DAYTON

CINCY

Skillings scores 17 and No. 19 Cincinnati outlasts No. 22 Dayton 66-59

AP
Dec 21, 2024

Cincinnati Bearcats (AP) Dan Skillings Jr. scored 17 points and Jizzle James added 14 as No. 19 Cincinnati ended No. 22 Dayton Flyers's five-game winning streak 66-59 on Friday night.

Simas Lukosius added 13 for the Bearcats (9-1), who have won three straight.

Malachi Smith and Nate Santos each scored 13 for the Flyers (10-3), who committed a season-high 17 turnovers. Posh Alexander and Zed Key each had 11 points for Dayton.

It was a poorly played first half. The Flyers didn't score a field goal until 8:45 remained in the half. The Bearcats went 3 of 17 from 3-point range in the half but forced 11 turnovers to build a 25-17 halftime lead.

Cincinnati started the second half 5 of 8 from 3-point range. James' four-point play gave the Bearcats a 51-35 lead with seven minutes left. Dayton cut the lead to four when Smith's 3-pointer capped a 7-0 run with 2:01 left, but the Bearcats held on.

Dayton: The Flyers were averaging 8.9 turnovers through 12 games. On Friday, they committed 11 by halftime, more than they had total in nine games this season.

Cincinnati: For the second straight game, the Bearcats didn't shoot particularly well but managed to win. The Bearcats shot 36% on Friday and 37.9% in a win over crosstown rival Xavier on Saturday.

Cincinnati came in shooting 62% from the free-throw line. But with the Bearcats clinging to a four-point lead with 56 seconds left, Aziz Bandaogo made both. The Bearcats went 16 of 21 from the line overall.

Cincinnati grabbed the first eight offensive rebounds of the game and that dominance continued leading to 18 second-chance points for the Bearcats who outrebounded the Flyers 17-10 on the offensive end.

Dayton hosts La Salle on Dec. 31, while Cincinnati hosts Grambling State on Sunday.

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1st Half
DAYT
Flyers
17
CINCY
Bearcats
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bearcats gains possession)
19:31		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:29		Nate Santos defensive rebound
19:14		Nate Santos turnover (traveling)
18:57		Javon Bennett blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s three point jump shot
18:55		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
18:46		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
18:46		Bearcats offensive rebound
18:46		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
18:44		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
18:36		Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot
18:34		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
18:28		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
18:26		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
18:20	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	0-2
18:05		Jizzle James shooting foul (Javon Bennett draws the foul)
18:05	+1	Javon Bennett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-2
18:05	+1	Javon Bennett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
17:54		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
17:52		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
17:48	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	2-4
17:39		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
17:37		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
17:20		Enoch Cheeks blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup
17:18		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
17:02		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Nate Santos's two point layup
17:00		Jizzle James defensive rebound
16:54	+2	Simas Lukošius makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)	2-6
16:24		Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
16:19		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
16:17		Zed Key defensive rebound
16:08		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
16:07		Flyers offensive rebound
16:07		Aziz Bandaogo personal foul
15:50		Posh Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
15:46	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	2-8
15:24		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
15:24		TV timeout
15:24	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-8
15:24	+1	Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-8
15:03		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
14:58		Bearcats offensive rebound
14:41		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
14:39		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
14:20		Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot
14:18		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
13:52		Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot
13:50		Simas Lukošius offensive rebound
13:43	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Arrinten Page assists)	4-11
13:21		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Nate Santos's two point jump shot
13:19		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
13:12		Jizzle James turnover (lost ball) (Posh Alexander steals)
12:54		Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass)
12:33		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
12:31		Nate Santos defensive rebound
12:02		Amaël L'Etang turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals)
11:56	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point layup	4-13
11:24		Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
11:22		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
11:11		Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
11:09		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
11:05		Malachi Smith misses two point layup
11:03		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
10:58	+3	Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Connor Hickman assists)	4-16
10:55		Flyers 30 second timeout
10:55		TV timeout
10:38		Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
10:36		Dillon Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Javon Bennett steals)
10:18		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
10:16		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
10:02		Aziz Bandaogo turnover (traveling)
9:48		Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot
9:46		Jizzle James defensive rebound
9:19		Day Day Thomas turnover (out of bounds)
8:52		Jizzle James blocks Malachi Smith's two point jump shot
8:50		Zed Key offensive rebound
8:48		Zed Key misses two point layup
8:46		Nate Santos offensive rebound
8:45	+2	Nate Santos makes two point layup	6-16
8:21		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
8:19		Nate Santos defensive rebound
8:15		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
8:13		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
7:41		Bearcats turnover (shot clock violation)
7:41		TV timeout
7:24	+2	Javon Bennett makes two point jump shot	8-16
7:05	+2	Arrinten Page makes two point layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	8-18
6:51		Jacob Conner turnover (bad pass) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
6:25		Javon Bennett personal foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
6:08	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot	8-21
5:51		Connor Hickman personal foul
5:30		Enoch Cheeks turnover (lost ball)
5:04		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
5:01		Flyers defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Nate Santos makes two point jump shot	10-21
4:26		Connor Hickman turnover (lost ball) (Posh Alexander steals)
4:17		Enoch Cheeks turnover (traveling)
3:50		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
3:48		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
3:43		Dillon Mitchell misses two point layup
3:41		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
3:39		Aziz Bandaogo misses two point dunk
3:37		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
3:34		Aziz Bandaogo personal foul
3:34		TV timeout
3:34	+1	Zed Key makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	11-21
3:34	+1	Zed Key makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	12-21
3:27	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point jump shot (Nate Santos assists)	14-21
2:55		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:53		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
2:47		Arrinten Page personal foul
2:29		Malachi Smith turnover (lost ball) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
2:17		Malachi Smith personal foul
2:15		Enoch Cheeks personal foul
2:11		Zed Key blocks Arrinten Page's two point layup
2:09		Bearcats offensive rebound
2:00	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	14-23
1:36		Arrinten Page personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-23
1:36		Zed Key misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:36		Enoch Cheeks offensive rebound
1:20	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point layup	17-23
0:56		Simas Lukošius turnover (lost ball) (Posh Alexander steals)
0:50		Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot
0:48		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
0:34		Bearcats 30 second timeout
0:22		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
0:20		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
0:18	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup	17-25
0:03		Posh Alexander turnover (lost ball)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DAYT
Flyers
42
CINCY
Bearcats
41

