Dillon Mitchell scores 14 points, Cincinnati outlasts Arizona State 67-60
CINCINNATI (AP) Dillon Mitchell led a balanced offense with 14 points and Cincinnati overcame a long second-half shooting drought to defeat Arizona State 67-60 on Saturday.
A layup by Mitchell gave Cincinnati a 17-point lead three minutes into the second half. The Bearcats didn't score again until another layup by Mitchell made it 46-35 with 14 minutes remaining. They went the next six minutes without a basket, going 0 for 10 and committing two turnovers. Dan Skillings Jr. was the only Cincinnati player to score during the drought, making 6 of 8 free throws.
A dunk by Jay Quaintance had Arizona State within 52-48, then a dunk by Skillings and a 3-pointer from CJ Fredrick put the Bearcats up 57-48 with about five minutes remaining.
A Skillings layup gave Cincinnati a 65-56 lead heading to the final minute. Arizona State got within 65-61 with 38 seconds left but Jizzle James made two free throws for a 67-61 lead with 31 seconds to go. Arizona State had two turnovers in the final half-minute.
Skillings and James scored 12 points each and Simas Lukosius added 10 for the Bearcats (11-6, 2-4 Big 12).
Jay Quaintance had game highs of 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Sun Devils (10-7, 1-5). Alston Mason scored 13 points and BJ Freeman had 12.
After six lead changes in the first eight minutes, the Bearcats went on a 16-0 run to build a 24-11 lead with 5 1/2 minutes left in the first half. The Sun Devils went 6:40 without a point, missing 10 shots.
Cincinnati, which is now 11-1 when leading at halftime, led 36-22 at the break.
The Bearcats host Texas Tech on Tuesday. Arizona State plays at West Virginia on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Bearcats gains possession) | ||
| 19:29 | | Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:27 |  | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | ||
| 19:09 | | Basheer Jihad misses two point layup | ||
| 19:07 | | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | ||
| 18:54 | | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:52 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 18:43 | | BJ Freeman misses two point layup | ||
| 18:41 | | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 18:30 | | Simas Lukošius turnover (BJ Freeman steals) | ||
| 18:23 | | Alston Mason misses two point layup | ||
| 18:21 | | Basheer Jihad offensive rebound | ||
| 18:21 | | BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:19 | | Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound | ||
| 18:16 | | Dillon Mitchell blocks Jayden Quaintance's two point dunk | ||
| 18:14 | | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | ||
| 18:08 | | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:06 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 17:57 | | Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:55 | | Simas Lukošius defensive rebound | ||
| 17:37 | | Dillon Mitchell misses two point layup | ||
| 17:35 | | Alston Mason defensive rebound | ||
| 17:15 | | Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:13 | | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | ||
| 16:58 | | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:56 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 16:50 | | Jizzle James shooting foul (Jayden Quaintance draws the foul) | ||
| 16:50 | | Jayden Quaintance misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 16:50 | | +1 | Jayden Quaintance makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 16:43 | | Jayden Quaintance blocks Jizzle James's three point jump shot | ||
| 16:41 | | Basheer Jihad defensive rebound | ||
| 16:26 | | Basheer Jihad turnover (bad pass) (Simas Lukošius steals) | ||
| 16:22 | | +2 | Simas Lukošius makes two point layup | 1-2 |
| 16:00 | | +3 | Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Basheer Jihad assists) | 4-2 |
| 15:41 | | BJ Freeman personal foul | ||
| 15:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:23 | | Josh Reed misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:21 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 15:07 | | BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:05 | | Day Day Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 14:59 | | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists) | 4-4 |
| 14:59 | | Jayden Quaintance shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 14:59 | | +1 | Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-5 |
| 14:43 | | Jayden Quaintance turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 14:24 | | CJ Fredrick Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 14:22 | | Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 14:17 | | Arrinten Page blocks Shawn Phillips Jr.'s two point dunk | ||
| 14:15 | | Sun Devils offensive rebound | ||
| 14:03 | | Josh Reed personal foul | ||
| 13:51 | | +2 | Shawn Phillips Jr. makes two point jump shot | 6-5 |
| 13:36 | | Shawn Phillips Jr. personal foul (Arrinten Page draws the foul) | ||
| 13:29 | | +2 | Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Josh Reed assists) | 6-7 |
| 13:09 | | Basheer Jihad misses two point layup | ||
| 13:07 | | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 13:07 | | Shawn Phillips Jr. personal foul | ||
| 12:47 | | Arrinten Page misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:45 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 12:42 | | Jayden Quaintance turnover (Josh Reed steals) | ||
| 12:35 | | CJ Fredrick Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:33 | | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | ||
| 12:14 | | +3 | Alston Mason makes three point jump shot | 9-7 |
| 11:56 | | Basheer Jihad shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:56 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:56 | | Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:56 | | +1 | Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-8 |
| 11:39 | | +2 | BJ Freeman makes two point jump shot | 11-8 |
| 11:20 | | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Basheer Jihad defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Amier Ali misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Jayden Quaintance misses two point layup | ||
| 10:22 | | Bearcats defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Simas Lukošius turnover (Amier Ali steals) | ||
| 9:54 | | Aziz Bandaogo blocks Amier Ali's two point jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Tyler Betsey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point jump shot | 11-10 |
| 9:14 | | Aziz Bandaogo personal foul | ||
| 9:03 | | Amier Ali misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Simas Lukošius defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 8:59 | | Amier Ali defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Alston Mason misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Jizzle James defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point layup | 11-12 |
| 8:17 | | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +3 | Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists) | 11-15 |
| 8:06 | | Sun Devils 30 second timeout | ||
| 7:55 | | CJ Fredrick Jr. personal foul | ||
| 7:49 | | BJ Freeman turnover (Simas Lukošius steals) | ||
| 7:42 | | Day Day Thomas misses two point layup | ||
| 7:40 | | Tyler Betsey offensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +2 | Tyler Betsey makes two point layup | 11-17 |
| 7:12 | | Basheer Jihad misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Simas Lukošius defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Simas Lukošius makes two point layup | 11-19 |
| 6:12 | | Dillon Mitchell personal foul | ||
| 6:12 | | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Josh Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot | 11-21 |
| 5:33 | | Jayden Quaintance misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +3 | CJ Fredrick Jr. makes three point jump shot (Arrinten Page assists) | 11-24 |
| 4:57 | | +3 | BJ Freeman makes three point jump shot | 14-24 |
| 4:30 | | Josh Reed misses two point layup | ||
| 4:28 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Josh Reed personal foul | ||
| 4:12 | | Arrinten Page blocks BJ Freeman's two point layup | ||
| 4:10 | | BJ Freeman offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:58 | | Tyler Betsey shooting foul (Adam Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | +1 | Adam Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-24 |
| 3:58 | | +1 | Adam Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-24 |
| 3:41 | | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Tyler Betsey shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul) | ||
| 3:14 | | +1 | Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-24 |
| 3:14 | | +1 | Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-24 |
| 2:57 | | Jizzle James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Basheer Jihad defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | +2 | BJ Freeman makes two point jump shot | 20-24 |
| 2:11 | | +3 | Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists) | 20-27 |
| 1:51 | | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Bearcats defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Basheer Jihad personal foul | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Dillon Mitchell assists) | 20-29 |
| 1:16 | | Shawn Phillips Jr. turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals) | ||
| 1:09 | | +3 | Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists) | 20-32 |
| 0:54 | | Alston Mason turnover (Day Day Thomas steals) |