WEST VIRGINIA VS CINCINNATI LIVE - NCAAM Basketball Game Score MAR 12, 2024

have an answer do you have a feel emotionally mentally where your team is right now you know I hope I hope they're there and ready to respond you know it's it's hard to read these guys sometimes you know this this age group and this age cohort it's it's hard to figure out what you got and uh you know I hope they they respond you know we show showed them on film you know dancing around on the sideline and uh you know enjoying themselves to to our dismay so uh I hope they respond if they have a you know a competitive B bone in their body they're going to come up here come out here angry and ready to you know prove some uh prove some Revenge so um excited to see how they respond and and I want to see that that fight and that that fire in their eyes from the jump your playing days are long over I know how you would have responded yeah it wouldn't be pretty you know it's uh you know there's one thing to to be embarrassed but uh with the lack of uh I don't know lack of enthusiasm there late you know we kind of got away from us ran out of timeouts and they just kind of had their way with us there late and uh yeah you know it doesn't sit well with me in any you know form or fashion so uh I hope these guys respond and understand that uh they're playing for pride right now and and uh it's a lot on the line right now you've been to this tournament uh at West Virginia you've been to this tournament when you were at K State give me a little take does anything change playwise style-wise game-wise when you get up on this floor well I don't think you just you trust your work you put in a lot of work over the course of the year and uh it's it's a year-long process these days so you got understand you trust your work uh uh trust your coaching staff trust each other and go out there and compete compete at the highest level you know we can continue and uh that's what I'm looking for out of these guys and it's probably fair to say that you'll know within the first 5 to S minutes of play time yeah I hope we know I hope we know that we're not going to back down you know I'm going to read those guys pretty quick and and uh I'll qu call a quick timeout if I don't think that uh they're they're heading in the right space rotation wise anything differently from you today uh same thing I mean we're going to change some things defensively to try to combat what they did to us in Cincinnati you know they got 48 points in the paint so we've done some different things uh worked on some different defensive schemes in which way we're going to attack them and and keep them you know honest in terms of trying to shore up that paint and uh they're going to have to beat us from the outside uh this time around it becomes one of those right so you're just going to say paint is going to be closed you're going to have to make shots yep you're going to have to make shots and and uh prove that you can beat us from the outside which uh if we have to make changes and adjustments we'll do that 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ahead to CJ and leaves it up and in for UCF timeout Oklahoma State what a start to the second half for UCF they take a four-point lead in the locker room and at the 1755 Mark the lead is 13 that's Mark Daniels on 969 the game UCF opening the second on a 130 run and it was over from there Ibrahim adalo Leading The Way with 17 points as the nights close out the Cowboys 7762 UCF moves on to face the five seed BYU tomorrow here in Kansas City while Oklahoma State season is over for 2023 24 the ACC has also tipped off their conference's Crown Jewel this year from capito and aren in Washington DC the first of three games featuring the 12 seed Notre Dame and 13 seed of Georgia Tech the yellow jackets have fallen on hard time since winning this event in 2021 as they're playing in the opening round for the thir third straight season and so far at halftime the hard times continue for GT as they Trail Notre Dame 4533 leading score for the Irish Marcus Burton with 15 points that's a quick check of 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transition it's almost time for tip off once again here's Tony Kini back inside T-Mobile Center West Virginia finishing up its pregame warm-ups as we prepare for the 23rd all time meeting between West Virginia and Cincinnati the series is tied at 11 games a piece John antonic Our Guest analyst on the broadcast today keys to the game John how you breaking this one down what do you want to see three keys and they're all the same thing key one defense key2 defense key3 defense Tony five of the last nine games West Virginia's allowed 90 points or more in 18 Big 12 games 81 points per game teams are shooting 48% and this one I've never heard of Tony you've followed basketball longer than I have three times this year West Virginia shot 50% or better and lost the games by double digits that's a hard one to figure out that is of all of the numbers that you've seen during the course of a season that's the one that's hard to get your arms around the fact that they have shot the ball well enough to win and yet their defense is just so consistently bad that you're getting beat I mean that's hard to do to shoot over 50% in a game and still get beat yet that has become the biggest problem for this team and obviously turning the ball over as well possessions are going to be at a premium in this game Cincinnati will be very physical with West Virginia they will try to bump them around how does WVU react to that physicality we're about to find out our opening tip coming your way after this word from Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration the official Restoration company of the Mountaineers West Virginia's largest restoration company is now in the heart of the mountain state with the location in Charleston joining our branches in Wheeling Morgantown and Pittsburgh we'll be there to help when you need it most our expert team and state-of-the-art equipment is ready to serve the Canal valley 24 hours a day from water damage to fire restoration when disaster strikes your home or business 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front of us West Virginia and Cincinnati if the Mountaineers lose obviously the season would come to an end there will be postseason basketball for Cincinnati even if they were to lose today they're 18 and 13 overall 7 and 11 in League Play and so they'll have some kind of an opportunity postseason but for West Virginia this is it you lose and your season would come to an end and then with that will come a myriad of changes within the Wu basketball program time now for our starting lineups they're brought To Us by kource when your life's complicated it's important that your health insurance is not choose an affordable Marketplace health insurance plan from Care Source we got you as I said a moment ago 23rd meeting broke his leg against St Louis in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament after the barats had defeated the bicin by 40 points on Senior Day a few days earlier wow I mean we don't need any of that theat right there but you have to talk in the Kyon his life he's that piece with that and the Bearcats could have had their National Title which I believe that would have been the year that finally got over the hump for the Bearcats and that's a little crazy if this guy is sitting up on this this ladder right here trying to fix this camera on top of the backboard I'm afraid of heights and he is up on the next to last rung of a gigantic ladder way up above the backboard fixing a TV camera that points straight down toward the net well it was interesting to talk to UC head coach West Miller before the game today about B ing a team in backto back games I asked him had you ever done that before as a player or a coach he said yes several times because in his former league as the head coach at UNCC Greensboro during Co they changed their scheduling around to play teams back to back they would play basically you know since they had a home game and a road game they would just knock off those two games back to back wow to avoid travel and excessive contact and so forth so he's got quite a bit of experience at doing this Co has brought out first for everything you never thought that they you know travel was at a minimum you and I were calling games in the media center which was kind of weird off a TV screen off a TV screen you know eating cold pizza I had prepared for that as a kid I you know I was dreaming of being a sports broadcaster I used to turn the sound down on the TV and broadcast into a tape recorder so I was uniquely qualified ified that year te now for broadcasting games off of TV I've I've done that several times in dreaming about doing it at of fact when I got my my uh my first game called for Fox ports Ohio we had to go in the control room and broadcast a game me and Tommy G with the TV r with the TV turned down and call a basketball game so we called the first half and it was like that's good enough so we are here on the road at the T-Mobile Center in downtown Kansas City today a beautiful building they do a fantastic job with this tournament there's an area across the street that's set up for fans to gather watch games on a gigantic big screen TV of other tournament games going around the country bunch of bars and restaurants around this Arena so it is an ideal setup for a conference tournament looks like we're going to have a decent crowd for this game even though quite a few of the teams don't play today they're only two games to today and then they start playing four games beginning tomorrow but this is one of those events where you don't see a million empty seats for some of the early round games uh we've got fans from a wide variety of schools who are just here today to watch great basketball Cincinnati is the 11th seed in the event West Virginia the 14 seed as a result the Bearcats are designated as the quote unquote home team today they'll be be wearing their white uniforms and the Mountaineers will be wearing the dark blue I hope we don't come out with the same mentality that we're going to blow this team out no you got to have the same mentality you had when you check into the game like no we're hunting we we're coming for you we don't want to necessarily live off what we did last time and that's how West Miller doesn't coach his team to be that to be you know cocky and all that he is stay focused stay in the moment they've had about six or seven walkthroughs I mean they they put they they they lead the league in walkthroughs in film sessions they get after it the entire time I mean these young guys they don't have time to go back to their room to play Playstation if they're not in a walkr if they're not in a film session then with Bob mine getting worked out Dan skillings is dancing in the hallway soon as he gets off the elevator somebody's grabbing him and doing a media session taking them back there like it is a fullon production and it was great to see it all come to um a head in the previous West Virginia game let's see if we can string it together another one there is some human nature involved when you beat a team by 36 points 4 days earlier but I do think it helps that they also have a loss this year to the West Virginia Mountaineers they know they're capable of uh squandering this opportunity if they don't play well having lost by four in Morgantown on the final day of January our bigs have to stay out of of foul trouble we don't know if Victor lockin probably not going to play so you got jam and you got Aziz push comes to shove you can always put talentino in there for a possession or two we just don't want to get in foul trouble Victor is in uniform today and went through the pregame warm-ups but he has not practiced since the ankle injuries missed the last couple of games I was told before the game there's a chance he could be available tomorrow but probably not today asiz vandego and Jesse Edwards compete for the opening tap it's controlled by the Bearcats in Cincinnati will have the first possession of the game Seas lucous tribbling past the Center Court stripe Has It Outside The Arc left throws it toward the right wing and Dan skillings left hand drive to the free throw line jumps and throws a pass right to Jon Newman and JN did not catch it perfectly thrown pass but it went off Jon's hands and out of bounds so a little sloppy in the first 15 seconds of the game West Virginia has the ball for the first time slazinski passing to the right wing and Kobe Johnson here's Edwards top of the circle hands it off for ca ca with a running floater it is no good and the rebound is grabbed by Aziz bandeo no score 30 seconds in skillings