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Dillon Mitchell scores 14 points, Cincinnati outlasts Arizona State 67-60

AP
Jan 18, 2025

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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1st Half
ASU
Sun Devils
22
CINCY
Bearcats
36

Time		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)
0:50	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)	20-34
0:37	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup	22-34
0:23		Bearcats 30 second timeout
0:04	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	22-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ASU
Sun Devils
38
CINCY
Bearcats
31

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	22-38
19:31		Alston Mason turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals)
19:28		Dillon Mitchell misses two point layup
19:26		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
19:03	+2	Jayden Quaintance makes two point layup (Basheer Jihad assists)	24-38
19:03		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Jayden Quaintance draws the foul)
19:03	+1	Jayden Quaintance makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-38
19:03	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	25-40
18:33		Adam Miller misses two point jump shot
18:31		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
18:19		Adam Miller personal foul
18:14		Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot
18:12		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
18:04	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	25-42
17:40	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point layup (BJ Freeman assists)	27-42
17:11		Adam Miller personal foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
16:52	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup	27-44
16:40		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
16:38		Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound
16:35	+3	BJ Freeman makes three point jump shot (Jayden Quaintance assists)	30-44
16:12		Dillon Mitchell turnover (Jayden Quaintance steals)
15:57	+3	Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Basheer Jihad assists)	33-44
15:54		Bearcats 30 second timeout
15:54		TV timeout
15:27		CJ Fredrick Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:25		Sun Devils defensive rebound
15:23		Arrinten Page personal foul
15:23		TV timeout
15:06		Alston Mason misses two point jump shot
15:04		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
14:49		Arrinten Page misses two point jump shot
14:47		Jayden Quaintance defensive rebound
14:40		BJ Freeman misses two point layup
14:38		Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound
14:33	+2	Jayden Quaintance makes two point layup	35-44
14:11	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup	35-46
13:56	+2	Jayden Quaintance makes two point dunk (Adam Miller assists)	37-46
13:43		Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot
13:41		Adam Miller defensive rebound
13:20	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup (Basheer Jihad assists)	39-46
12:59		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
12:57		BJ Freeman defensive rebound
12:50		BJ Freeman misses two point layup
12:48		Josh Reed defensive rebound
12:29		Dillon Mitchell misses two point layup
12:27		Alston Mason defensive rebound
12:06	+3	Alston Mason makes three point jump shot (Basheer Jihad assists)	42-46
11:47		Jayden Quaintance blocks Day Day Thomas's two point layup
11:45		Arrinten Page offensive rebound
11:45		TV timeout
11:34		Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot
11:32		Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound
11:20		Jayden Quaintance turnover (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
11:12		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
11:10		Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound
11:03		BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot
11:01		Bearcats defensive rebound
10:47		Shawn Phillips Jr. shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
10:47	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-47
10:47	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-48
10:27		Day Day Thomas blocks Adam Miller's three point jump shot
10:25		Sun Devils offensive rebound
10:18		Adam Miller misses two point jump shot
10:16		Shawn Phillips Jr. offensive rebound
10:12		Shawn Phillips Jr. misses two point layup
10:10		Sun Devils offensive rebound
9:54		Aziz Bandaogo blocks BJ Freeman's two point layup
9:52		Shawn Phillips Jr. offensive rebound
9:51	+2	Shawn Phillips Jr. makes two point layup	44-48
9:28		Jayden Quaintance blocks Tyler Betsey's three point jump shot
9:26		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
9:20		Bearcats turnover (shot clock violation)
9:00		Adam Miller turnover (Simas Lukošius steals)
8:54		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
8:52		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
8:48		Shawn Phillips Jr. shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
8:48		Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:48	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-49
8:23		Amier Ali misses three point jump shot
8:21		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
8:13		Jayden Quaintance blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point jump shot
8:11		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
8:08		Jayden Quaintance blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup
8:08		Bearcats offensive rebound
7:52		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
7:50		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
7:38		Basheer Jihad shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
7:38		TV timeout
7:38		Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:38	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-50
7:17	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point layup	46-50
7:07		BJ Freeman shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
7:07	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-51
7:07	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-52
6:52		Alston Mason misses two point layup
6:50		Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound
6:48	+2	Jayden Quaintance makes two point dunk	48-52
6:23		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
6:21		BJ Freeman defensive rebound
6:04		Jayden Quaintance turnover (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
5:59	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk	48-54
5:38		Jayden Quaintance turnover (traveling)
5:20		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
5:18		Day Day Thomas offensive rebound
5:14	+3	CJ Fredrick Jr. makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	48-57
5:01		Sun Devils 30 second timeout
4:52		Jayden Quaintance misses two point layup
4:50		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
4:34		Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball)
4:12		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-57
4:12	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-57
3:44	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point alley-oop dunk (CJ Fredrick Jr. assists)	50-59
3:24		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Alston Mason's two point layup
3:22		Sun Devils offensive rebound
3:21		TV timeout
3:18		BJ Freeman misses two point layup
3:16		Sun Devils offensive rebound
3:09	+2	Jayden Quaintance makes two point layup	52-59
2:46		Jayden Quaintance personal foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-60
2:46	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-61
2:37		Jayden Quaintance turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals)
2:33	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk	52-63
2:24		Aziz Bandaogo personal foul
2:18		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
2:16		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
1:57		Jizzle James misses two point layup
1:55		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup	54-63
1:36		Day Day Thomas shooting foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-63
1:32		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (Basheer Jihad steals)
1:28		Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Jayden Quaintance draws the foul)
1:28		Jayden Quaintance misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:28	+1	Jayden Quaintance makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-63
1:28		Bearcats 30 second timeout
1:24		Day Day Thomas turnover (traveling)
1:07		Alston Mason misses two point layup
1:05		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
0:59	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)	56-65
0:42	+2	Jayden Quaintance makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)	58-65
0:42		Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Jayden Quaintance draws the foul)
0:42		Jayden Quaintance misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:42		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
0:40		Sun Devils 30 second timeout
0:37	+2	BJ Freeman makes two point layup	60-65
0:36		Bearcats 60 second timeout
0:31		Basheer Jihad personal foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
0:31	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-67
0:23		Basheer Jihad turnover (Simas Lukošius steals)
0:21		Jayden Quaintance personal foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
0:21		Aziz Bandaogo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:21		Adam Miller defensive rebound
0:14		Dillon Mitchell blocks Adam Miller's three point jump shot
0:12		Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound
0:11		Basheer Jihad turnover (traveling)
0:00		End of period

Basheer Jihad turnover (traveling)