No. 22 Cincinnati rallied from a seven-point deficit within the second half to defeat cross-town rival Xavier 68-65 on Saturday on the Cincinnati campus.
Simas Lukosius had 11 of his team-leading 14 factors within the second half for Cincinnati (8-1), which snapped a five-game dropping streak to Xavier in one other epic recreation within the rivalry.
Dillon Mitchell added 11 factors and 10 rebounds for the Bearcats, whereas Aziz Bandaogo was a drive inside with three dunks and a layup to complete with 12 factors.
Xavier’s Ryan Conwell drained a 3-pointer with 16.3 seconds left and was fouled. He drained the free throw to chop Cincinnati’s result in 66-65. Jizzle James went 0-of-11 capturing however hit a pair of free throws with 13.8 seconds left to push the lead again to a few.
Zach Freemantle had 16 of his team-leading 18 factors within the first half whereas Conwell added 17 factors for Xavier (8-3), which has Huge East video games forward this week towards two-time defending champion UConn and No. 6 Marquette.
Freemantle’s potential game-tying 3-point try bounced off the again of the rim as time expired.
Conwell drilled a 3-pointer to present the Musketeers their largest lead at 53-46 with 7:50 left. Lukosius ignited an 11-2 run for the Bearcats with a layup and a 3-pointer earlier than Dan Skillings Jr.’s layup with 3:22 left gave the Bearcats their first lead since early within the second half at 57-55.
Cincinnati, which entered with the fourth-lowest free throw share within the nation at 59.4 %, was 19 of 26 from the road to assist overcome its second-half deficit.
The Bearcats used an early 10-0 run to take a 20-13 lead and led 25-16 on Arrinten Web page’s dunk with 7:08 left within the first half. Cincinnati dominated inside with 4 dunks and a layup.
Xavier answered with stifling protection, holding Cincinnati with no subject objective over the ultimate 7:08 of the primary half whereas happening a 15-5 run. The Xavier surge was led by Freemantle, who drained a 3-pointer on the buzzer and stake the Musketeers to a 31-30 halftime lead.
Dailyn Swain’s 3-pointer capped a 6-0 Xavier run to present the Musketeers a 39-34 lead simply three minutes into the second half. Cincinnati answered to tie the sport 42-42 4 minutes later.
–Area Stage Media