throws it under the hoop for bandeo dribbles once spins couldn't get off a shot throws it outside the arc intended for Newman and this time goes out of bounds again but it was touch thankfully by rayquan battle well you're going to expect West Virginia to come out and play aggressive and play their best to start the game based on what happened last game Cincinnati shot 70% in the second half on Saturday and West Virginia did not defend much after intermission here's DayDay Thomas driving toward the bucket fallway shot is good as he banks it in from 12T that separation beautiful shot against CA two nothing Bearcats one minute into the game here in Kansas City CA has it in the front court for the Mountaineers bounces it on the wing for Kobe Johnson looking down low for Jesse Edwards good defense by vano and they have to throw it back out to Center Court and CA over the shoulder pass for slazinski three-point shot and he makes it to give the Mountaineers a one-point lead yeah they're going to have to close out they worked on that pregame pick and pop 32 West Virginia we've played a minute and 20 seconds DayDay Thomas dribbling just past the Center Court stripe now Thomas plays catch with skillings and gets the ball back DayDay fires toward the wing and lucous seas with 12 on the shot clock dribbling on the wing passes to Banda gives it back now an alleyoop and it's dunked in by Aziz they're playing the screener more or less the guy that's playing Aziz bendo which is Jesse if he doesn't pick up they throw it automatically to the rim 43 Cincinnati 1808 left in the first half here's slazinski and he travels took a step before dribbling and the call was made by Kip Kissinger we've had this crew several times this year there are no non crew they will call what they see beads have a 43 lead and Cincinnati will throw it in from the sideline right next to their bench in the back court lukosus bounces it in for DayDay Thomas he walks it into the front Court kesa defends we're two minutes in Cincinnati leads 43 Newman fumbled the ball on the wing now he drives toward the low block here comes a double team and a reaching foul is called on West Virginia remember C was in foul trouble the first game so he's going to have to stay out of foul trouble he picks up his first on the double team he got called for a technical foul on Saturday at fifth thirdd Arena plays with the temper he does got a little toed he's a good player led the Pack 12 and assist twice when he was at Arizona lucus will inbound throws it in for skillings outside the arc Dan driving passes on the wing for DayDay Thomas CA falls down DayDay passes to the wing goes for three and he buries it it's a lot of oo and AZ for the Bearcats here in attendance 73 Cincinnati 2 and A2 minutes into the game West Virginia has it in the front Court CA 35 ft from the bucket passes for slinsky fires up another three rolls around the rim it's no good we've got a foul called on Jesse Edwards pushing Aziz bandeo Jesse Edwards sort of he went to the ref and said Woo like that was cheap that was small that was minute you call that there's going to be a lot of banging in this game you're going to call that so the Bearcats have the ball with a 73 lead as DayDay Thomas looks toward his head coach and begins jogging into the front Court passes on the left wing for skillings hands it right back to DayDay Thomas fakes an alleyoop he's dribbling outside the arc left now lukosus on the left wing back up top for DayDay Thomas passes for skillings looking down low for Banda now he dribbles right of the lane steps into the paint passes on the wing for Newman five to shoot John drives Baseline had his shot block from behind but Cincinnati gets the rebound feeds skillings misses a three-point shot and Banda will be called for a foul now they got the foul situation even number 55 B bendo is going to get two fouls cuz he plays hard and sometimes they're going to be over the back FS because he loves to go for the offensive rebound it's got to be mindful of the second foul 73 Cincinnati a little more than 3 minutes into the game here in Kanas City crease it between the circles for the Mountaineers throws it under the hoop great block by Newman to deny and alleyoop dunk by battle Cincinnati races the other way skillings in the short Corner up top for Newman steps into a three off the left side of the rim no good rebounded by the Mountaineers slazinski fires it up the floor for Kobe Johnson his three-point shot no good rebounded by skillings two big men are down on the floor on the opposite side of the Court skillings drives passes to DayDay Thomas three-point shot and he makes it I almost thought he should have gave that ball back to skillings in the corner but DayDay caught it rolled around in his fingertips and released Cincinnati's on an 80 run and the Bearcats lead at 103 1605 left in the half now a back door cut by Kobe Johnson his shot got blocked out of bounds by Cincinnati that's great reaction right there because that whole side was cleared out Aziz left his man to go meet him at the rim and blocked it right outside the white square that's two layups are dunks denied by Bearcat block shots one by Newman One by bandeo holding his wrist And1 left in the half but he is staying in the game West Virginia has the ball slazinski inside the three-point line drives throws it in the middle of the paint hook shot by Edwards and he floats it in just jumped over aiz aiz is grabbing his wrist he's going to have to get come out of the game nobody's looking at him 1546 remaining in the half Cincinnati leads West Virginia 105 Day Day Thomas shoots another three in and out no good rebounded by a leaping battle he'll dribble the other way for the Mountaineers rayquan battle driving on John Newman spins into the lane floats up a shot that's no good great box out by vandego to grab the rebound it's looking toward the bench indicating he needs to come out of the game skillings drives puts up a shot that's no good but a foul will be called on West Virginia they love to get the ball in transition early to either seos leosha or Dan Skilling let them play a little bit go downhill and he put the pressure on the defense and Drew a foul rayquan battle called for the foul and and that takes us to the under 16-minute media timeout 1524 left in the first half Cincinnati 10 West 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year looking for more playing time wound up at Southern Illinois where he averaged about 5 and A2 points a game this year and still on good terms of his former coaches and his teammates he's in the first row right behind the barcat bench it's good to see him come out support his guys staying focused right now the barats are doing exactly what I said those three things they had to do to win the game they're holding this team to 25% shooting two of eight they're winning the battle of the boards 6 to four and so far the barats have not taken any free throws but they have been efficient and they have been attacking the basket during the timeout Aziz vano had his right hand or wrist checked out by trainer Bob manene J Reynolds is checked into the game as has jizzel James 520 left in the half here's a drive and a bank shot floated off the glass off the wrong foot and in by Seas lucos atto after timeout play by West Miller Cashes in be cats are up by 7125 the Mountaineers have it Edwards tried to act his way into a foul call the officials did not go for it now CA fires to Wilson who checked in during the timeout he'll shoot from 16 feet and he puts it in yeah you don't expect that that little midy from the free throw line first bucket for Seth Wilson who averages three and a half a game 127 Cincinnati up by five jizzel James dribbling in front of the West Virginia bench he's going to shoot a three-point shot comes up short Edwards saves the rebound inbounds to a teammate and West Virginia has the ball here's Wilson in the right corner they pass it back toward Center Court and Jesse Edward Jam Reynolds on him now Kirk CA driving along the three-point line gets it to Wilson Wilson bounces it down low for Edwards he'll operate one-on-one against Reynolds and jam gets called for the foul yeah you can't pick up two fouls in short action trying to guard him you can't let him get that close to the basket do your work early push him off the block make him use two dribbles to get to the spot that he originally wants to shoot from when West Virginia beat Cincinnati in January the the Mountaineers took 28 free throws when Cincinnati won on Saturday it was only 10 12-7 the Bearcats lead 1413 left in the first half Kobe Johnson Has It Outside The Arc left tribles toward the top of the circle now Harris passing to the left point and Wilson shot clock at four he drives shoots a fall away from the Baseline it is no good and jizzel James has the rebound nice box out by lucous jizzel dribbles to the right point for Cincinnati beads up by five skillings driving Baseline with a left hand reverse layup and he puts it up and in catch and white if you collapse to the Baseline he kicks it to the top of the key 14-7 Bearcats Edwards rolling to the rim Cincinnati did not stay with him and he dunks it in with ease J Reynolds was looking at John Newman no that's your man that rolled to the basket slide down two buckets for Jesse Edwards Cincinnati leads at 149 1327 left in the half skillings outside the arc two steps behind it right side between the circles for jizzel James jizzel left wide open he'll shoot a three off the back of the iron no good and the rebound goes to West Virginia the Mountaineers trying to beat the Bearcats down the floor and fortunately for Cincinnati a pass under the basket for Kobe Johnson went off his hand and out of bounds yeah I saw backto back three-point Shots by jizzel James that's not his shot for him to just his first two shots to be three-pointers he likes to use that pick and roll get into the middle of the paint shoot the midrange to get a rhythm John Newman's going to come out Josh Reed checks in DayDay Thomas will return Dan skillings will take his first break 1310 left in the half Cincinnati leads West Virginia 14-9 so now you'll have jizzel coming off the Baseline screens along with seos let's see how this works jizzel dad is in attendance today here in Kansas City sitting in the first row behind the Bearcat bench D Day Thomas dribbles into the front court now moves toward the right side of the floor passes to lose is fires a straightway tray it's an airball that flies out of bounds he's been efficient in that game winner opening one against Oklahoma as well that's a play that works well he curls off a screen comes to the top of the key and fires a three off a pass but in this case it did not hit the rimg number one Noah farakhan checks into the game for West Virginia he had 12 points at Fifth Third Arena on Saturday he was West Virginia's only double digit score in that 36-point loss to UC K CA dribbling out near Center Court DayDay Thomas on him now a screen set by snic they throw it into the corner farahan has it jizzel James defends a pass to snck who gives it right back to farahan farahan on the right wing up top for CA shot clock at four he drives puts up a tough shot it's no good and the rebound gets tipped by Reynolds right to Josh Reed Cincinnati's ball up by five 1223 left in the half D Day Thomas driving to the bucket Euro stepped to the rim his shot missed the rim but bounced off the backboard where it was dunked in by Reynolds that's a pass Dan come on this I think it was no it counts as one even if it wasn't intentionally one Cincinnati up 69 here's Seth Wilson leftand Drive stops throws it backward and West Virginia will reset with 13 seconds to shoot CA driving right looks to reverse Direction good defense by DayDay Thomas but a reach in foul is called on the Bearcat guard I tell you what day Thomas use that hop step to get to the basket put it up off the glass he misses it and over two Defenders Jamal Reynolds catches it and dunks it in he will tell you that was absolutely a pass it takes us to the under 12-minute timeout it comes with 11:53 remaining in the first half Cincinnati leads West Virginia 16 to9 and you are listening to the Big 12 Conference tournament presented by rnl carriers on news radio 700 WLW let Montgomery in take care of dinner tonight try 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football player but now he's Travis Kelce Taylor Swift's boyfriend that's different the swifties we were talking about him last night at one of the sports clubs he went to and the bartenders described yourself as a Swifty so they're all over the place now we have a demand on this time if he's not doing Bearcat stuff we're upset unless he's doing Swifty stuff