TCU

CINCY

Jizzle James scores 18 points, Cincinnati leads all the way in 75-63 win over TCU

AP
Feb 22, 2025

Cincinnati Bearcats (AP) Jizzle James scored 18 points, Dillon Mitchell had 12 points and 13 rebounds and Cincinnati led from the start in taking a 75-63 win over TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday.

James shot 7 of 16 and Mitchell collected his fourth double-double this season to end a two-game losing streak for the Bearcats (16-11, 6-10 Big 12) while snapping a three-game Horned Frogs (15-12, 8-8) winning streak.

Day Day Thomas and Josh Reed added 13 points each for the Bearkats, who were 15 of 17 at the line to 3 of 4 for TCU.

David Punch scored 18 points, Vasean Allette 13 and Trazarien White 10 for TCU.

Josh Reed’s 3-pointer to open the second half extended Cincinnati’s lead to 10 and it reached 20 midway through the period.

TCU rallied late after Thomas made a steal in the open court and headed for what looked to be a game-clincher but he missed the slam. White hit a 3-pointer on the other end and Punch added a layup after a TCU block to cut the lead to nine. Thomas then found Reed for a transition basket and free throw to make it a 12-point edge with under two minutes remaining.

Thomas made a 3-pointer to begin a run of 13 straight Cincinnati points to open the game while TCU went nearly six minutes without scoring and shooting 1 of 14 to start. A Jace Posey 3-pointer got the Horned Frogs within three late in the half before James and Dan Skillings Jr. connected for 3s and the Bearkats went on to a 31-24 halftime lead.

TCU plays at West Virginia while Cincinnati is home against Baylor in games on Tuesday.

