| FG | 3s | REB | TO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road | 34-70 | 14-26 | 35 | 11 |
| Home | 30-57 | 7-21 | 30 | 15 |
Scoring

0:002nd HalfMekhi Turner makes 0-foot tip in layup
0:052nd HalfJalen Pitre makes 7-foot hook shot
0:422nd HalfMekhi Cameron makes 25-foot three pointer (Grant Slatten assists)
1:332nd HalfAntoine Lorick III makes free throw 1 of 1
1:332nd HalfAntoine Lorick III makes driving layup (Dante Harris assists)
2:042nd HalfAaron Nkrumah makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists)
2:312nd HalfJaJuan Nicholls makes driving layup (Ja'Quavian Florence assists)
3:482nd HalfMekhi Turner makes 1-foot dunk (Grant Slatten assists)
4:162nd HalfJah'Kim Payne makes free throw 1 of 1
4:162nd HalfJah'Kim Payne makes driving layup (Ja'Quavian Florence assists)
4:442nd HalfMekhi Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
4:552nd HalfDante Harris makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
5:182nd HalfGrant Slatten makes free throw 2 of 2
5:182nd HalfGrant Slatten makes free throw 1 of 2
5:332nd HalfDante Harris makes driving layup (Aaron Nkrumah assists)
6:142nd HalfMekhi Cameron makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jah'Kim Payne assists)
6:372nd HalfKavien Jones makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot (Aaron Nkrumah assists)
6:512nd HalfMekhi Turner makes driving layup (Jah'Kim Payne assists)
8:152nd HalfGrant Slatten makes layup (Mekhi Turner assists)
8:542nd HalfJa'Quavian Florence makes free throw 2 of 2
9:532nd HalfAntoine Lorick III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pitre assists)
10:462nd HalfJaJuan Nicholls makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot (Jah'Kim Payne assists)
11:282nd HalfDamon Howard Jr. makes driving layup (Aaron Nkrumah assists)
12:342nd HalfJaJuan Nicholls makes 2-foot dunk (Ty Owens assists)
12:552nd HalfTravis Harper II makes free throw 1 of 1
12:562nd HalfTravis Harper II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Howard Jr. assists)
13:182nd HalfMalik Ferguson makes driving layup (Dani Pounds assists)
13:372nd HalfTravis Harper II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists)
14:012nd HalfJaJuan Nicholls makes layup
14:252nd HalfJC Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
14:252nd HalfJC Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
14:492nd HalfMalik Ferguson makes layup (Ty Owens assists)
15:262nd HalfTravis Harper II makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Nkrumah assists)
16:182nd HalfDani Pounds makes 2-foot dunk
16:362nd HalfAaron Nkrumah makes 23-foot three point jumper (Travis Harper II assists)
16:512nd HalfBrandon Muntu makes free throw 1 of 1
16:512nd HalfAntoine Lorick III makes 2-foot dunk (Jalen Pitre assists)
17:072nd HalfTy Owens makes 11-foot floating jump shot
17:132nd HalfJalen Pitre makes layup (Dante Harris assists)
17:392nd HalfDani Pounds makes layup
17:562nd HalfDante Harris makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Pitre assists)
18:242nd HalfTy Owens makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malik Ferguson assists)
18:522nd HalfAntoine Lorick III makes 10-foot hook shot
19:432nd HalfJalen Pitre makes 4-foot dunk (Aaron Nkrumah assists)
0:011st HalfDante Harris makes driving layup
2:191st HalfDante Harris makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
2:441st HalfJah'Kim Payne makes 24-foot three point jumper (JaJuan Nicholls assists)
3:391st HalfTravis Harper II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists)
4:091st HalfJaJuan Nicholls makes 10-foot floating jump shot
4:381st HalfAntoine Lorick III makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot
4:491st HalfJaJuan Nicholls makes 4-foot dunk (Malik Ferguson assists)
5:041st HalfTravis Harper II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Khalil London assists)
5:341st HalfBrandon Muntu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dani Pounds assists)
5:531st HalfTravis Harper II makes 24-foot three pointer (Dante Harris assists)
6:251st HalfDamon Howard Jr. makes 23-foot turnaround jump shot (Antoine Lorick III assists)
7:011st HalfTy Owens makes driving layup
7:361st HalfBrandon Muntu makes layup (Dani Pounds assists)
8:011st HalfJalen Pitre makes 6-foot hook shot
8:571st HalfTravis Harper II makes free throw 1 of 1
8:571st HalfTravis Harper II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Howard Jr. assists)
9:201st HalfAntoine Lorick III makes free throw 2 of 2
9:321st HalfTravis Harper II makes 22-foot three point jumper (Aaron Nkrumah assists)
10:071st HalfAntoine Lorick III makes 0-foot tip in layup
10:421st HalfKavien Jones makes 6-foot hook shot
11:211st HalfMekhi Cameron makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
11:531st HalfJaJuan Nicholls makes layup
12:211st HalfDante Harris makes 23-foot jumper (Damon Howard Jr. assists)
12:421st HalfJaJuan Nicholls makes 3-foot dunk (Ty Owens assists)
13:151st HalfDante Harris makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
14:121st HalfMalik Ferguson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mekhi Cameron assists)
14:561st HalfMalik Ferguson makes 23-foot three point jumper (JaJuan Nicholls assists)
15:371st HalfJaJuan Nicholls makes layup
16:151st HalfKavien Jones makes layup (Dante Harris assists)
16:311st HalfJaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 2
17:241st HalfDani Pounds makes 15-foot jumper
17:511st HalfJalen Pitre makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists)
18:411st HalfTravis Harper II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists)
19:151st HalfDani Pounds makes free throw 2 of 2
19:151st HalfDani Pounds makes free throw 1 of 2
Defense
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8:55 PM, December 30, 2025
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