and for those who have not heard Travis and Jason Kelce will be coming to Cincinnati on April 11th that is 2 days before the UC football spring game they will be recording an episode of their podcast on the field at Nipper Stadium it's going to be awesome again that is April 11th it's a Thursday 2 days before the UC football spring game West Virginia will have the ball coming out of the timeout Cincinnati leading 16 to9 the foul called on DayDay Thomas before the timeout was his first Mountaineers have it in the front Court farahan standing on the Big 12 logo at Center Court bounces it for slazinski just inside the three-point line now top of the circle it's sunick waits for Wilson to curl off a screen Wilson stops at the right elbow and throws it backward for slazinski 1 second to shoot running shot no good and the rebound gets knocked out of bounds by snic great defense by the Bearcat seos on the trail technique made him shoot a running floater and and Aziz got the ball knocked out of his hands on the rebound West Virginia 4 for 13 thus far that is 31% well below that t- Nell hold him under 40 heat of the game 1120 left in the half since Cincinnati up by seven Josh Reed a step outside the Arc in front of the West Virginia bench triple hand off for jizzel James now DayDay Thomas pump fakes gets his defender in the air drives to the hoop misses the shot nice Bat Out by Aziz bandeo lucous for three in and out no good good offense rebounded by West Virginia the Mountaineers push the pace slazinski in the front Court gives it up for Seth Wilson Wilson stops throws it top of the key for snck now farakhan comes out and grabs the ball here's rayquan on Battle guarded by Reed pumps fakes from 28 ft drives to the free throw line step back two-point jumper no good and the rebounds snatched at Rim level by Aziz Bandago here's Reed for three airball he floated it over the rim rebounded by farakhan in West Virginia Cincinnati up by seven slazinski driving on lucous looks for a back door cut now battle three-point shot from the corner and he puts it in they call it a two his foot was on the line so the Bearcats lead it 16-1 1013 left in the half they'll probably review that to be sure Reed to the right wing and lucous seas dribbling against linski lost control of the ball stolen by battle West Virginia runs battle collides with Reed and gets called for traveling that's good job by Reed he ran back to the paint got his hands up in the air principal of verticality he tried to use his body in order to get the foul he just kept backing up and he tripped himself Dan skillings will he return for Cincinnati lucous heads to the bench John Newman also back into the game and Josh Reed will take a seat Josh was hitting his leg not because of the defense were coming out because he airball the three 956 left in the half 1611 Cincinnati on top by five jizzel James triples pass Center Court CA on him here's bandeo near the top of the key couple of Lefty dribbles stops at the left elbow hands it off for jizzel James jizzel floats it under the hoop Ando in traffic got fouled as he went up and tried to dunk think well jizzel is such a good passer in that situation where he almost shoots like a floater jumps off one leg and thrust it up at the rim for Aziz Bango for the lob dunk they're going to call it a two-shot foul in the act one thing I like about jizzel when he throws Ali oops he just throws it toward the rim that's right and counts on bandeo to go up as opposed to like the top of the backboard as we've seen in some instances first foul shot put up and in by bandeo three points for Aziz the Bearcats lead at 17-1 940 left in the half one dribble by bandeo does the Deep knee Bend puts up the shot this one is short rebounded by Battle of the Mountaineers Cincinnati up by six farahan tribes Pass center slazinski catches outside the arc left wipes the ball in front of skillings now it's battle step back three over Newman and he puts it in and he pointed at Newman and the official had something to say 1714 Cincinnati Newman for three it's no good rebound gets tipped to bandeo Under The Hoop reverse layup is good with his back to the bucket and he draws a foul as well oh the George miking drill where you do left hand right hand layups reverse layups to make sure that that ball goes and it doesn't come below your numbers on your chest he caught that ball got hit did a reverse spin on it got the n one Snick called for the foul and bandeo goes to the line looking for a three-point play that would push the lead back to six aiz puts up the foul shot it is short and rebounded by battle 1914 Cincinnati big man a cook a cook at 610 is checked into the game for West Virginia he did not play at Fifth Third Arena on Saturday farakhan into the corner CA fakes a Three Fires it under the basket a cook missed the shot but got fouled by the Bearcats John N on the scramble because nobody picked up the corner so aiz Banda went out there on CA made him pump fake put the ball down and then all of a sudden he found under the basket a cook and Newman come over and on to help defense in fouls first foul on John Newman Cincinnati's been called for four as a team West Virginia's been called for five we have 853 left in the half a cook a cook puts up the first foul shot and he puts it in daddy loved the name so much he named him twice like George Foreman naming all of his sons George but at least they have a different last name you know Foreman a cook a cook second foul shot is good Cincinnati leads by 3 1916 853 left in the half skillings inbounds in the back court for jizzel James and the Bearcat freshman will dribble into the front court farakhan on him defensively Day Day Thomas way outside the arc left dribbles toward the top of the circle stops near the free throw line now jizzel for three way off the mark rebounded by CA long lead feed slazinski steps into a three and ties the game just like that no transition defense flat shot they weren't back in transition defensively and we're all kned up jizzel James typically doesn't attempt to punch to three-point shots he's taken three none of them have been close today and we've got a tie game and a timeout with 832 left in the [Music] half 19 all is the [Music] score just a 30C [Music] timeout and the Bearcats have seen a seven-point lead slip away well one of those guards are probably going to come out of the game most likely jizzel and they'll get skillings Newman and seos coaches the original starters back in the [Music] game West Virginia has made three shots in a row and we are tied up at 19 with 831 left in the half DayDay Thomas dribbles the ball into the front Court CA on him defensively here's Newman between the circles triples to the left wing now lucous outside inside the arc back to Newman John thought about a three instead feeds it back to Seas 13 to shoot lucus driving on a cook a cook now DayDay Thomas takes a step before dribbling dribbling and gets called for a travel it's no need be quick but never in a hurry as John Wooden famously said KK CA will dribble the ball up the floor for the Mountaineers they LED briefly 3 to2 have not LED since but they could pull ahead here slazinski defended by lucous on the three-point line throws an alleyoop it's dunked in by rayquan battle yeah John Newman thinking he was going to pop up to the top of the key he back door cuts for a lob a 70 Run for the Mountaineers they've taken a two-point lead 2119 here's skillings on the right wing close to the sideline turns to face his Defender dribbles a couple of times now lucous in the right corner back up top for skillings not much movement right now for the bearat offensively skillings drives toward the free throw line passes for Newman six left to shoot John driving to the bucket stops on the low block throws it out to skillings two seconds to shoot steps fires up a three-point shot with a side step it is no good rebounded by West Virginia slazinski to farakhan between the circles the Mountaineers are up by two 714 left in the half crease out to Center Court now it's lazinski right back to crease on the center court strike begins dribbling toward the left Point picked up by lucus on a switch here's slazinski guarded by the smaller DayDay Thomas he's near the free throw line with four to shoot farahan has it good defense by Newman two to shoot farahan off balance three airball rebounded by skillings it'll be a 30-second violation for West Virginia and it takes us to immediate timeout we have 651 left in the half the Mountaineers lead the barats 21 to9 you're listening to 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last nine two of 13 come on that is what's worse than abysmal atrocious oh there you go I like that one I that better and the number though 40 that I said below 40 that they're giving up 42% but it's just transition defense is how they're communicating West Virginia is doing a better job on their picking rolls and they're getting hot early on and I understand it but you got to be able to D some water on these hot Shooters and you do that by getting back to your man you show you get back but offensively you have to take better shots bad shots are just like turnovers you shoot bad shots they get out in transition and they make threes if you don't shoot bad shots you give yourself a chance to get back in transition and guard the guys Cincinnati hasn't scored in about 2 and A2 minutes the Mountaineers on a 70 run and as a result WVU leads it 21-9 Jamal Reynolds will check in during the timeout for Cincinnati Aziz Banda has seven rebounds already will head to the [Music] bench West Virginia has been playing much better with Jesse Edwards on the bench and that's why they left him in the bench the first half the game four days ago tday Thomas jogs it into the front Court passes for Reynolds near the top of the key Jal hands it off for Dan skillings skillings at the free throw line lobs it down low caught in traffic by Reynolds gets it out to DayDay Thomas and he Strokes home a three-point bucket about dday Thomas two of three now from downtown he's got eight points in the first half that ends the streak of nine straight Miss threes and the Bearcats lead it 22-21 slazinski in the front Court underhand shovel for Kerr gets it back to slazinski drives into the paint and draws a foul from Jamal Reynolds he's got to slide his feet caught him on the pump fake now there two fouls on Jamil Reynolds now what do you do the coach is going to play him a little bit longer but he's got to be mindful he doesn't want to rack up cheap fouls team fouls even at five a piece and two foul shots coming for an 80% free throw shooter Quinn slazinski number one is good to tie the game at 22 he had 15 points in the first game against Cincinnati only seven in the second game on Saturday for the lead second foul shot good the Mountaineers back in front 23-22 613 left in the half day day Thomas slowly dribbles past Center Court with 607 left in the half lucous outside the arc left drible to the top of the circle oneand pass for skillings Dan near the free throw line and he got bumped by Kobe Johnson picks up foul number six for West Virginia just keep attacking keep chipping away and get to the free throw line 11 Josiah Harris 67215 returns for West Virginia and Jesse Edwards at 611 comes back in a cook a cook and Quin slazinski exit Cincinnati has the ball down by one one 558 left in the half lucous near the top of the circle floats it under the basket bad pass intercepted by West Virginia rayquan battle swerving into the front Court throws it out towards Center Court and Kobe Johnson West Virginia spreads out offensively Edwards sets a screen Kobe Johnson feeds it to battle three-point shot no good long rebound chase down by Dan skillings in front of the Cincinnati bench he'll dribble up the floor for UC skillings driving the low block now throws it up top for DayDay Thomas DayDay hesitation dribble crossover dribble two-point jump shot in in his bag today being aggressive offensively 10-point first half for DayDay and the Bearcats are back in front 24 to 23 kir cesa lobs it under the hoop leaping catch by Edwards and another foul called on J renolds they call it on Dan Skilling that that helps J out first personal on Dan sixth team foul on Cincinnati and it'll not be a shooting foul bandeo coming back in Reynolds will head to the bench and the Bearcats have their starting five back on the floor well not for very long jizzel James will come back in and seos lucus will exit so between seas' bad passes and jizzel James bad shooting one out for another CA inbounds in the corner for battle quick trigger three three and he puts it in rayquan battle one thing rayquan battle is not going to do very often is pass that's right he averages