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1st Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
24
CINCY
Bearcats
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Noah Reynolds vs. Aziz Bandaogo (Dan Skillings Jr. gains possession)
19:29	+3	Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	0-3
19:04		David Punch misses two point layup
19:02		Jizzle James defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)	0-5
18:35		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
18:33		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
18:18		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:16		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
17:44		Horned Frogs turnover (shot clock violation)
17:24		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
17:22		David Punch defensive rebound
17:13		Noah Reynolds misses two point jump shot
17:11		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
16:54	+2	Josh Reed makes two point jump shot	0-7
16:41		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
16:39		Josh Reed defensive rebound
16:11	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	0-9
15:50		Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot
15:48		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
15:37		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
15:35		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
15:29		Vasean Allette turnover (bad pass)
15:29		TV timeout
15:10	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	0-11
14:39		Vasean Allette misses two point layup
14:37		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
14:25	+2	Josh Reed makes two point jump shot	0-13
14:05	+3	Vasean Allette makes three point jump shot	3-13
14:05		Josh Reed personal foul
13:50		Micah Robinson misses two point layup
13:48		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
13:21		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
13:19		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
13:18		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:16		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
13:03		Vasean Allette misses two point layup
13:01		Malick Diallo offensive rebound
13:01		Jump ball. Malick Diallo vs. Arrinten Page (Malick Diallo gains possession)
13:01		Malick Diallo technical foul
13:01		Arrinten Page technical foul
13:01		Malick Diallo turnover
12:44		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
12:42		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
12:34		Malick Diallo blocks Tyler Betsey's three point jump shot
12:32		Micah Robinson defensive rebound
12:27		Trazarien White misses three point jump shot
12:25		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
12:09		Tyler Betsey misses two point layup
12:07		Tyler Betsey offensive rebound
12:03		Jace Posey shooting foul (Tyler Betsey draws the foul)
12:03		Tyler Betsey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:03	+1	Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-14
11:41		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Trazarien White's two point layup
11:39		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
11:32		Jace Posey blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup
11:30		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
11:27		Jizzle James personal foul
11:27		TV timeout
11:10		Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot
11:08		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
11:06		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
11:04		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
10:46		Jizzle James turnover (lost ball) (David Punch steals)
10:38	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Vasean Allette assists)	6-14
10:10		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
10:08		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
10:05	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk	6-16
9:39		Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
9:37		Jizzle James defensive rebound
9:26		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
9:24		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
9:09	+2	David Punch makes two point hook shot	8-16
9:09		Day Day Thomas shooting foul (David Punch draws the foul)
9:09	+1	David Punch makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-16
8:42	+2	Josh Reed makes two point layup (Dillon Mitchell assists)	9-18
8:42		Vasean Allette shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
8:42	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-19
8:36	+2	David Punch makes two point layup	11-19
8:08		CJ Fredrick Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:06		Rayvon Griffith offensive rebound
8:02		Rayvon Griffith misses two point layup
8:00		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
7:48	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	13-19
7:26		Rayvon Griffith misses two point layup
7:24		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
6:59	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point jump shot	15-19
6:53		Bearcats 30 second timeout
6:53		TV timeout
6:29		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
6:27		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
6:09		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive foul
6:09		Ernest Udeh Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
5:50	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	15-21
5:26		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Trazarien White's two point layup
5:24		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
5:19		Jace Posey turnover (bad pass) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
5:16		Jace Posey blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup
5:14		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
5:03	+2	Jace Posey makes two point layup (Vasean Allette assists)	17-21
4:48	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup	17-23
4:20	+3	Jace Posey makes three point jump shot	20-23
4:02		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
4:00		David Punch defensive rebound
3:47		Trazarien White misses two point layup
3:45		Bearcats defensive rebound
3:45		TV timeout
3:29		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
3:27		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
3:22		Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
3:20		Jace Posey defensive rebound
3:16		David Punch misses two point layup
3:14		Jace Posey offensive rebound
3:07		David Punch misses three point jump shot
3:05		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
2:55	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	20-26
2:26	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point jump shot	22-26
1:57	+3	Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	22-29
1:32		Noah Reynolds misses two point layup
1:30		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
1:23	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup	22-31
1:23		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
1:15		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
1:13		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
1:03	+2	David Punch makes two point dunk (Brendan Wenzel assists)	24-31
0:46		Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Vasean Allette steals)
0:36		Aziz Bandaogo blocks David Punch's two point layup
0:34		Brendan Wenzel offensive rebound
0:28		Noah Reynolds misses two point layup
0:26		Jizzle James defensive rebound
0:05		Vasean Allette personal foul
0:04		Brendan Wenzel personal foul
0:01		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
39
CINCY
Bearcats
44

