National Basketball Association
Cincinnati 71, Brigham Young 60
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 6, 2024
Where: Marriott Center, Provo, Utah
Officials:
# Tony Padilla, # Darron George, # Bobby Bissant III
Attendance:
16879
By Field Level Media
Viktor Lakhin had 17 points and seven rebounds as Cincinnati upset No. 12 BYU 71-60 on Saturday night in Provo, Utah, in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams.
Aziz Bandaogo supplied 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Bearcats (12-2, 1-0), who outscored the Cougars 47-29 in the second half.
Jizzle James also had 12 points, while Dan Skillings Jr. added 10.
Both teams are newcomers to the conference.
Trevin Knell made nine 3-pointers while scoring 27 points for BYU (12-2, 0-1). Dallin Hall added 10 points, but the Cougars shot just 32.8 percent from the field.
The Bearcats got off to a brutal start, making just one of their first 11 field-goal attempts while turning the ball over eight times. They were fortunate to come out of that stretch trailing by only eight points, as only Knell -- who knocked down three early 3-pointers -- was able to find an offensive groove.
The Cougars also had trouble hanging onto the ball, which allowed the Bearcats to erase the deficit. James' jumper with 5:17 left in the half put Cincinnati on top 19-18.
BYU scored the next 11 points with the aid of three more Cincinnati turnovers. The Bearcats scored the next five points before Spencer Johnson made a layup with 16 seconds left to give the Cougars a 31-24 halftime advantage. The teams combined for 25 first-half turnovers.
Knell made a 3-pointer 17 seconds into the second half to give the Cougars a double-digit lead at 34-24.
The Bearcats gradually chipped away and cut BYU's lead to one with 14:12 remaining before Knell fired in another 3-pointer for a 46-42 lead.
Knell soon made another trey, but the Cougars couldn't pull away. Cincinnati retook the lead at 52-51 on a James jumper with 10:54 to go.
James also made a 3-pointer and converted an and-one as part of a 10-0 spurt that gave the Bearcats a six-point advantage.
Cincinnati took a 61-53 lead on a putback by John Newman III with 5:19 remaining. Bandaogo's dunk with 3:25 left nudged the lead to double digits, and the Bearcats cruised from there.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Cincinnati |
|
Brigham Young |
|
Viktor Lakhin 17 |
Scoring |
Trevin Knell 27 |
|
Simas Lukosius 3 |
Assists |
Aly Khalifa 6 |
|
Aziz Bandaogo 11 |
Rebounds |
Noah Waterman 8 |
|
Simas Lukosius 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Atiki Ally Atiki 2 |
|
John Newman III 3 |
Steals |
Spencer Johnson 2 |
|
Aziz Bandaogo 1 |
Blocks |
Atiki Ally Atiki 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Cincinnati
|
71 |
42.6 |
6-15 |
19-24 |
13 |
42 |
2 |
8 |
19 |
| Brigham Young
|
60 |
32.8 |
13-46 |
5-10 |
16 |
32 |
3 |
10 |
18 |
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