an assist every 46 minutes but he can score he's got 10 points in the first half West Virginia in front 2524 Day Day Thomas for three he makes another one his third of the first half he's got 13 points and the Bearcats are up by two right back at you ain't cheating get your money back DayDay Thomas a 20% three-point shooter in Big 12 Play Now Kirk CA Cuts back door Gets behind DayDay Thomas catches a bounce pass and lays it in day has been tracking him trying to anticipate that hand off to try to punch it out of there 27 all is the score 418 left in the half DayDay Thomas thought about another three-point attempt didn't shoot it chizel James has it he's near the free throw line two-point jumper and he makes it much easier when he's in a flow going to his left pulling up at the free throw on area 2927 Cincinnati 4 minutes left in the first half Kobe Johnson to Jesse Edwards between the circles Big Man Hands it off for Kobe Johnson throws an alleyoop Edwards misses the dunk but got fouled by John Newman oh quarters and washers coming off the top with that camera is up top second foul on Newman but when he pulled on that Rim stuff was falling down which can be a hazard now you don't know you have to bring the the ladder out here to see if that thing is going to fall two officials are staring up at the TV camera that is mounted Above the Rim making sure that is still safely affixed and it may result in a delay of play in any case we've reached the under four-minute media timeout 353 remaining in the half Cincinnati nursing a two-point lead 29 to 27 and you're listening to the Big 12 tournament presented by rnl carriers on news radio 700 WLW imagine yourself in a new Toyota like the family siiz Highlander now through April 1st get a new 24 Highlander with 4.75 APR financing or 5.75 on 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even if it doesn't hit a player if it falls just the Optics of it when they had a chance to stop play and get that thing fixed Josh Reed back into the game during the timeout for UC as is seos lucous the Bearcats also have bandeo skillings and James on the floor Jess excuse me Jesse Edwards at the free throw line to shoot two for West Virginia he broke his wrist in December and his free throw shooting went down the tubes after that first shot here is no good before the injury he made 67% since the injury 43% hacka Edwards if need be second foul shot also no good rebounded in the middle of the paint by seos lucus Cincinnati's ball up by 2 2927 345 left in the half jizel James dribbling on the Center Court logo waits for bandeo to come out and set a screen jizzel guns a pass to Reed for a wideopen three missed it rebounded on the weak Side by Kobe Johnson of the Mountaineers dribbles past Center Court guarded by skillings now Kobe Johnson driving to the low block throws it up top for Harris now Kira comes out and grabs the ball here's rayquan battle who has 10 points in the first half back to ca with 12 to shoot Edwards defended by bandeo he's backing his way into the paint over theh shoulder pass shot from the right corner thrown in by Harris there's no need for Harr see the coaches to totally leave his man turn his back to him and then try to hustle back that was a three-point basket for Harris that gives West Virginia a one-point lead skillings for three and he makes it from way downtown they've had some get back for every three that West Virginia had lately Cincinnati leads by two 3230 skillings with five points in the half here's Harris who just made the three just outside the three-point line defended tightly by luk ious pitches it backward for CA now battle between the circles off balance three got it oh he is feeling it today he can really shoot he's had as many as 32 points in a college game 3332 West Virginia up by one 217 remaining in the half jizzel James passes for bandeo inside the three-point line near the top of the circle now skillings two-point jump shot no good rebounded by har West Virginia's ball up by one 203 left in the half CA in the front Court passes in the lane off the hand of Edwards intercepted by skillings Cincinnati's ball lucous running into the front Court passes into the corner three-point shot by Reed air ball rebounded by vandego lost control of the ball saves it in off a West Virginia player it'll be Cincinnati's ball with 145 left in the half he rolled him like he had a saddle on his back all the way to the corner pushed him into to the West Virginia bench DayDay Thomas is going to check in Josh Reed who is 0 for three from outside the ark comes out 145 left in the half Cincinnati down by a point 33-32 lucous will throw it in from the sideline next to the West Virginia bench out towards Center Court and DayDay Thomas Day Day who had a big half dribbling outside the arc left waits for a pick from bandeo drives to the free throw line puts up a left-handed shot from 15 ft no good rebounded by skillings attacks the bucket and draws a two- shot foul a leftand shot by DayDay it's risky in a tournament situation you know he's has a career high three threes he had three threes in the previous game that they well not the previous game but earlier this year versus West Virginia he was three of eight in that game but I wouldn't see a a three a leftand fadeaway shot in the paint is not what I want from skillings comes up way short on his first foul shot and the Bearcats are still down by one 132 left in the half that last foul was on Battle his second and he's going to come out of the game with 132 left in the half if Cincinnati could Circle somebody to come out he would be it with 13 points in the first half Skilling second foul shot is up he makes it and we're tied at 33 132 left in the half six in the first half for skillings read back in for defense jizzel James will come out 92 seconds left in the half Kobe Johnson begins dribbling up the floor goes by skillings on the dribble now they try to trap him at Center Court gets it to slazinski open three from the left corner and it is good he decides to leave him open in the corner three threes in the first half for Quinn slazinski West Virginia is a team making 60% from outside The Arc and leading by three DayDay Thomas has it for Cincinnati throws an aloop tip no good by Bandoo thought he was fouled no whistle West Virginia's ball slazinski with 58 seconds left in the half passes to Center Court and kir Kaa Seas lucous on him CA motions for somebody to set a screen Edwards does now they pass it to the right side and Harris runs puts up a shot it's no good one hand rebound DayDay Thomas dribbles the other way throws it ahead for killings had the ball knocked Away by Kirk CA and West Virginia has the ball with 33 seconds left in the half the Mountaineers have a three-point lead and their interim head coach Josh eer calls a timeout 30 seconds left in the half 23 seconds left on the shot clock and Wes Miller is explaining to the official when we throw a l play they're bumping into our big that's going for the lob and you're not calling it and the officials just looking at him like he's speaking a foreign Lang language 32 timeout allowing Josh iser to draw up a play Bearcats led by seven early but they're down by three one team making its three-point shots West Virginia at 60% the other missing the Bearcats at 27.8% well you do a halfcourt trap and all of the Defenders for the Bearcats other than the two Trappers you're supposed to have two Trappers two in ipats and one protector well all the other three were sitting in the paint they throw the ball to the corner and there was nobody there aiz Bango tried to track out from the middle of the paint to block the shot that shot goes in but bad shots air balls in in the like are just cing the Bearcats West Virginia inbounds we have 28 seconds left in the half again a 7-second difference between the clocks CA dribbling way outside the three-point line driving on DayDay Thomas throws it under the rim or Above the Rim rather it's dunked in by Edwards and he's fouled by bandeo that was extremely well done out of the timeout by West Virginia yes it [Music] was and now you seeing what is what it feels like to not get calls for the Bearcats it seemed like every call went their way 4 days ago how will they respond now foulon Bandoo his second so he has two Reynolds has two Edwards at the line to try for the three-point play his foul shot is up and he misses again rebound goes to skillings winning a battle with Josiah Harris Cincinnati can play for the final shot 10 seconds left in the half the cats down by five against West Virginia 5 seconds left in the half Thomas driving toward the right wing picked up on a switch shoots a three-point shot makes it as the buzzer sounds Day Day Thomas with four threes in the first half his season high and allows Cincinnati to go to the locker room down by two the Bearcats are 5- seven when trailing at the half 9 and 25 under West Miller when trailing at the half they're going to have to tighten some things up mostly their transition defense the shots that they're taking yes day day is hot so you want to ride him a little bit but Josh Reed has airball three threes that he's taken they have not got good quality looks other than the creativity from Day Day Thomas knocking down threes and and John Newman is nowhere to be found West Virginia made 10 of its last 13 shots in the first half well you got to get tighter defense you got to take them away you have to tell the defense what you want them to do you can't let the def the offense dictate what they want to do defense determines what you can have you can have shots over here but only from these players and they have to do that they have to establish identity and of that stretch of making 10 of their last 13 five of those shots were threes for 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knights will take on BYU tomorrow in round two in the ACC Notre Dame has a five-point lead Over Georgia Tech 7469 7 minutes left in that game in the A10 today forom defeated Davidson in overtime 71-63 and right now George Washington and LEL are tied at 36 with 11 minutes and 25 seconds to go five automatic bids to the NCAA tournament will be determined later tonight in the coastal Athletic Association it'll be Stony Brook versus Charleston Pat Kel's team 26 and seven that's Charleston so far this season in the Horizon it'll be Milwaukee versus Oakland in the Northeast Wagner versus Mary Mack in the West Coast Conference both of these teams will go to the NCA tourn tournament regardless of what happens tonight it's number 17 Gonzaga against number 21 St Mary's and in the summit it is Denver versus South Dakota State for the automatic bid again here in Kansas City West Virginia leads Cincinnati at the half 3836 first half stats when we continue you're listening to the Big 12 tournament 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not sorry not DayDay but uh jizzel missed two of those Josh re airball three of them we just haven't had the looks that we needed to thank God D Day Thomas four or five from down town and that was unexpected DayDay Thomas in Big 12 play this year 11 out of 55 coming into the game that is 20% but he's had a couple of good three-point shooting performances against West Virginia this obviously the best four for five so far to help the Bearcats hang in there down by two 3836 Bearcats jumped out to a seven-point lead they were on top 16 to9 put about 1330 left and a half and got out scored 29-2 the rest of the way Cincinnati has outrebounded West Virginia 19-6 only one offensive rebound for the Mountaineers thus far turnovers are even at five a piece and after crushing West Virginia uh in points in the paint on Sunday scoring 48 points in the paint that stat is even so far today yes it is but then I'm more concerned about the foul trouble D John Newman has two J Reynolds has two Aziz bendo has two these are three very important pieces of what you do what you like to put together on this team defensively and offensively down on the Block we have not got a chance to establish ourselves other than to roll to the rim with our bigs we need to establish J Reynolds down low and then John Newman must attack offensively cuz if he's not been able to stop battle then put the pressure back on battle who also has two fouls put the pressure on him to stop him couple of West Virginia players also have two fouls and they are the two guys who have done most of the damage for the Mountaineers today rayquan battle who had 12 points in the first half two for three from outside the ark and Quinn slazinski who had 11 points in the first half including three for four from outside the ark again the halftime score 3836 the Mountaineers lead the bear cat you've been listening to the rnl carriers