinnati on Saturday.
Carter Bryant added 14 points and Caleb Love scored 12 as Arizona (8-5, 2-0 Big 12) won it’s second straight game.
Cincinnati (10-3, 0-2) lost for the second straight game. Dan Skillings Jr. scored 18 points and had two steals.
The Bearcats were down 19 points with just over 17 minutes remaining. They tied it at 64 with 58 seconds left on Skillings' layup. That was as close as they'd get to a comeback win.
Dillon Mitchell added 13 points for the Bearcats.
Arizona averaged about 97 points in its seven wins coming into this game, including three games over 100. It averaged 70 in its five losses. The 72 points are the Wildcats' third-lowest point total of the season.
Cincinnati started the season 6-0, but has dropped three of its last seven games.
Love stole a pass from Jizzle James with under 10 seconds to go in the first half and was fouled by Skillings with less than a second remaining. He made one of two at the free-throw line to give the Wildcats a 39-26 halftime lead.
Cincinnati has committed 39 turnovers in its three losses.
Both teams play Tuesday night: Arizona visits West Virginia and Cincinnati visits No. 25 Baylor.
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1st Half
ARIZ
Wildcats
39
CINCY
Bearcats
26
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tobe Awaka vs. Aziz Bandaogo (Jizzle James gains possession)
19:34
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists)
0-2
19:12
+2
Anthony Dell'Orso makes two point layup
2-2
18:59
Dillon Mitchell offensive foul
18:59
Dillon Mitchell turnover (offensive foul)
18:43
Caleb Love misses two point layup
18:41
Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
18:27
Simas Lukošius turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Love steals)
18:14
Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Dell'Orso draws the foul)
18:14
+1
Anthony Dell'Orso makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-2
18:14
+1
Anthony Dell'Orso makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-2
17:54
+2
Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)
4-4
17:34
Trey Townsend misses two point jump shot
17:32
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
17:20
Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot
17:18
Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
16:57
Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
16:55
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
16:47
Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:45
Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
16:43
Aziz Bandaogo turnover (lost ball)
16:24
Tobe Awaka turnover (traveling)
16:03
Jaden Bradley shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
16:03
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-5
16:03
+1
Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-6
15:49
Trey Townsend misses two point layup
15:47
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
15:37
Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
15:35
Wildcats defensive rebound
15:34
TV timeout
15:15
+2
Carter Bryant makes two point layup
6-6
14:51
Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
14:49
Caleb Love defensive rebound
14:44
KJ Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals)
14:21
Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
14:19
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
14:13
Day Day Thomas turnover (bad pass)
14:05
Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
14:03
Carter Bryant offensive rebound
13:50
KJ Lewis misses two point layup
13:48
Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
13:43
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point layup
6-8
13:29
+3
Carter Bryant makes three point jump shot (Anthony Dell'Orso assists)
9-8
13:09
Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball)
12:48
Jaden Bradley misses two point jump shot
12:46
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
12:38
Henri Veesaar blocks Tyler Betsey's two point layup
12:36
Carter Bryant defensive rebound
12:27
Jaden Bradley misses two point layup
12:25
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
12:06
Connor Hickman misses two point jump shot
12:04
Carter Bryant defensive rebound
11:54
Carter Bryant offensive foul
11:54
Carter Bryant turnover (offensive foul)
11:54
TV timeout
11:35
Carter Bryant personal foul
11:27
+2
Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot
9-10
11:04
+2
Jaden Bradley makes two point layup
11-10
10:44
KJ Lewis shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
10:44
Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:44
Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:44
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
10:25
Trey Townsend misses two point layup
10:23
Henri Veesaar offensive rebound
10:20
+2
Henri Veesaar makes two point layup
13-10
10:11
Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
10:09
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
10:03
+2
Jaden Bradley makes two point layup
15-10
10:02
Bearcats 30 second timeout
9:47
Tobe Awaka personal foul
9:37
Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
9:35
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
9:21
Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
9:21
KJ Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:21
+1
KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-10
8:53
Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
8:51
Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
8:43
+2
Jizzle James makes two point jump shot
16-12
8:24
Aziz Bandaogo blocks Tobe Awaka's two point layup
