| FG | 3s | REB | TO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road | 23-54 | 5-21 | 42 | 14 |
| Home | 23-56 | 3-20 | 29 | 6 |
Scoring

0:002nd HalfTariq Francis makes 26-foot three point jumper
0:232nd HalfTJ Power makes free throw 2 of 2
0:282nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
0:282nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2
0:552nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
0:552nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2
1:102nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
1:412nd HalfTJ Power makes layup
2:072nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
2:072nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2
2:112nd HalfBryce Dortch makes free throw 1 of 2
2:242nd HalfCam Thrower makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
3:062nd HalfMichael Zanoni makes 25-foot three point jumper (TJ Power assists)
3:502nd HalfHarun Zrno makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)
4:032nd HalfDalton Scantlebury makes layup
4:402nd HalfTariq Francis makes driving layup
5:282nd HalfDalton Scantlebury makes free throw 2 of 2
6:362nd HalfDalton Scantlebury makes 3-foot dunk (AJ Levine assists)
7:182nd HalfDalton Scantlebury makes layup
7:442nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
7:442nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2
8:412nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
8:412nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2
8:502nd HalfJay Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
9:112nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
9:112nd HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2
9:462nd HalfJay Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
10:022nd HalfDarren Buchanan Jr. makes layup
10:312nd HalfTJ Power makes free throw 2 of 2
10:312nd HalfTJ Power makes free throw 1 of 2
11:092nd HalfTJ Power makes layup
11:572nd HalfAlex Massung makes driving layup
12:372nd HalfDenis Badalau makes driving layup
12:512nd HalfJay Jones makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot
13:212nd HalfDylan Grant makes 2-foot dunk
13:512nd HalfDalton Scantlebury makes free throw 2 of 2
13:512nd HalfDalton Scantlebury makes free throw 1 of 2
14:132nd HalfJay Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
14:392nd HalfDylan Grant makes driving layup (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)
14:592nd HalfDylan Grant makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)
15:342nd HalfTJ Power makes 8-foot jumper
15:552nd HalfTariq Francis makes layup
15:572nd HalfDylan Grant makes free throw 2 of 2
15:572nd HalfDylan Grant makes free throw 1 of 2
16:182nd HalfJamichael Davis makes free throw 1 of 1
16:182nd HalfJamichael Davis makes layup
16:432nd HalfMichael Zanoni makes layup (AJ Levine assists)
17:342nd HalfJamichael Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)
18:332nd HalfCam Thrower makes free throw 2 of 2
18:332nd HalfCam Thrower makes free throw 1 of 2
19:112nd HalfAugustus Gerhart makes free throw 2 of 2
19:112nd HalfAugustus Gerhart makes free throw 1 of 2
0:011st HalfTariq Francis makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
0:301st HalfMichael Zanoni makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
0:451st HalfJamichael Davis makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists)
1:041st HalfDarren Buchanan Jr. makes 19-foot jumper (Harun Zrno assists)
1:311st HalfCam Thrower makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Massung assists)
2:121st HalfAlex Massung makes layup (Cam Thrower assists)
2:551st HalfDarren Buchanan Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
3:571st HalfHarun Zrno makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamichael Davis assists)
5:241st HalfTJ Power makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cam Thrower assists)
6:571st HalfCam Thrower makes free throw 2 of 2
6:571st HalfCam Thrower makes free throw 1 of 2
7:151st HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 1
7:151st HalfTariq Francis makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot
8:201st HalfJay Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
8:201st HalfJay Jones makes layup
9:001st HalfEmmanuel Ogbole makes layup
9:281st HalfDalton Scantlebury makes 1-foot dunk (Michael Zanoni assists)
10:301st HalfTariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
10:471st HalfDalton Scantlebury makes layup (Lucas Lueth assists)
10:581st HalfTariq Francis makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
11:191st HalfMichael Zanoni makes 19-foot jumper (TJ Power assists)
11:461st HalfTariq Francis makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
13:391st HalfLino Mark makes free throw 2 of 2
13:391st HalfLino Mark makes free throw 1 of 2
15:281st HalfTariq Francis makes driving layup
15:491st HalfTJ Power makes driving layup
16:031st HalfTariq Francis makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
16:531st HalfCam Thrower makes free throw 2 of 2
16:531st HalfCam Thrower makes free throw 1 of 2
17:301st HalfTJ Power makes 25-foot three point jumper (AJ Levine assists)
18:311st HalfMichael Zanoni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Thrower assists)
19:261st HalfTJ Power makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
19:441st HalfDenis Badalau makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Defense
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8:00 PM, December 20, 2025
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