Xavier 84-79 Cincinnati (9 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

Cincinnati Bearcats

7-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	T
CIN	27	52	79
XAV	35	49	84

Xavier Musketeers

5-5, 4-3 home

TIME		CIN	XAV
19:41	Viktor Lakhin missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:38	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:29	Lazar Djokovic made Dunk. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.	0	2
19:13	John Newman III Turnover.	0	2
19:13	Abou Ousmane Steal.	0	2
18:47	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	0	2
18:44	Viktor Lakhin Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:34	Aziz Bandaogo made Dunk. Assisted by CJ Fredrick.	2	2
18:09	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	2	2
18:07	Abou Ousmane Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:01	Desmond Claude made Layup. Assisted by Abou Ousmane.	2	4
17:54	Day Day Thomas Turnover.	2	4
17:54	Lazar Djokovic Steal.	2	4
17:54	Foul on Aziz Bandaogo.	2	4
17:41	Desmond Claude missed Jumper.	2	4
17:37	Viktor Lakhin Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:24	Foul on Desmond Claude.	2	4
17:14	Day Day Thomas missed Jumper.	2	4
17:12	Desmond Claude Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:01	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	2	4
16:59	Abou Ousmane Offensive Rebound.	2	4
16:58	Abou Ousmane made Layup.	2	6
16:36	CJ Fredrick missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:33	Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.	2	6
16:22	Day Day Thomas made Jumper.	4	6
16:13	Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.	4	9
16:05	CJ Fredrick missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
16:02	CJ Fredrick Offensive Rebound.	4	9
16:01	CJ Fredrick missed Jumper.	4	9
15:59	John Newman III Offensive Rebound.	4	9
15:58	John Newman III made Layup.	6	9
15:46	Abou Ousmane missed Three Point Jumper.	6	9
15:45	Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.	6	9
15:45	Official TV Timeout	6	9
15:25	Foul on Lazar Djokovic.	6	9
15:21	John Newman III missed Three Point Jumper.	6	9
15:18	Viktor Lakhin Offensive Rebound.	6	9
15:17	Viktor Lakhin missed Layup.	6	9
15:14	Viktor Lakhin Offensive Rebound.	6	9
15:14	Viktor Lakhin made Layup.	8	9
14:50	Desmond Claude made Layup.	8	11
14:38	Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	8	11
14:36	Desmond Claude Defensive Rebound.	8	11
14:16	Sasa Ciani made Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.	8	13
14:16	Foul on Day Day Thomas.	8	13
14:16	Sasa Ciani made Free Throw.	8	14
13:58	Aziz Bandaogo missed Layup.	8	14
13:58	Sasa Ciani Block.	8	14
13:57	Xavier Defensive Rebound.	8	14
13:39	Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.	8	14
13:36	Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.	8	14
13:25	Jizzle James missed Jumper.	8	14
13:22	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	8	14
13:12	Dailyn Swain missed Layup.	8	14
13:12	Ody Oguama Block.	8	14
13:09	Sasa Ciani Offensive Rebound.	8	14
13:06	Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.	8	14
13:00	Dan Skillings Jr. Defensive Rebound.	8	14
12:48	Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.	8	14
12:44	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	8	14
12:39	Dayvion McKnight made Layup.	8	16
12:14	Jizzle James made Jumper.	10	16
12:05	Desmond Claude missed Layup.	10	16
12:05	Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.	10	16
12:05	Foul on Desmond Claude.	10	16
11:50	Ody Oguama missed Layup.	10	16
11:48	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	10	16
11:46	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	10	16
11:42	Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.	10	16
11:25	Foul on Quincy Olivari.	10	16
11:25	Official TV Timeout	10	16
11:15	Foul on Dayvion McKnight.	10	16
11:05	Simas Lukosius made Layup. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.	12	16
10:53	Sasa Ciani made Layup. Assisted by Trey Green.	12	18
10:45	Jizzle James made Layup.	14	18
10:28	Gytis Nemeiksa missed Jumper.	14	18
10:25	Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.	14	18
10:10	Jizzle James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.	17	18
9:59	Foul on Aziz Bandaogo.	17	18
9:59	Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.	17	19
9:59	Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.	17	20
9:30	Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.	17	20
9:28	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	17	20
9:28	Foul on Day Day Thomas.	17	20
9:15	Dayvion McKnight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lazar Djokovic.	17	23
8:56	Jizzle James missed Layup.	17	23
8:54	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	17	23
8:42	Foul on John Newman III.	17	23
8:35	Dayvion McKnight Turnover.	17	23
8:35	CJ Fredrick Steal.	17	23
