Cincinnati Bearcats

Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament · 1st Round

YES!

Cincinnati Bearcats beat the Utah Utes

10-22 66 – 73

18-14

Final · Tue, Mar 10

Game Details

T-Mobile Center (Kansas City) · 7,238 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

No. 9 seed Cincinnati beats Utah 73-66 to reach the second round of the Big 12 Tournament

Jalen Celestine hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, including two clinching free throws with 29 seconds to go, and ninth-seeded Cincinnati held off No. 16 seed Utah 73-66 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Big 12 Tournament.

Recap via ESPN

0:20 Check out this sweet dish from Keyshuan Tillery

0:26 Baba Miller drains basket vs Utah Utes

0:17 Check out this sweet pass from Terrence Brown

0:17 Keanu Dawes throws down powerful jam vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
UTAH	20	46	66
CIN	29	44	73

Game Flow

UTAH CIN

H1H2

8-0Biggest Run12-0

9Largest Lead15

2 lead changes · tied 1 time

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Game Leaders

Utah Utes

Terrence Brown · 22Points
Terrence Brown · 6Assists
Keanu Dawes · 12Rebounds

Cincinnati Bearcats

Jalen Celestine · 19Points
Baba Miller · 6Assists
Baba Miller · 14Rebounds

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team	GB
Arizona	-
Houston	2
Iowa State	4
Kansas	4
Texas Tech	4
TCU	5
BYU	7
UCF	7
West Virginia	7
Cincinnati	7
Colorado	9
Arizona State	9
Oklahoma State	10
Baylor	10
Kansas State	13
Utah	14

Team Stats

Utah UtesCincinnati Bearcats

Shooting

23-62, 37% Field Goals 27-60, 45%

5-18, 28% 3-Pointers 9-23, 39%

15-16, 94% Free Throws 10-18, 56%

Possessions

37 Rebounds 40

11 Offensive Rebounds 11

10 Assists 15

3 Steals 2

2 Blocks 8

8 Turnovers 7

15 Fouls 14

Scoring

22 Points in Paint 28

2 Fast Break Points 5

9 Largest Lead 15

Box Score

Utah Utes ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
S. TraoreF	12	5	0	35	5-11	2-5	0-0	0	1	1	1	4	1
K. DawesF	15	12	1	33	5-11	2-5	3-3	0	0	0	3	9	2
J. OkonkwoF	2	7	0	25	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	4	3	4
T. BrownG	22	2	6	34	7-19	0-0	8-9	1	2	0	0	2	2
D. McHenryG	8	1	1	32	2-10	0-5	4-4	0	0	0	0	1	2
Bench
K. SandersF	2	2	0	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2
J. HayesF	0	3	2	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	2	2
L. LangaritaG	5	0	0	10	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
O. AbbeyG	0	2	0	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	0
J. HowardF	DNP: Did not play
I. TraoreF	DNP: Did not play
B. FayeF	DNP: Did not play
C. McHaneyC	DNP: Did not play
E. MooreG	DNP: Did not play
A. Jackson IIIG	DNP: Did not play
J. PatrickG	DNP: Did not play
J. HuangG	DNP: Did not play
Team	66	37	10		23-62	5-18	15-16	8	3	2	11	26	15

Cincinnati Bearcats ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
B. MillerF	11	14	6	37	5-9	0-1	1-4	0	0	1	4	10	3
M. ThiamC	14	10	1	33	5-13	1-3	3-6	2	0	2	3	7	1
J. JamesG	6	1	2	27	3-9	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	2
D. ThomasG	5	0	1	32	1-7	0-4	3-4	3	0	1	0	0	3
J. CelestineG	19	3	1	27	6-9	5-8	2-2	0	0	0	2	1	2
Bench
T. McKinleyF	2	0	1	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1
S. AbaevF	3	6	0	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	2	1	5	0
H. DzellatC	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1
K. TilleryG	8	0	2	16	3-7	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
S. HarrisG	5	3	1	11	2-2	0-0	1-2	0	1	0	0	3	1
J. HaynesF	DNP: Did not play
J. RodriguezG	DNP: Did not play
L. AtauriG	DNP: Did not play
B. BuckinghamG	DNP: Did not play
G. DarbyshireG	DNP: Did not play
K. KriisaG	DNP: Did not play
Team	73	40	15		27-60	9-23	10-18	7	2	8	11	29	14

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