Time		Play	Score
19:31		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
19:29		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
19:20		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
19:18		Jizzle James defensive rebound
19:07	+3	Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	24-34
18:42		Jizzle James personal foul
18:31		David Punch misses two point layup
18:29		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
18:21		Brendan Wenzel shooting foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
18:21	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-35
18:21	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-36
18:05	+2	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point dunk (Vasean Allette assists)	26-36
17:35		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
17:33		Josh Reed offensive rebound
17:25	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup	26-38
17:25		David Punch shooting foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
17:25	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-39
17:06		Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
17:04		Bearcats defensive rebound
16:50		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
16:48		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
16:44		Dillon Mitchell misses two point layup
16:42		David Punch defensive rebound
16:27		Ernest Udeh Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Aziz Bandaogo steals)
16:23	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup (Aziz Bandaogo assists)	26-41
16:22		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
16:22		TV timeout
16:06		Micah Robinson misses three point jump shot
16:04		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
15:58	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point layup (Micah Robinson assists)	28-41
15:39	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists)	28-43
15:39		Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
15:39		TV timeout
15:39	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-44
15:14		Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot
15:12		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
15:08		Day Day Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Vasean Allette steals)
15:00	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point layup	30-44
14:40		Day Day Thomas turnover (bad pass)
14:24		Noah Reynolds misses two point layup
14:22		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
14:04		Jump ball. Dan Skillings Jr. vs. David Punch (David Punch gains possession)
14:04		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) (David Punch steals)
13:52		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul
13:49		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
13:47		Bearcats defensive rebound
13:32		CJ Fredrick Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Trazarien White steals)
13:26	+2	Trazarien White makes two point layup (David Punch assists)	32-44
13:26		Bearcats 30 second timeout
13:11		David Punch blocks Tyler Betsey's three point jump shot
13:09		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
13:06	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup	32-46
12:58		Jizzle James personal foul
12:50	+2	Malick Diallo makes two point dunk (Noah Reynolds assists)	34-46
12:17		Malick Diallo shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
12:17	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-47
12:17	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-48
11:59		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
11:57		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
11:49		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:47		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
11:45		Malick Diallo shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-49
11:45	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-50
11:25		Trazarien White turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
11:17	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	34-52
11:01		Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot
10:59		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
10:30	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point layup	34-54
10:12	+2	David Punch makes two point layup	36-54
9:41		Aziz Bandaogo misses two point jump shot
9:39		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
9:39		Dillon Mitchell personal foul
9:25	+2	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point dunk (Vasean Allette assists)	38-54
9:08	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Tyler Betsey assists)	38-56
8:57		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Vasean Allette's two point layup
8:55		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
8:52		Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
8:50		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
8:47	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup	38-58
8:47		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
8:23	+3	David Punch makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	41-58
8:03	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Jizzle James assists)	41-60
7:39		Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot
7:37		Vasean Allette offensive rebound
7:34	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point layup	43-60
6:57		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
6:55		Trazarien White defensive rebound
6:52	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point dunk (Trazarien White assists)	45-60
6:52		Bearcats 30 second timeout
6:52		TV timeout
6:25		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
6:23		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
6:22		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:20		Bearcats turnover (shot clock violation)
5:59		David Punch turnover (bad pass)
5:44		Jizzle James turnover (lost ball) (Vasean Allette steals)
5:37		Jace Posey misses three point jump shot
5:35		Trazarien White offensive rebound
5:33	+2	David Punch makes two point dunk (Trazarien White assists)	47-60
5:04		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
5:02		Tyler Betsey offensive rebound
5:00	+2	Tyler Betsey makes two point layup	47-62
4:33		Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Trazarien White draws the foul)
4:33	+1	Trazarien White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-62
4:33	+1	Trazarien White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-62
4:26		Trazarien White personal foul
4:10	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	49-64
3:47		Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot
3:45		David Punch offensive rebound
3:41	+3	Trazarien White makes three point jump shot (David Punch assists)	52-64
3:23		Jace Posey shooting foul (Tyler Betsey draws the foul)
3:23		TV timeout
3:23	+1	Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-65
3:23	+1	Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-66
3:12		Vasean Allette turnover (bad pass) (Day Day Thomas steals)
3:09		Day Day Thomas misses two point dunk
3:03		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
3:01		David Punch offensive rebound
2:56	+3	Trazarien White makes three point jump shot (David Punch assists)	55-66
2:25		Ernest Udeh Jr. blocks Day Day Thomas's two point layup
2:23		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
2:18		Trazarien White misses three point jump shot
2:16		David Punch offensive rebound
2:15	+2	David Punch makes two point layup	57-66
2:15		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (David Punch draws the foul)
2:15		David Punch misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:15		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
1:59		David Punch personal foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
1:59		Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:59		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
1:50		Vasean Allette misses two point layup
1:48		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
1:45	+2	Josh Reed makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)	57-68
1:45		Trazarien White shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-69
1:36	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	59-69
1:28		David Punch personal foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-70
1:28	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-71
1:20		Noah Reynolds misses two point jump shot
1:18		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
1:14	+2	David Punch makes two point dunk (Noah Reynolds assists)	61-71
0:49	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	61-73
0:41		Vasean Allette turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals)
0:37	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point layup	61-75
0:21	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	63-75
0:00		End of period

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Noah Reynolds makes two point layup