8:30	Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.	17	23
8:27	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	17	23
8:06	Dailyn Swain Turnover.	17	23
7:53	CJ Fredrick missed Three Point Jumper.	17	23
7:51	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	17	23
7:26	Foul on Viktor Lakhin.	17	23
7:26	Official TV Timeout	17	23
7:26	Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.	17	24
7:26	Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.	17	25
7:03	Dan Skillings Jr. missed Layup.	17	25
7:01	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	17	25
6:48	Lazar Djokovic Turnover.	17	25
6:48	Aziz Bandaogo Steal.	17	25
6:42	John Newman III made Layup. Assisted by Dan Skillings Jr..	19	25
6:25	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	19	25
6:22	Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.	19	25
6:13	John Newman III Turnover.	19	25
5:57	Foul on Dan Skillings Jr..	19	25
5:57	Dailyn Swain made Free Throw.	19	26
5:57	Dailyn Swain made Free Throw.	19	27
5:40	Simas Lukosius missed Jumper.	19	27
5:38	John Newman III Offensive Rebound.	19	27
5:36	John Newman III missed Jumper.	19	27
5:33	Dan Skillings Jr. Offensive Rebound.	19	27
5:23	Jizzle James made Layup.	21	27
5:05	Lazar Djokovic missed Jumper.	21	27
5:03	Abou Ousmane Offensive Rebound.	21	27
5:02	Abou Ousmane missed Layup.	21	27
5:00	Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.	21	27
4:56	Jizzle James made Layup. Assisted by John Newman III.	23	27
4:56	Foul on Abou Ousmane.	23	27
4:56	Jizzle James made Free Throw.	24	27
4:43	Desmond Claude missed Layup.	24	27
4:42	Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.	24	27
4:30	Viktor Lakhin missed Three Point Jumper.	24	27
4:27	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	24	27
4:21	Quincy Olivari missed Layup.	24	27
4:20	Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.	24	27
4:16	Simas Lukosius Turnover.	24	27
4:16	Dayvion McKnight Steal.	24	27
4:07	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	24	27
4:05	Dan Skillings Jr. Defensive Rebound.	24	27
4:01	Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.	24	27
3:58	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	24	27
3:56	Foul on Viktor Lakhin.	24	27
3:56	Official TV Timeout	24	27
3:56	Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.	24	28
3:56	Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.	24	29
3:41	Viktor Lakhin Turnover.	24	29
3:26	Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.	24	31
3:12	Jizzle James missed Layup.	24	31
3:10	Desmond Claude Defensive Rebound.	24	31
2:58	Desmond Claude made Jumper. Assisted by Sasa Ciani.	24	33
2:55	Cincinnati Timeout	24	33
2:38	Simas Lukosius missed Layup.	24	33
2:38	Dailyn Swain Block.	24	33
2:37	Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.	24	33
2:30	Viktor Lakhin missed Jumper.	24	33
2:29	Sasa Ciani Defensive Rebound.	24	33
2:29	Foul on Viktor Lakhin.	24	33
2:29	Sasa Ciani missed Free Throw.	24	33
2:29	John Newman III Defensive Rebound.	24	33
2:18	Foul on Quincy Olivari.	24	33
2:18	Ody Oguama made Free Throw.	25	33
2:18	Ody Oguama missed Free Throw.	25	33
2:16	Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.	25	33
2:00	Simas Lukosius missed Layup.	25	33
2:00	Dailyn Swain Block.	25	33
1:58	Gytis Nemeiksa Defensive Rebound.	25	33
1:36	Gytis Nemeiksa Turnover.	25	33
1:20	Jizzle James made Jumper. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.	27	33
0:58	Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.	27	33
0:56	Abou Ousmane Offensive Rebound.	27	33
0:56	Abou Ousmane made Layup.	27	35
0:37	Simas Lukosius missed Jumper.	27	35
0:35	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	27	35
0:31	Quincy Olivari missed Layup.	27	35
0:27	Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.	27	35
0:02	Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.	27	35
0:01	Dan Skillings Jr. Offensive Rebound.	27	35
0:00	Dan Skillings Jr. missed Layup.	27	35
0:00	Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.	27	35
0:00	End of 1st half	27	35

Cintas Center

11:30 PM, 9 December 2023

Cincinnati, OH

Attendance: 10,724

Referees:
Mike Roberts
Lamar Simpson
Tim Clougherty

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Houston	15-3	-	32-5
Iowa State	13-5	2	29-8
Baylor	11-7	4	24-11
Texas Tech	11-7	4	23-11
BYU	10-8	5	23-11
Kansas	10-8	5	23-11
Texas	9-9	6	21-13
TCU	9-9	6	21-13
Oklahoma	8-10	7	20-12
Kansas State	8-10	7	19-15
Cincinnati	7-11	8	22-15
UCF	7-11	8	17-16
Oklahoma State	4-14	11	12-20
West Virginia	4-14	11	9-23

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
UConn	18-2	-	37-3
Marquette	14-6	4	27-10
Creighton	14-6	4	25-10
Seton Hall	13-7	5	25-12
St. John's	11-9	7	20-13
Providence	10-10	8	21-14
Villanova	10-10	8	18-16
Butler	9-11	9	18-15
Xavier	9-11	9	16-18
Georgetown	2-18	16	9-23
DePaul	0-20	18	3-29

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