By Stretch Jenkinson
January 13, 2024
BOX SCORE
https://gobearcats.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=11428
GAME BOOK
https://gobearcats.com/documents/2024/1/13/UC_at_Baylor.pdf
WACO, Texas – Two second-half pendulum runs, the latter by No. 14 Baylor, allowed the Bears to hold off an impressive Cincinnati rally in a 62-59 defeat on Saturday night.
Dan Skillings Jr. led all scorers with 24 points, including 4-for-6 shooting from deep. It was his 13th double-figure scoring effort (ninth this season), and UC’s first loss in such games. Of his 17 second-half points, seven came in the final 2:54.
FROM WES MILLER
“I’m certainly disappointed in the result. We’ve lost two one-possession games in three or four days. It’s frustrating, and we feel we had chances to win both of them. We’re in the best league in college basketball. We don’t have the ability to let our heads down. We have an opportunity Tuesday night (against TCU). There are some positive things we can take, and our fight was excellent. There are some things we can do better…that we have to learn from and get better at.”
NOTABLE
–Dan Skillings Jr. made his second-career start in place of injured Aziz Bandaogo (also at BYU on Jan. 6).
-Skillings scored in double-figures for the ninth time this season and 13th overall. It was Cincinnati’s first loss in those games.
–Day Day Thomas’ 15 points were his most in a Big 12 game so far.
-Both teams had 32 rebounds. Cincinnati has not lost the glass once this year.
UP NEXT
Cincinnati hosts TCU on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
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