halftime report presented by rnl carriers partner with a family-owned El TL provider at rlc.com back for the second half in a moment on 700 WLW my Skyline order has always been the same three cheese conies no onion no mustard but the other day a friend got me to try one with everything on it it was amazing that little dash of mustard and the snap of those diced onions just blew me away I didn't know what I was missing from now on when I go to Skyline it's three cheese conies all the way with the out of chili cheese fries how do you like your Skyline conies feeling good it's Skyline time your husband is pretty handy to have around he makes the world's best Mac and Cheese Lunch is ready he's in the Tickle Monster Hall of Fame and he can teach anyone how to throw strikes but a busted pipe and a basement full of water honey I think we need a plumber is a little out of his League that's where a homeowner's policy from Shelter Insurance comes in handy we'll help get your house back in order and your husband back to what he does best find an agent at shelterinsurance.com wear your Shield we 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16.2 points including 36o losses to Cincinnati and Texas and a 34-point loss to Houston but if you allow them to hang in there they can pull off the upset they've got wins over Kansas and Texas and Cincinnati and UCF and the Mountaineers are hanging in there today yeah they're not as you mentioned devoid of talent they have it they just haven't put it all together and when you talk I talked to Jamar Johnson he said there been a lot of selfish play and so guys are trying to get numbers that you know they're trying to get their value up for nil or whatever the case may be they got to lock in and the barats also have to lock lock in the barats are just giving up too much in transition they're not matching up in the half court they started out great but then they start taking bad shots and those bad shots accumulate over and over and over next thing you know you've been up and down the floor five or six times and you haven't made a basket following Saturday's 36-point Bearcat blowout West Virginia's interim head coach Josh iser said the following if we don't have a bad taste in our mouth and don't compete at the highest level in the rematch then we have to look in the mirror and figure out if you really want to play the game of basketball so his team has responded to that playing harder and playing better today and as a result West Virginia very much in the game on top by two at the half he might only be in interim but he started to learn the Mind Game you know you got to talk to your guys through the media and really challenge them mentally to say do you really want this now Saturday's game was close at the half since led by seven and then in the second half it was 56-27 in favor of the Bearcats so we'll see if they can dominate the final 20 minutes today it's going to be West Virginia's ball to begin the second half Cincinnati won the opening tap and there were no tie-ups in the first half Quinn slazinski made three threes in the first half and he will inbound the ball to kir ca to get the second half underway Cincinnati has its starting five on the floor including two players with two fouls Newman and bandeo slazinski and battle have two fouls for the Mountaineers and the second half is underway here in Kansas City Kirk cesa has it in the front Court just past Center Court guarded tightly by DayDay Thomas tribes toward the right Point floats it into the corner for Kobe Johnson passes up top for battle battle isolated against skillings over the shoulder pass into the corner cre it for three count it kept it high almost like D'Angelo Russell threw it high kept it high shot it high West Virginia 7 for1 from outside the ark lucous for three and he answers for Cincinnati 4139 West Virginia by two as each team opens the second half with a three-point bucket and now Cincinnati fouls a three-point shooter Kirk CA about to launch a quick three and DayDay Thomas collided for the foul day ran into the screen did a 360 turn cuz Gesa pulled up for the jump shot and as he went to block it he turned and boxed him out in the air K CA a 76% free throw shooter his first one is up it is good West Virginia leads by three the Bearcats did that four times in a stretch of less than 5 minutes on the road in their last regular season Road game at Oklahoma second free throw up and in for CA they can do it once today they better not do it again C's third foul shot he makes all three Oklahoma made all 12 under those circumstances West Virginia has its biggest lead 44- 39 DayDay Thomas dribbles past Center Court hands it off for Newman now Thomas in front of the barric CAD bench dribbling near the top of the circle lucous catches floats it down low for Banda and Edwards goes over his back and gets called for a foul it's good job trying to go to him whether he gets the basket or not picked up another another foul second on Jesse Edwards Cincinnati will throw it in from the Baseline luus handed the ball passes into the corner for skillings now DayDay Thomas inside the three-point line up top for Newman John driving into the lane gets tied up by CA Cincinnati will get the ballc John Newman has not played well today no but he does that a lot he he dribbles right into the tee for the defense instead of stopping a dribble before and kicking it to the corner that does not reset the shot clock so the Bearcats have 12 seconds to shoot Lous lobs it in Newman toes on the three-point line passes for skillings seven to shoot Dan driving to the basket shot no good Vego got a rebound and had his shot blocked by the much shorter rayquan battle here's an for Edwards catches under the hoop bang shot good West Virginia by seven 4639 lucous for three missed it offensive rebound knocked out of bounds by bandeo and he gets called for a foul is third so now we're in danger he's giving the thumb up like I'm okay Wes Miller is looking like okay no we got to get him out of here what are we do it Reynolds will check in Vana Will Come Out West Virginia has gone from Seven down to seven ahead with 1834 to go in it's danger zone because we don't have depth now at the big man position cerr dribbles into the front Court passes for rayquan battle hands it off for slazinski to the top of the circle in Edwards holds it over his head and gives it up for Kerr ker CA aloop and another foul called on Cincinnati Reynolds collided with Edwards that's number three on Jam the barcat got to go into a Zone that's the reason that you need a two3 Zone to limit the movement of the big man around the middle so he's not dominating you you don't go zone now you go manto man and you're just getting more foul trouble here's kir kesa fakes a two-point jumper passes to slazinski gets lucous in the air drives right to the hoop puts it in West Virginia by nine and slazinski sticks out his tongue after that basket makes it 48-39 say l slazinski up to 13 points in the game here's Reynolds mid post area against Edward shoots a lefty fall away that's no good and the ball gets knocked out of bounds by West Virginia I just don't like that like get to the middle turn around shoot over your left shoulder put that right hand Hook off the glass second half score 103 West Virginia lukosus will throw it in from the Baseline 20 on the shot clock for Cincinnati into the corner for DayDay Thomas kresa trying to swat it away now lucos is between the circles passes for Newman he'll shoot a three Banks it in Cincinnati gets lucky and the Bearcats Trail 48 to 42 we're not in Fifth Third but online banking still works Dan that's the first basket of the game for John Newman here's Edwards backing down Reynolds the ball was knocked out of bounds by a help Defender Newman and West Virginia will throw it in from the Baseline yeah they're going to have to start double teaming every time that Jesse Edwards catches the ball 4842 Mountaineers will inbound for West Virginia into the corner battle Drives By skillings shoots over Reynolds and scores caught it wiped it went right by Dan skillings 50 to 42 West Virginia up by eight 177 to go DayDay Thomas dribbling past the center CT stripe Reynolds sets a screen DayDay driving toward the bucket his running floater no good rebound tipped toward the corner and it goes out of no it's saved inbounds by West Virginia but right to cincin CNA Bearcats have the ball Day Day Thomas thinking about a three he shoots it off air ball rebounded by West Virginia 50 to 42 Mountaineers West Virginia dominating the second half CA has it in the front Court Edwards sets a screen now it's thrown under the basket for Edwards lays it up lays it in and they are picking this defense apart by the Bearcats West Miller calls a timeout his team rails by 10 we'll take a break 16 minutes and 36 seconds to go West Virginia 52 Cincinnati 42 this is the Big 12 tournament presented by rnl carriers on news radio 700 WLW imagine yourself in a new Toyota like the powerful new Tundra 4x4 with the best resale value in its class now through 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trouble both of your bigs have three fouls a piece Victor lockin is not playing you're not going to put in anybody else other than those two so you have to play him through some of this stuff some of the bad stuff and Dan I just don't like it because West Virginia is coming down they're playing pick and roll they throwing down to the block and they're not getting rotations Jamal Reynolds is not your defensive player in this lineup he's an offensive player so you got to get him going offensively to put the pressure on Jesse Edwards to defend him if you just have Jam Reynolds out there just floating around then you're losing Jesse Edwards has taken five shots today he's made all five it's my belief they've all been layups and dunks yeah so Jamal Reynolds is you have him in the game don't expect him to come up with great defensive stop to get your rebounds he may block a shot every once in a while only has eight of those on the season but other than that I got to get him going offensively Cincinnati has the ball down by 10 5242 jizzel James checked in during the timeout skillings catches at the left Point dribbles toward the middle of the floor outside the ark now lucous passes on the wing Newman drives to the low block offensive foul called on John and that's three on John Newman so now we're in serious foul trouble three on Newman three on vandego three on Reynolds Kirk cesa will dribble the ball up the floor for the Mountaineers trying to advance to a round two game against Kansas a team with serious injury problems the Bearcats go to a two3 Zone you were calling for it Terry let see if it works Cincinnati down by 10 battle into the corner slazinski guarded by Newman playing with three fouls now CA touch pass for Kobe Johnson Johnson back to ca fakes the three passes to slazinski two-point jump shot missed it first Miss of the second half for West Virginia The Zone work Cincinnati with the ball down by 10 jizzel James outside the ark defended by Kirk kesa puts it on the deck with the left hand now driving with the right hand and a foul will be called on CA and that takes us to the under 16-minute timeout West Virginia 52 Cincinnati 42 you're listening to the Big 12 tournament presented by rnl carriers on news radio 700 WLW hello folks it's the cowboy looking for the perfect venue for your next Gathering let Montgomery in host your next special event whether you're planning a dinner party a business luncheon or a corporate Gathering let Montgomery n make your event extraordinary they have an array of private dining rooms that offer a unique dining experience with a wide range of group dining accommodations designed to meet your every need and make each event memorable visit montgomer in.com to learn more do you worry about your basement leaking every time it rains well get it fixed permanently hey Gary svin here call ever dry waterproofing today and stop worrying about your basement and start using it call ever dry waterproofing for a free basement 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I hope they do and they they have to be more mindful of how they play The Zone up top because they're pulling the guys up by the free throw line area in order to kick it to the corners for deep three so we don't want Jal Reynolds running out there trying to block the shot stay home cuz if he goes out there runs into a guy or they go past him and they bump him and he picks up a fourth foul it's not worth it so keep them in the middle make sure that they they stay flat defensively keep those wings out there and keep Newman from getting in foul trouble as well because he's important to this in