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James scores 25, Cincinnati beats Bradley 74-57 in NIT

AP
Mar 23, 2024

CINCINNATI (AP) Jizzle James had 25 points in Cincinnati's 74-57 win over Bradley on Saturday in the NIT.

James went 11 of 17 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Bearcats (20-14). Dan Skillings Jr. added 20 points and five rebounds. Simas Lukosius added 17 points.

Malevy Leons led the way for the Braves (22-11) with 16 points and six rebounds. Connor Hickman scored 14.

Cincinnati took the lead with 18:36 left in the first half and did not give it up. James led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 36-28 at the break.

Cincinnati advances to play the winner of Sunday's Indiana State versus Minnesota matchup.

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1st Half
BRAD
Braves
28
CINCY
Bearcats
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Malevy Leons vs. Aziz Bandaogo (Braves gains possession)
19:37	+3	Duke Deen makes three point jump shot	3-0
19:18	+3	Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	3-3
18:57	+2	Darius Hannah makes two point jump shot	5-3
18:36	+3	John Newman III makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists)	5-6
18:22		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
18:20		John Newman III defensive rebound
18:01		John Newman III turnover (bad pass) (Darius Hannah steals)
17:40		Malevy Leons misses two point jump shot
17:38		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
17:23		Almar Atlason shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
17:23	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-7
17:23		Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:23		John Newman III offensive rebound
17:20	+3	Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (John Newman III assists)	5-10
17:03		Darius Hannah misses two point jump shot
17:01		John Newman III defensive rebound
16:52		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
16:50		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
16:40		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
16:36		Bearcats defensive rebound
16:22	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	5-12
15:59		Darius Hannah misses two point jump shot
15:57		Braves offensive rebound
15:56		TV timeout
15:48	+3	Malevy Leons makes three point jump shot (Christian Davis assists)	8-12
15:35	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot	8-15
15:20		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
15:18		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
15:11		Connor Hickman shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
15:11	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-16
15:11	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-17
14:59		Malevy Leons turnover (lost ball) (John Newman III steals)
14:54	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup (John Newman III assists)	8-19
14:34		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
14:32		John Newman III defensive rebound
14:26		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
14:24		Christian Davis defensive rebound
14:09		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Connor Hickman's three point jump shot
14:07		Jizzle James defensive rebound
13:59		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:57		Duke Deen defensive rebound
13:40		Connor Linke offensive foul
13:40		Connor Linke turnover (offensive foul)
13:18		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
13:16		Christian Davis defensive rebound
13:07		Christian Davis misses two point jump shot
13:05		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
12:58		Simas Lukosius misses two point layup
12:56		Demarion Burch defensive rebound
12:50		Demarion Burch misses two point jump shot
12:48		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
12:29		Simas Lukosius misses two point jump shot
12:26		Braves defensive rebound
12:26		Braves 30 second timeout
12:26		TV timeout
12:11		Darius Hannah misses two point jump shot
12:09		Ody Oguama defensive rebound
11:46	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	8-21
11:22	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Darius Hannah assists)	11-21
10:51		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:49		Christian Davis defensive rebound
10:37	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point layup (Darius Hannah assists)	13-21
10:08		Jamille Reynolds turnover (traveling)
9:50	+3	Connor Hickman makes three point jump shot (Connor Linke assists)	16-21
9:44		Official timeout
9:20	+3	Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Aziz Bandaogo assists)	16-24
8:47		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Malevy Leons's two point layup
8:45		John Newman III defensive rebound
8:33	+2	John Newman III makes two point jump shot	16-26
8:18		Malevy Leons misses three point jump shot
8:16		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
8:10		Almar Atlason shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
8:09		Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:09		Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:09		Christian Davis defensive rebound
7:41		Darius Hannah misses two point jump shot
7:39		Jizzle James defensive rebound
7:23		John Newman III misses two point layup
7:21		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
7:19		Darius Hannah shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
7:19		TV timeout
7:19		Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:19	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-27
7:07		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
7:05		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
6:59		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
6:57		Christian Davis defensive rebound
6:41		Malevy Leons misses two point layup
6:39		Malevy Leons offensive rebound
6:36	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point layup	18-27
6:22		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive foul
6:22		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
6:07		Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Malevy Leons draws the foul)
6:07	+1	Malevy Leons makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-27
6:07	+1	Malevy Leons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
5:56		John Newman III turnover (bad pass)
5:25		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
5:23		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
5:08		Jump ball. Jamille Reynolds vs. Connor Linke (Braves gains possession)
5:08		Jamille Reynolds turnover (lost ball) (Connor Linke steals)
4:53		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
4:51		Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound
4:44		John Newman III misses three point jump shot
4:42		Christian Davis defensive rebound
4:28		Demarion Burch misses two point jump shot
4:26		Jizzle James defensive rebound
4:08		Christian Davis blocks Jizzle James's two point layup
4:06		Duke Deen defensive rebound
3:59		Christian Davis turnover (out of bounds)
3:59		TV timeout
3:46	+3	Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Josh Reed assists)	20-30
3:27		Darius Hannah misses two point jump shot
3:25		Kyle Thomas offensive rebound
3:23	+2	Kyle Thomas makes two point layup	22-30
3:06		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
3:04		Demarion Burch defensive rebound
2:50		Kyle Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:48		John Newman III defensive rebound
2:45	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot (John Newman III assists)	22-32
2:30		John Newman III personal foul
2:13	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point jump shot	24-32
1:54		Kyle Thomas shooting foul (John Newman III draws the foul)
1:54	+1	John Newman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-33
1:54		John Newman III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:54		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
1:40		Christian Davis turnover (bad pass) (John Newman III steals)
1:36		Simas Lukosius turnover (bad pass)
1:23		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
1:21		Darius Hannah offensive rebound
1:15		Darius Hannah misses two point jump shot
1:13		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
1:02		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
1:00		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
0:45	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point layup	26-33
0:43		Bearcats 30 second timeout
0:21	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (John Newman III assists)	26-36
0:03	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point dunk	28-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BRAD
Braves
29
CINCY
Bearcats
38