8:22
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
8:18
Tobe Awaka misses two point layup
8:16
Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
8:08
+2
Simas Lukošius makes two point jump shot
16-14
7:39
Jaden Bradley misses two point jump shot
7:37
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
7:26
+3
Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)
16-17
7:05
+2
Tobe Awaka makes two point layup
18-17
6:45
Anthony Dell'Orso blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup
6:43
Bearcats offensive rebound
6:43
TV timeout
6:39
Connor Hickman misses two point dunk
6:37
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
6:22
Anthony Dell'Orso turnover (lost ball) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
6:17
+2
Tyler Betsey makes two point dunk
18-19
6:02
+3
Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
21-19
5:33
Henri Veesaar shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
5:33
Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:33
Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:33
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
5:19
+2
Jaden Bradley makes two point layup
23-19
5:19
Day Day Thomas shooting foul (Jaden Bradley draws the foul)
5:19
+1
Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 1
24-19
4:58
Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
4:56
KJ Lewis defensive rebound
4:39
Caleb Love misses two point layup
4:37
Bearcats defensive rebound
4:12
Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
4:10
KJ Lewis defensive rebound
4:02
+2
Henri Veesaar makes two point dunk (KJ Lewis assists)
26-19
3:52
KJ Lewis personal foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
3:52
TV timeout
3:52
+1
Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-20
3:52
+1
Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-21
3:33
+3
Carter Bryant makes three point jump shot (Henri Veesaar assists)
29-21
3:18
Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Love steals)
3:14
Jizzle James shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
3:14
+1
Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-21
3:14
+1
Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-21
2:53
Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
2:51
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
2:46
Caleb Love misses two point layup
2:44
Jizzle James defensive rebound
2:38
+3
Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists)
31-24
2:14
Henri Veesaar misses two point hook shot
2:12
Henri Veesaar offensive rebound
2:10
Jump ball. Henri Veesaar vs. Aziz Bandaogo (Henri Veesaar gains possession)
2:04
+3
Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Henri Veesaar assists)
34-24
1:48
Anthony Dell'Orso shooting foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
1:48
+1
Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-25
1:48
+1
Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-26
1:35
Jizzle James shooting foul (Jaden Bradley draws the foul)
1:35
+1
Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-26
1:35
+1
Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-26
1:23
Simas Lukošius misses two point layup
1:19
Dillon Mitchell personal foul (Henri Veesaar draws the foul)
1:19
+1
Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-26
1:19
+1
Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-26
1:06
Day Day Thomas turnover (traveling)
0:59
Jaden Bradley turnover (traveling)
0:52
Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
0:50
Day Day Thomas offensive rebound
0:45
Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
0:43
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
0:29
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
0:29
Bearcats defensive rebound
0:03
Henri Veesaar blocks Jizzle James's two point layup
0:01
Caleb Love defensive rebound
0:01
Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
0:01
Caleb Love misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01
+1
Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-26
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ARIZ
Wildcats
33
CINCY
Bearcats
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:45
+2
Trey Townsend makes two point layup
41-26
19:29
Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:27
Caleb Love defensive rebound
19:06
Tobe Awaka flagrant 1
19:06
Tobe Awaka turnover
19:06
Aziz Bandaogo misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
19:06
Aziz Bandaogo misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
19:06
Bearcats offensive rebound
18:58
Jizzle James turnover (bad pass)
18:40
+2
Trey Townsend makes two point jump shot
43-26
18:19
+2
Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists)
43-28
17:58
Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Trey Townsend draws the foul)
17:58
+1
Trey Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-28
17:58
+1
Trey Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-28
17:40
Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:38
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
17:22
+2
Jaden Bradley makes two point layup
47-28
17:08
Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:06
Bearcats offensive rebound
17:06
Tobe Awaka personal foul
16:57
Henri Veesaar shooting foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
16:57
+1
Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-29
16:57
Jizzle James misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:57
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
16:49
Caleb Love blocks Tyler Betsey's three point jump shot