Saturday's game in Cincinnati West Virginia scored a total of 56 points the Mountaineers have 52 with more than 15 minutes to go today it'll be the Bearcats ball in the front court with 20 on the shot clock coming out of the timeout well then where we getting offense from is seos L only has he has eight points he's got to be aggressive jizzel James normally gives you a spurt right about this time of the game between that 15 and 8 Minute Mark at seven minute stretch is normally when he takes off Newman will throw it in for Cincinnati he's handed the ball near the hash mark throws it in for jizzel James near Center Court Cincinnati down 10 5242 15 1 12 minutes to go Reynolds inside the three-point line passes for James outside the arc left jizzel left hand drive inside the three-point line dangerous pass could have been picked off by battle skillings has it drives toward the bucket impossible shot no good offensive rebound Reynolds gathers himself throws it out to jizzel James shot clock reset jizzel drives and has the ball taken away by kir CA West Virginia has the ball up by 10 with 155 to go Kobe Johnson clicking his fingertips as he dribbles near near the Center Court stripe skillings defends Johnson outside the arc left hands it off for kesa jizel James on him CA driving stops now it's slazinski right back to ca with six to shoot he's way outside the arc kesa off balance three hits the backboard not the rim rebounded by Reynolds good defense by Cincinnati there jizzel James driving toward the basket obvious foul on West Virginia and that's what jizzel does he comes in transition and he's always looking for the quick transition bucket that's what makes him good in transition it's the half court that he's been struggling with rayquan battle called for his third foul three Subs are going to check in for West Virginia they haven't changed Personnel in the second half in about five and a half minutes James puts up the first free throw and jizzel makes it he has three points in the game a cook a cook comes in Josiah Harris checks in as does Seth Wilson Jesse Edwards rayquan battle and Quinn slazinski come out see if the Bearcats can capitalize on this substitution dday Thomas back in and John Newman Will exit for Cincinnati Bear catch Trail by nine jizzel James has another foul shot coming four hard dribbles now the foul shot it is good jizzel makes them both Cincinnati Trails 52 44 Kobe Johnson dribbles into the front court goes by skillings passes for a cook a cook at the top of the circle backward handoff for Kobe Johnson Johnson crossover dribble tries to spin by skillings floats it off the glass and in why did they come out of the Zone West Virginia back up by 10 here's jizzel James outside the ark it's going to shoot a three-point shot it is around the rim no good and the ball goes out of bounds off West Virginia jizzel is 0 for four on his three-point attempts today fortino four left West Virginia by 10 that's been the Mountaineers biggest lead Cincinnati getting organized four players near the free throw line as jizzel James gets ready to throw it in jizzel inbounds into the corner for DayDay Thomas gets double team throws at the skillings three-point shot shot no good rebounded by Harris Bearcats are 8 for 24 from outside the ark make that eight for 25 32% West Virginia 7even for 12 Mountaineers up by 10 Seth Wilson driving to the free throw line drives to the hoop lays it up and in over jizzel James yep and Jamal Reynolds who scared to block the shot not that he would go for the block but he has three fouls biggest lead for West Virginia 5644 Cincinnati's defense has not been good today let them go Day Day Thomas dribbling outside the arc he's going to shoot a three-point shot in and out no good another Miss for Cincinnati West Virginia's ball up by 12 Kirk c a three-point shot he doesn't miss and the Mountaineers are kicking [Music] tail it's got to be a different adjustment here for the bearcuts a 15-point lead for a n and 1 Half Point Underdog 5944 is the score lucos is near the top of the key Harris with a forearm in his chest Seas splits two Defenders feeds it to Reynold spins puts up a hook and scores they got to force some action here defensively they're going back to the zone now 5946 West Virginia by 13 the Bearcats will try the 23 Kobe Johnson dribbling on the Center Court logo gives it up to ca right back to Kobe Johnson now Seth Harris into the short corner and a cook a cook up top for Crea swings it left in the corner Harris wideopen three Bullseye me come on he dropped the ball rubbed it around in his hand there was still nobody in his face he shot a wide open three Dan skillings is looking but does not react West Virginia 9 for 14 from outside the ark that is 64% West Miller calls a timeout and we'll take a break with 12 minutes and 24 seconds to go it has been ugly for the bear cat since about 1330 left in the first half Cincinnati led by seven then the Bearcats Trail by 16 Now 62- 46 is the score this is the Big 12 tournament presented by rnl carriers on news radio 700 WLW imagine yourself in a new Toyota like a family siiz Highlander now through April 1st get a new 24 Highlander with 4.75 APR financing or 5.75 on an electri ified Highlander Hybrid or get up to $11,000 APR cash on the new Grand Highlander depending on model when financed with approved credit through TFS plus 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Mountaineers lead the Bearcats 62 to 46 with 1224 to go four games ago we dominated the point point uh points in the paint to the tune of it was it like 48 to 48 to 10 48 to 14 yeah now it's 22 to 12 so we're not getting what we need you asked before the game one of the questions who has the advantage in a blowout situation the team that got blew out or the team that did the blowing out and obviously the team that got blew out came back with a plan because they were embarrassed and they knew they they were a better team and they came out and we look like we have no effort whatsoever they've been through six walkthroughs film sessions you name it they had everything that coach West M pulling through on a on a daily a game game by- game basis but they look flat and they're taking bad shots and the defense is atrocious West Virginia started the game 4 for 14 since then as a team 19 for 24 79% I'm not sure I've ever heard of a college basketball team in a game where you know the two teams are comparable making 19 out of 24 shots in a stretch come on man what about the Georgetown Villanova national championship game yes yeah that'd be the spins on his pivot foot bounces it short Corner Kobe Johnson guarded by skillings he takes him inside puts up a lay up and in Kobe Johnson and we're going to get a whistle and a technical foul called against West Virginia's Kobe Johnson that's going to be a taunting call against Kobe he did the right thing and scored the basket but he looked and stared at the defender you don't need that right now you just went up 16 again and now you're going to put lucus a free throw shooter who can make him at the line and he does just that he makes the first one he's 82% on the season and you're going to give back the two points in all likelihood that you just scored and they do so that washes out so instead of 6448 Cincinnati will get the ball back now down 14 and Kobe Johnson has a CH face to-face conversation with Josh iser as he's taken out of the game and not face to face in a malicious way but just Kobe buddy you got to control yourself all right here we go M near by 14 day day Thomas front court gets it to John Newman Newman sends it out to lucus he's a good shooter three is up and in nothing but the net so he hits Five Points in a row and just like that Cincinnati sniffing it within 11 with 1120 to go now the Mountaineers K caresa yo yo it out front gets it to Noah farakhan he spins back out near midcourt to kesa kesa gets a screen from a cook kesa gives up his dribble back to farakhan shot clock at nine Noah's at midcourt Noah against skinning skillings takes him in now restarts pushes up a shot on rim bouncing wco rebound tipped controlled by Cincinnati back come the Bearcats on a run out left side lucous lucous on the near Wing bounces it down inside bendo against the cook spins jump hook up on the rim no good rebound taken down by Joe Joe Harris that's his fifth of the game back come the Mountaineers leading by 11 with 1040 to go off of a screen caresa sends the ball to farac back out near midcourt taken by kesa cerr gets knocked down foul called by day day Thomas and that'll be his third foul that comes at 1034 Cincinnati's fifth team foul West Virginia now to the bench Jesse Edwards will come in Jesse on the afternoon 10 points on five of five from the field inbounds taken by CA at midcourt shot clock shows 16 Jesse comes tried to set a screen can't get it now does a second time through they get the ball right sine ball gets deflected stolen by Cincinnati Thomas down the four lucus gets the ball to skilly he slams it down in transition off the turnover timeout Mountaineers as Cincinnati now has gone on a 70 run and that 16-point lead for West Virginia has been cut to nine points at 64 to 55 with 106 to go so West Virginia A little sloppy there couple of turnovers the bad decision by Kobe Johnson and just like that that 16-point lead evaporates down to nine and now the question becomes is the momentum plus Cincinnati do they keep rolling or can West Virginia now retake it and get some points on the board well you got to answer and you want something close to the basket I want something with going to the basket with Jesse well Jesse Edwards as I said a moment ago has not missed from the field he's five of five he is 0 of three from the foul line and you're out there with their center vano with three personal fouls so to your point John you'd love to get a fourth foul against Vana 302 timeout complete ker caresa Seth Wilson JoJo Harris Jesse Edwards and Noah faran on the floor for the Mountaineers Bearcats have made four of their last five shots around a s and0 run West Virginia though has made five of its last seven WV shooting 71% in the half need to resume that faran bounces it outside wide left taken by Kerr caresa tightly guarded by day day Thomas caresa gets the ball back to farakhan just over midcourt inside of 10 minutes we go here's an alley block Edwards puts it up and in a great dish from out front by farahan Jesse's got a dozen Mountaineers go back up 11 on the other end Thomas penetrates right of the circle sends the ball on a skip taken by John Newman the left-hander with a three off rim won go rebound foul West Virginia and that's going to be called against Jesse Edwards the Mountaineers fifth team foul Jesse's third non shooting and Cincinnati will inbound mountainer is up 11 with 941 to go 6655 all right here's the inbound for UC Day Day Thomas will throw it in underneath their basket Baseline right gets it into skillings far Corner trying to get it to lucous skillings drives a baseline cut off by farakhan out front to bandeo now to Day Day Thomas Thomas penetrates in puts a shot off the glass won't go rebound though convenient lcos is open three got another one Bo sometimes you're just lucky now a technical foul has been called as vano was knocked to the ground and Jesse Edwards may have just been assessed a technical foul with 924 to go that came off of the ball and bandeo ended up on his back in the lane and a technical foul has been called that comes at 924 to go with West Virginia's lead cut to eight on that three-pointer by Locus and now they're going to take a review of the sequence that took place bet bet Jesse it's four reviews brought To Us by farmer Klein and Campbell if you're injured in a truck wreck call the truck accident team at Farmer Klein and Campell if you're injured in a truck accident farmer kleining Campbell strong and caring farmer kleining Campbell an official partner of WVU Athletics you're correct if it is against Jesse Edwards that would be his fourth so the officials harness and Kissinger over on the far side scores table so the call on the floor was technical initially against Jesse Edwards and Josh eer is out there now and he's having a conversation with another official Maris pedig and Josh isn't happy he's going to say we're across the floor in the body language this isn't good so I don't think this is going to favor the golden blue so West Virginia has seen its lead cut to eight well they haven't put the fourth foul up yet for Edwards and that's coming there it is here comes the technical foul shots this is lucous who is two of two so that's going to give Jesse four fouls that's going to get him out of the lineup but they're going to have to go with Pat sumon and now lucous once again