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Zed Key makes two point cutting dunk (Malachi Smith assists)	19-25
19:32		Simas Lukošius misses two point driving layup
19:30		Bearcats offensive rebound
19:18	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point driving layup (Simas Lukošius assists)	19-27
19:18		Malachi Smith shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
19:18		Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:18		Flyers defensive rebound
19:16		Dillon Mitchell personal foul
18:50	+2	Zed Key makes two point driving hook shot	21-27
18:33	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot	21-30
18:12	+3	Enoch Cheeks makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	24-30
17:40		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
17:38		Javon Bennett defensive rebound
17:30		Javon Bennett misses two point driving layup
17:28		Zed Key offensive rebound
17:26		Dillon Mitchell blocks Zed Key's two point putback layup
17:26		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
17:08	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup (Arrinten Page assists)	24-32
17:01		Javon Bennett turnover (traveling)
16:48		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:46		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
16:44	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point driving layup	24-34
16:42		Zed Key shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
16:42	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-35
16:25	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot	27-35
16:07	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	27-38
15:50		Jizzle James blocks Malachi Smith's two point driving layup
15:49		Flyers offensive rebound
15:49		TV timeout
15:33		Malachi Smith misses two point driving layup
15:31		Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound
15:19		Amaël L'Etang misses two point tip layup
15:17		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
15:04	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot	27-41
14:41		Malachi Smith misses two point driving layup
14:41		Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound
14:41		Arrinten Page shooting foul (Amaël L'Etang draws the foul)
14:41	+1	Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-41
14:41	+1	Amaël L'Etang makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-41
14:22		Jizzle James misses two point pullup jump shot
14:20		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
14:20		Enoch Cheeks shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
14:20	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-42
14:20	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-43
14:08	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point turnaround jump shot	31-43
14:03		Flyers 30 second timeout
14:03		TV timeout
13:53		Amaël L'Etang shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
13:53	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-44
13:53	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-45
13:38		Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
13:36		Connor Hickman defensive rebound
13:22		Aziz Bandaogo misses two point alley-oop dunk
13:20		Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
13:20		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul
13:01		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul
12:43		Javon Bennett misses two point pullup jump shot
12:41		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
12:41		Posh Alexander personal foul
12:21		Dillon Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Zed Key steals)
12:00		Aziz Bandaogo personal foul
12:00		TV timeout
11:49		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
11:47		Arrinten Page defensive rebound
11:18		Simas Lukošius misses two point driving layup
11:16		Posh Alexander defensive rebound
11:09		Nate Santos turnover (bad pass) (Arrinten Page steals)
11:04		Enoch Cheeks shooting foul (Arrinten Page draws the foul)
11:04		Arrinten Page misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:04		Arrinten Page misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:04		Simas Lukošius offensive rebound
10:47		Arrinten Page misses two point jump shot
10:45		Zed Key defensive rebound
10:29		Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
10:27		Jizzle James defensive rebound
10:10	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	31-48
9:35		Zed Key turnover (traveling)
9:24		Arrinten Page offensive foul
9:24		Arrinten Page turnover (offensive foul)
9:12	+2	Nate Santos makes two point cutting layup (Malachi Smith assists)	33-48
8:48	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point cutting layup (Dillon Mitchell assists)	33-50
8:22	+2	Enoch Cheeks makes two point driving layup	35-50
8:01		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
7:59		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
7:50		Jizzle James blocks Javon Bennett's two point driving layup
7:48		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
7:34	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Aziz Bandaogo assists)	35-53
7:18	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point driving layup	37-53
7:18		Jizzle James shooting foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
7:18		TV timeout
7:18	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-53
7:09		Dillon Mitchell turnover (bad pass)
7:00		Amaël L'Etang misses three point jump shot
6:58		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
6:45	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point driving layup (Jizzle James assists)	38-55
6:26	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)	41-55
6:15		Malachi Smith personal foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
6:15		Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:15		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
6:08		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
6:08	+1	Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-55
6:08	+1	Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-55
5:58		Enoch Cheeks shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
5:58	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-56
5:58	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-57
5:54		Malachi Smith turnover (lost ball)
5:48		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point driving layup
5:46		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
5:46		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point tip layup
5:44		Flyers defensive rebound
5:29		Enoch Cheeks turnover (bad pass) (Day Day Thomas steals)
5:22		Aziz Bandaogo misses two point alley-oop dunk
5:20		Nate Santos defensive rebound
5:07	+3	Posh Alexander makes three point jump shot (Nate Santos assists)	46-57
5:02		Posh Alexander personal foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-58
5:02	+1	Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-59
4:51		Posh Alexander misses two point driving layup
4:49		Zed Key offensive rebound
4:42	+2	Zed Key makes two point tip layup	48-59
4:22		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
4:20		Zed Key defensive rebound
4:13		Enoch Cheeks misses two point alley-oop dunk
4:13		Flyers offensive rebound
4:08		Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot
4:06		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
3:49		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
3:47		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
3:34	+2	Posh Alexander makes two point driving layup (Malachi Smith assists)	50-59
3:29		Zed Key shooting foul
3:29		TV timeout
3:29	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-60
3:29	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-61
3:19	+2	Zed Key makes two point cutting dunk (Malachi Smith assists)	52-61
3:05		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:03		Flyers defensive rebound
2:53		Flyers 30 second timeout
2:36		Day Day Thomas personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-61
2:36	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-61
2:12		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Smith steals)
2:04		Nate Santos misses two point driving layup
2:02		Malachi Smith offensive rebound
2:02	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot	57-61
1:59		Bearcats 30 second timeout
1:34		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
1:32		Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
1:21		Nate Santos misses two point reverse layup
1:19		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
0:56		Malachi Smith shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-62
0:56	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-63
0:46		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
0:44		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
0:33		Bearcats 30 second timeout
0:29		Posh Alexander personal foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-64
0:29	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-65
0:23		Malachi Smith turnover (lost ball) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
0:22		Bearcats 30 second timeout
0:16		Enoch Cheeks personal foul
0:16		Day Day Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:16	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-66
0:07	+2	Nate Santos makes two point driving dunk	59-66
0:00		End of period

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Nate Santos makes two point driving dunk