Time		Play	Score
19:41		John Newman III turnover (bad pass) (Connor Hickman steals)
19:34		Connor Hickman turnover (lost ball)
19:08		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
19:06		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
19:03	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk	28-38
18:50	+2	Duke Deen makes two point jump shot	30-38
18:36		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
18:34		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
18:22		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
18:20		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
18:08	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	30-40
17:46	+3	Malevy Leons makes three point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists)	33-40
17:22		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
17:20		John Newman III offensive rebound
17:17		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:15		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
17:12	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	33-42
17:10		Braves 30 second timeout
17:10		TV timeout
16:43		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
16:41		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
16:34		John Newman III misses three point jump shot
16:32		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
16:25		Malevy Leons shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
16:25	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-43
16:25		Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:25		Christian Davis defensive rebound
16:06	+2	Kyle Thomas makes two point jump shot (Christian Davis assists)	35-43
15:56	+3	Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists)	35-46
15:42		Christian Davis misses three point jump shot
15:40		John Newman III defensive rebound
15:33	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	35-48
15:10		Connor Hickman turnover (lost ball) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
15:05	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk	35-50
14:51		Duke Deen misses two point jump shot
14:49		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
14:46		Aziz Bandaogo turnover (bad pass) (Malevy Leons steals)
14:37		John Newman III shooting foul (Malevy Leons draws the foul)
14:37	+1	Malevy Leons makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-50
14:37	+1	Malevy Leons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-50
14:20	+3	Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	37-53
14:01		Demarion Burch misses two point jump shot
13:59		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
13:36		Malevy Leons shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
13:36		TV timeout
13:36		Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:36	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-54
13:24		Demarion Burch misses two point layup
13:22		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
13:13	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	37-56
12:54	+2	Christian Davis makes two point layup	39-56
12:44		Jizzle James misses two point layup
12:42		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
12:31	+2	Malevy Leons makes two point layup (Duke Deen assists)	41-56
12:12		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:10		Darius Hannah defensive rebound
12:05	+2	Christian Davis makes two point layup (Duke Deen assists)	43-56
12:00		Bearcats 30 second timeout
11:39		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
11:37		Christian Davis defensive rebound
11:28		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Malevy Leons's two point layup
11:26		Malevy Leons offensive rebound
11:24		John Newman III personal foul
11:20		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
11:18		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
11:04		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
11:02		Josh Reed offensive rebound
10:43	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup	43-58
10:24	+2	Cade Hardtke makes two point layup (Darius Hannah assists)	45-58
9:57		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Christian Davis steals)
9:53		Jizzle James blocks Connor Hickman's two point layup
9:52		Braves offensive rebound
9:52		TV timeout
9:48		Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Kyle Thomas draws the foul)
9:48	+1	Kyle Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-58
9:48	+1	Kyle Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-58
9:39	+2	Simas Lukosius makes two point jump shot	47-60
9:23	+2	Connor Hickman makes two point layup	49-60
8:58	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	49-62
8:41		Kyle Thomas misses three point jump shot
8:39		Simas Lukosius defensive rebound
8:21		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
8:19		Duke Deen defensive rebound
8:09	+2	Christian Davis makes two point layup	51-62
7:43		Josh Reed misses two point jump shot
7:41		Malevy Leons defensive rebound
7:40		Aziz Bandaogo personal foul
7:40		TV timeout
7:21		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Darius Hannah's two point jump shot
7:19		Darius Hannah offensive rebound
7:16		Darius Hannah turnover (out of bounds)
6:54		Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot
6:52		Demarion Burch defensive rebound
6:29	+2	Kyle Thomas makes two point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists)	53-62
6:20		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
6:18		Duke Deen defensive rebound
6:17		Kyle Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Simas Lukosius steals)
6:14	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists)	53-64
6:14		Duke Deen shooting foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
6:14	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-65
5:59		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
5:57		Ody Oguama defensive rebound
5:32		John Newman III misses two point jump shot
5:30		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
5:18		Kyle Thomas misses two point jump shot
5:16		John Newman III defensive rebound
5:00	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	53-67
4:29		Malevy Leons misses two point jump shot
4:27		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
4:24		Jizzle James turnover (lost ball)
4:18		Duke Deen turnover (bad pass) (Simas Lukosius steals)
3:55		Darius Hannah personal foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:42	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk	53-69
3:25		Darius Hannah turnover (lost ball) (Ody Oguama steals)
2:59		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
2:57		Cade Hardtke defensive rebound
2:50		Duke Deen misses three point jump shot
2:48		Ody Oguama defensive rebound
2:24	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	53-71
2:16		Braves 30 second timeout
2:03	+2	Demarion Burch makes two point layup	55-71
1:48		CJ Anthony misses three point jump shot
1:46		John Newman III offensive rebound
1:35		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
1:35		CJ Anthony personal foul
1:32		Jizzle James personal foul
1:19		Demarion Burch turnover (bad pass) (Josh Reed steals)
1:05	+3	Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	55-74
0:52	+2	Demarion Burch makes two point layup	57-74
0:44		Bearcats 30 second timeout
0:32		Ahmet Jonovic blocks CJ Anthony's two point layup
0:30		Sam Hennessy defensive rebound
0:21		Sage Tolentino personal foul (Ahmet Jonovic draws the foul)
0:21		Ahmet Jonovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:21		Josh Reed defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Josh Reed defensive rebound