excellent free throw shooter he's got a chance to make this a six-point game yeah and you're going to do it without Jesse Edwards who's got 12 points this afternoon on six of six from the field this all started with that Kobe T it's when it [Music] started all right lucus he is ready he's two of two this afternoon and he's three of three we knew it was only a matter of time before Cincinnati made its run the question is will West Virginia be able to withstand the run right now wevu has just two starters on the floor Josh has got to make a decision on Battle too when does he bring him back correctas ready again up it goes and we have ourselves a six-point game 6660 Mountaineers as luosha scores his 18th point and Cincinnati possession too because of the technical wow they could really come out of this thing just monstrous period here right that one down at 924 could be massive in this game here's a lob in the skillings drives hard left side spins against faran and fouls him and knocks him to the floor and skillings is going to go to the line with a chance to make it a four-point game smart move on Cincinnati's part mismatch there on Faron right to the basket faran picks up his first personal foul skillings a six 6 7% free throw shooter to the line with 921 to go and West Virginia on top 66 to 60 skillings had 17 against the Mountaineers Saturday JoJo Harris and rayquan battle at the scores table free throw goodin Seth Wilson and Noah faraka exit as Harris and battle enter West Virginia shooting a smoking 7 93% here in this second half to Cincinnati's 35 free throw no good rebound taken by Harris but Cincinnati 7even of seven up until that point at the foul line all right West Virginia with a five-point lead have led by as many as 16 can the Mountaineers get the offense back here's slazinski held by skillings and that's going to be team foul six that's his third personal West Virginia will inbound 909 on the clock and they will inbound right front of our broadcast location Quince slazinski who has scored 13 inbounds at midcourt taken by kesa popping out to get it Harris quick touch now slazinski between the two circles guarded by lucus flips the ball to CER caresa out near midcourt shot clock nine sunick presents with the screen CER penetrates going to push up a jumper won't go off the rim and the rebound cleared by Bandoo fa cats on the move up the floor they're down five here's Day Day Thomas Crossing over sends the ball out front to Newman now lucous far right corner skillings for a three short rebound taken down by slazinski and here comes West Virginia 8 minutes 30 seconds in Winding five-point Mountaineer lead 6661 inside the lane here's snic layup is good what a pass from the left wing from slazinski Pat gets two West Virginia's up seven on the other end of the floor Newman outside right to Thomas lucus on the right side sng in front of his team's bench sends it crosscourt to Newman now to skillings skillings top of the three-point circle behind the screen from vano sends it to Thomas driving Baseline right all the way through they work the ball to lucous open for a three swish great ball movement his 21st point and inside of 8 minutes we go and West Virginia leads 68- 64 21 for lucus front Court West Virginia it's lazinski with it out near Mid Court CA left of the circle taken by sunick snck looks now dribbles across the free throw Circle get the ball to battle here's Ray going to push up a jumper off front rim no rebound JoJo Harris into the far left corner open is slazinski how about a three missed it off the rim rebound taken by Cincinnati here come the cats down by four in transition nday Thomas attacks the rim whistle foul against PESA and free throws coming for Day Day Thomas go to immediate timeout 724 to go it's West Virginia 68 and Cincinnati 64 more Mountaineer basketball after this word from United Bank West Virginia's Bank proud to be United with the Mountaineers get more bank for your business with United Bank whether you'd like to start a business purchase commercial real estate or equipment United Bank can help we support Business Development throughout our great state making business and consumer la loans and fueling opportunities small business owners dreams come true and larger corporations grow what can we do for your business United Bank West Virginia's Bank proud to be United with the Mountaineers Equal Housing lender member FDIC for us it's gold and blue this is MSN the Mountaineer Sports Network if came with a remote control you know you could hit pause when you needed 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Cincinnati is going to go back to the free throw line it's a four-point West Virginia lead 6864 with 724 to go so despite the fact and this is bizarre that West Virginia is shooting 63% from the field in the half and Cincinnati is shooting the absolute inverse at 36% Cincinnati has made Seven of eight foul shots in this second half and it has helped bring them back after trailing by 16 points you lose your Poise you lose your Poise you get three technicals over that span and these are all free throws with no time on the clock that's how your 16-point lead evaporates so we now have had technicals against Kobe Johnson J Edwards and rayquan battle and now you've got battle with four personal fouls and Jesse Edwards with four personal fouls how long do you sit them and watch before you have to bring them back in well obviously nothing to lose here right M basketball presented by Omnia Sports and promotions West Virginia's promotional product and team sports leader based in beautiful St Mary's West Virginia visit them on the web at Omnia promos.com a West Virginia Company so here comes lucous who has made the free throws off these technicals he's four of four and here come two more and a chance to make it a two-point game first one is up and in his 22nd point he had 12 against WVU Saturday now 22 looking for 23 it's up and he does let's go 6866 and now we're going to get the free throws that led us into that time out on the shot attempt by day day Thomas who just happens to be an 80% free throw shooter his first trip of the game he was scolding hot with 16 first half points held it two here so far in the second half but now he'll step to the line with a chance to tie a game at 68 and which is team trailed by 16 here in this half and he makes the first free throw Cincinnati 10 of 11 at the foul line in the half 6867 and the next one locks this game at 68 a piece and so here we go all new game who wants it with 720 remaining 68 8 68 CA dribbling out front West Virginia playing without Jesse Edwards bounce pass Kobe Johnson Johnson near side Wing gives up the dribble sends the ball back out near midcourt to caresa kesa penetrates Cara to the basket playup shot up and in over Bandoo Raa with his 13th Point West Virginia goes up 70 to 68 Inside of s minutes to play Day Day Thomas works it outside line right to Newman middle of the floor dribbles to the left wing Newman now out front to lucus lucus top of the three going to let that three ball fly got another one Cincinnati takes the lead with 641 to go 26 for lucus it's 7170 Bearcat 635 left Mountaineers will try to answer snic with it between the two circles hands it over to caresa K gets a rescreen from snic sends the ball outside left to Kobe Johnson shot clock shows 10 sunick sets a screen Kobe penetrates left side takes it across lobs the ball to slazinski shot clock four three he's on the right wing tries to get Newman up draws the contact misses the shot free throws for Quinn slazinski well done he'll get two free throws about all he could do there with where they were in the shot clock you're absolutely right yep absolutely right now a lot of times they won't call that if you initiate the contact but he just got close enough in where Newman was inside and you could get that and and they're going to call it so slazinski will get two with 610 to go and West Virginia down by one point up and in Quinn has 14 and this game is tied at 71 snic exits a cook a cook in and they continue to keep Jesse Edwards on the bench with four fouls next free throw on the rim and in West Virginia takes a one-point lead 72 to 71 walking it up the floor comes Day Day Thomas Thomas over midcourt sends it outside left B go back to the basket hands over lucous open three straight away got another one got to fight off that screen Tony get out there and get a hand in his face guy scores 26 and no one came out to get him Cincinnati up two 7472 545 to go here's kesa working the ball up front nearly lost the handle regains it sends the ball out sideline left to Kobe Johnson Kobe works from a screen from a cook Kobe in the lane puts up an off balance floater up it in Kobe Johnson with his six point all of those here in this half ties the game at 74 525 to go Day Day Thomas again over midcourt got to stop lucous Thomas drifts left gives the ball middle of the floor to Newman here's lucous again another straightway three not this time rebound under the basket vano shot up he's stripped he's fouled and the ACT he'll get two free throws they'll call it against slazinski and that's a good person for West Virginia to have it called against that's just his third and Bandoo to the free throw line and this is the guy you want on there he's one of three if you're West Virginia you want him on there he's a 58% shooter and the first is up and in nevertheless play the odds yeah he play the odds so he puts West Virginia down a point and here comes the move with 5'11 to go Jesse Edwards returns with West Virginia down a point all right now here is bandeo again line to our left up around the rim and out and it's a one-point Cincinnati lead 75-74 505 in Winding as CA brings the ball up over mid Court CA between the two c Les guarded by day day Thomas penetrates gets the ball to Jesse Edwards he takes it in the lane gets the ball poked away he regains it he's under the basket now fores one up won't go he draws a foul against bandeo with 452 to go so Bano will put Jesse Edwards to the line he just picked up his fourth foul immediately he runs off of the Court he knows that jam Reynolds is going to come in for him and Jesse Edwards with West Virginia down one to the free throw line he is 0 of three up it goes [Music] Swit we are tied at 75 in a game which has seen eight ties and 14 lead changes 4 minutes and 52 seconds here in our half 7575 next one for Jesse up it goes made them both go good job Jesse so West Virginia grabs the lead by a point 7675 Day Day Thomas dribbles it up over midcourt flips the ball to John Newman middle of floor to their Center Reynolds hands it over to lukosus here's another straightaway three off rim wono rebound SLA and we're going to get a whistle and we're going to get a foul call against Cincinnati I think it's Newman yes it is that's five hello Newman that is 438 to go and West Virginia will walk to the other end and they will have a chance to build on a one-point lead I'll tell you though I just grimaced when lucos has come off that screen nobody was there to pick him up and he missed two in a row maybe he's tired yeah they're going to have to ice his shoulders after the game he is seven of 12 from three I know I know it so John Newman one of their best defenders finishes the game with his fifth foul and here is Joe Joe Harris at the Line West Virginia's up 7675 first one is up in he'll get the bonus Josiah is 34 of 41 on the line this season 83% West Virginia's up [Music] 7775 next one for Harris is Airborne it's no good rebound slap by Kinski JoJo gets it back out to Kur caresa now to Kobe Johnson he whispers the play call to karesa shot clock shows 10 Edwards presents a screen Kobe starts to penetrate to the bucket puts on the break sends it out front to Jojo Harris here's a straight away three he hit it with 421 to go Joe Joe Harris from Downtown West Virginia goes up five 8075 four 10 to go Thomas now gives the ball left wing skillings takes it gives the ball back to Thomas on that near Wing here's an Aly lob skillings lays it up and in from the weak side good play his 11th Point West Virginia's lead is three 80 to 77 inside of four minutes we go immediate timeout coming on the next dead ball West Virginia with a ball in the three-point lead PESA has it outside line left sends the ball underneath Kobe Johnson he's been feeling it backs in against DayDay Thomas backing in backing in Kobe puts up a push one-hander he hit another one Kobe Johnson with his eighth point back comes Cincinnati lucous left side Wing Mountaineers up 82 to 77 330 to go Thomas on that left side wing works out front going to stop going to pop three swish for Day Day Thomas it's a two-point Mountaineer lead 82 to 80 320 to go Cincinnati has one timeout West Virginia has two kesa over midcourt 20 on the shot clock Jesse Edwards presents with a screen Teresa hurls to his right C lobs it right side Wing JoJo three ball offb iron won go rebound taken by Cincinnati inside of 3 minutes to play Bearcats down 82 to 80 skillings attacks out right corner NBA right side three switch Cincinnati takes an 8382 lead Day Day Thomas just hit another three-pointer Cincinnati has hit 15 threes in the game timeout West Virginia with 2 46 to play Cincinnati has hit 15 three-pointers of their 27 baskets in this game we'll take a timeout 246 to play Bearcats 83 MERS 82 back after this from Kroger the official grosser of WVU Athletics Kroger always gives you savings and rewards on top of our lower than low prices and when you download 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back is Kelly two grand slams in two innings it's all West Virginia Grant hussy his 10th hom R of the season now's your chance to be part of one of the best atmospheres in college baseball join coach Randy Maisy and the rest of the Mountaineers for another exciting season at Wagner field single game tickets are now on sale reserve your seats at wvugame.com Mountain your basketball is sponsored all season long by Care Source Care Source affordable Marketplace Health Plans lost your Medicade coverage we got you it will come down to the final 2 minutes and 46 seconds here in Kansas City Cincinnati has a one-point lead over the Mountaineers 83 to 82 just unbelievable three-point shooting by the Bearcats here in the second half they've made nine out of 18 threes and West Virginia has given them six points off of three technical fouls and those six points right now are being sorely yeah sorely impacting this game from a West Virginia perspective plus the possessions after those technical fouls so that's your difference right there we got to play defense here actually possession West Virginia so Josh eer has used one of his two remaining timeouts and the Mountaineers are going to come out of that huddle with rayquan battle back on the floor we haven't seen him since he had a unsportsmanlike technical called against him Je Edwards is on the floor Quinn slazinski ker caresa and Kobe Johnson who's been excellent here in the second half ball inbounded into the hands of Kerr caresa dribbles out front near midcourt Tangles to his left gets the ball to rayquan battle Ray in front of the Mountaineer bench tries a long jumper his three no good and the rebound cleared by Cincinnati's lucous he'll dribble it up himself flips the ball to Day Day Thomas with 225 remaining Cincinnati with a ball and a one point point lead Thomas sends it left to skillings gets a return Thomas on that near side Wing Thomas gets the ball to bandeo bandeo their Center hands it over to Lucas lost the ball out at midcourt they dive after it it's loose and we're going to get a whistle and a timeout is going to be given to Cincinnati right at midcourt West Virginia had a near steal as that ball kicked out to midcourt I'm not sure about that one at all I'm not sure they have possession Tony neither am I with 21 to go and that's what Jed say or Josh is saying right now now West Virginia does have the possession arrow in their favor and they got to defend 7 seconds on the shot clock here that's a solid point so 7 seconds on the shot clock and they're going to inbound at midcourt right so Cincinnati has the one-point lead 8382 Jeb hardness was the referee that was involved in that call lucus sliding toward the sideline out of bounds right at the midcourt stripe rayquan battle was in there trying to root that ball out so the call by harness is that lucus had possession and then therefore had the ability to call the timeout now that's the last timeout for Cincinnati they won't be able to stop it again and as John said just 7 seconds on the shock clock so you would think coming out of this time out two guys either day day Thomas or seos lucous will they'll run a play to try to get those guys a look lucous has been absolutely Kryptonite for the Mountaineers here in this game he's got 29 Points seven of 12 from three six of six from the free throw line he has taken all six of those Mountaineer technical foul shots and made those probably a high ball screen Tony with center of the court so L yeah lucous will be the inbounder see if he inbounds and then circles back out to get it they also put in jizzel James and he also can pull the trigger on a three James has not been out there in a long while here we go side Court inbound they lob it into the back court to Day Day Thomas Thomas Works to his left penetrates toward the basket sends the ball underneath and he threw it away and they say it touched West Virginia shot clock o05 pedigree the official says Cincinnati ball and is to your point John there is a half of a second on the shot clock and they've got an inbound sideline corner right at the corner of their bench and Quin slazinski says to Jesse Edwards you go over and you guard the inbound and don't foul half a second on the shot clock Cincinnati with an 8382 lead 205 to go all right lucus gets the ball from the official and lucous inbounds on the lob for vano the ball gets valed out of bounds and it goes to West Virginia all right mission accomplished that may have hit rayquan battle either it hit his head or vano hit him in the half yeah I think the ball went off his head so good headbutt there here we go West Virginia's down a point 8382 inside of two minutes as CA walks the ball up over midcourt comes to the right side Wing looks down inside gets it to Kobe Johnson he's just outside of the lane backing in against skillings backing him in backing him in sends the ball back out front to battle now into the hands of out front shot clock shows 10 Kerr looking inside lobs it in for Jesse Jesse makes the catch puts up the layup shot wonko tipped up and in by Jesse Edwards on a second chance 90 Seconds To Go West Virginia leads by a point lucus out front drops the ball to the right side to skillings skillings penetrates inside puts a runner up up and in Cincinnati leads by a point 85 84 120 to go in the game back comes West Virginia kesa out front slazinski Quinn dribbles to his right hands it over to battle crosscourt to ca shot clock shows 18 now to battle outside battle on the near side Wing crosses over Ray drives Ray falls down Cincinnati steals it they're running down the floor lucus puts up a shot and he is fouled with one1 to go and he'll get two free throws with Cincinnati leading by a point and their best free throw shooter is going to get two here who has not missed this afternoon 8584 Cincinnati by a point and lucos who is six of six fouled on that play by Kerr caresa his fourth on the other one that was Battle John just fell down in the lane just fell down wanted a foul but there wasn't one he's not going to get anything from these officials at this point no all right here's lucous you're due to miss young man 82% free throw Sher six of six on the game free throws up and [Music] in 30 points and a two-point Cincinnati lead West Virginia has a timeout remaining 61 seconds left in this game 8684 West Virginia down by two led by as many as 16 here in this second half prosus pushes it up and in he has been unbelievable here today all right down three is West Virginia inside of a minute we go you don't need three Kobe Johnson brings it into the front Court Edwards out front between the two circles hands dribbles to his right hands it over to caresa here's Kerr shooting for a tie three on rim no good foul call Cincinnati Jesse Edwards was knocked down in the lane with 45 seconds to go if I'm Jesse I stay down right here and have someone else shoot the free throws seriously I would too I mean you he's going to go up and shoot him oh he is banged well he did make the last two so maybe he's all right 45 seconds to go free throws they'll get two with West Virginia down three I like the look from CA it was a good clean look and it was just off the mark short by a hair let's get at least one here all right so the foul call against Bano he is done his fifth personal so they go to Jamal Reynolds here's Jesse his first of two with West Virginia down three it is up it is in good job Jesse Jesse Edwards scores his 17th Point 8785 Cincinnati slazinski and battle are in the lane for West Virginia and they're playing musical chairs out there right now they finally settled all right here Jesse again chance to make it a one-point game up it goes off the rim no rebound down to James of Cincinnati biggest possession of the game perhaps for the Bearcats they lead by two 38 seconds remain James with a ball out front guarded by rayquan battle gives the ball to lucous shot clock shows 12 to the left wing to skillings crosscourt out front near midcourt to jizzel James clocks at eight James gets a screen James penetrates in James puts up a shot rejected out of bounds by Edwards with four on their shot clock 18.8 on the game clock Cincinnati's out of timeouts and West Virginia won't use its and so it's 8785 Cincinnati and so this possession will go a long way in determining the outcome lucus the inbounder sends it into skillings skillings penetrates kicks it into the corner open jumper good for three by day day Thomas and that'll be the ball game Cincinnati 90 West Virginia 85 and a timeout is taken by the Mountaineers they're down by five with 12 to go Day Day Thomas buried a left corner three to put Cincinnati on top 90 to 85 and for Thomas his 29th point and for Cincinnati it's 16th three-pointer of the game great pass by skillings into that corner and Thomas was waiting for it on the near sideline and that in all likelihood will end this game the Clos is 31 Thomas 29 can't stop him so the Mountaineers huddled around their staff and West Virginia is now 12 seconds seconds away from losing its 23rd game of the season it will be a valant effort by the Mountaineers who led by 16 against a team that beat them on Saturday by 36 points but when you go back and you do the autopsy on this game six technical free throws for Cincinnati will ultimately be the margin yeah play game all right off your West Virginia you don't necessarily need you need two scores 7 seconds away from a possible Victory they put 610 of a second back onto the clock unbelievable 38 three they tied the mies in the west Miller ERA with 16 threes they've e clipped the attempts for threes at 38 the record for the Bearcats attemp Ed is 48 sorry about that 48 so that's still in the west Miller a so West Miller has shot 48 this team's against two lane 48 three-point attempts they're not going to get there tonight since the technical foul the first of three technical fouls called on West Virginia the barats have outscored the Mountaineers 42-21 here's CA off balance three short run down by DayDay Thomas West Virginia is not going to foul 4 seconds to go Cincinnati throws it ahead to Reynolds Reynolds will go up dunked after the buzzer yes Cincinnati advances to the second round ring from a 16-point deficit with 12 1/2 minutes to go to beat the West Virginia Mountaineers 90- 85 what a comeback I'm going to be popping mapine like I am my heart blood the blood pressure medicine I need it my good the cardiac cats they know how to do it till you down 16 and all of a sudden seos says we are not going out that way tempers flare for West Virginia that really cost him with technical fouls and undisciplined play but then Day Day Thomas and seos really carried the Bearcats what a way for the season to come to an end for the West Virginia Mountaineers they finished 9 and 23 they had a 16-point lead with 12 minutes and 25 seconds to go and self-destructed with three technical fouls leading to six free points for Cincinnati it swung the momentum and the Bearcats go from 16 down to a five-point win in the final 12 minutes and 25 seconds I just got chills down my spine I'm like I'm so proud of this team because we know the ups and downs but no lead is safe against this team we mentioned that on the coaching show on Thursday I said no lead is safe against you guys because you guys can put together consecutive stops and Lord knows if you ever make threes you would have had eight more wins this season but man what a what a what have put a game away to see the comeback to see this the look on West Virginia's face when they go from down uh up 12 to 9 to 7 to five to two to go back up five to go up one then back and forth and all of a sudden the dagger in the corner was special up next a matchup with a Kansas team missing two players who combined for 37 points a game Kevin mcculler led the league averaging 19 a Game Hunter Dickinson second in the league averaging 18 a game it's 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