| FG | 3s | REB | TO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road | 29-56 | 9-22 | 32 | 9 |
| Home | 29-61 | 10-21 | 38 | 8 |
Scoring

0:052nd HalfIsaiah Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
0:072nd HalfJah'Likai King makes driving layup
0:132nd HalfBryce Harris makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
0:432nd HalfDJ Armstrong Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper
0:532nd HalfCaden Diggs makes free throw 2 of 2
0:532nd HalfCaden Diggs makes free throw 1 of 2
1:132nd HalfDJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
1:132nd HalfDJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
1:542nd HalfCaden Diggs makes layup
2:232nd HalfOse Okojie makes 0-foot tip in layup
3:212nd HalfCam Gillus makes 5-foot floating jump shot
3:542nd HalfAce Valentine makes 25-foot three point jumper
4:252nd HalfAce Valentine makes free throw 2 of 2
4:252nd HalfAce Valentine makes free throw 1 of 2
5:022nd HalfCedric Taylor III makes free throw 2 of 2
5:022nd HalfCedric Taylor III makes free throw 1 of 2
5:342nd HalfCedric Taylor III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bryce Harris assists)
7:362nd HalfOse Okojie makes layup
8:232nd HalfCaden Diggs makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
9:082nd HalfJose Roberto Tanchyn makes 5-foot hook shot
9:342nd HalfBryce Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)
9:512nd HalfCaden Diggs makes free throw 1 of 2
10:262nd HalfCaden Diggs makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot
11:042nd HalfCougar Downing makes 9-foot jumper
11:242nd HalfAlex Cotton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)
12:312nd HalfCaden Diggs makes 2-foot jumper (Cougar Downing assists)
13:152nd HalfCaden Diggs makes layup
14:072nd HalfJah'Likai King makes free throw 2 of 2
14:072nd HalfJah'Likai King makes free throw 1 of 2
14:522nd HalfAlex Cotton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bryce Harris assists)
15:052nd HalfAce Valentine makes free throw 1 of 2
15:272nd HalfBryce Harris makes layup
15:542nd HalfDJ Armstrong Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jah'Likai King assists)
16:242nd HalfBryce Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)
17:032nd HalfCam Gillus makes driving layup
17:492nd HalfJah'Likai King makes 24-foot three point jumper
18:162nd HalfCedric Taylor III makes free throw 2 of 2
18:162nd HalfCedric Taylor III makes free throw 1 of 2
18:262nd HalfJose Roberto Tanchyn makes layup
18:462nd HalfBryce Harris makes 0-foot tip in layup
19:182nd HalfOse Okojie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cedric Taylor III assists)
19:412nd HalfJah'Likai King makes 11-foot jumper
0:021st HalfCougar Downing makes layup
0:251st HalfTravelle Bryson makes 18-foot jumper
0:531st HalfDJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
1:541st HalfTravelle Bryson makes 2-foot dunk (Cam Gillus assists)
2:111st HalfRiley Jacobs makes free throw 1 of 1
2:121st HalfRiley Jacobs makes 2-foot dunk (Ace Valentine assists)
2:371st HalfJah'Likai King makes driving layup
3:131st HalfTravelle Bryson makes layup (Bryce Harris assists)
3:281st HalfJah'Likai King makes 24-foot three point jumper (Riley Jacobs assists)
3:421st HalfAlex Cotton makes free throw 2 of 2
3:421st HalfAlex Cotton makes free throw 1 of 2
4:091st HalfBryce Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
4:091st HalfBryce Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
4:281st HalfOse Okojie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bryce Harris assists)
5:251st HalfCam Gillus makes layup
5:421st HalfOse Okojie makes free throw 1 of 1
5:421st HalfOse Okojie makes layup
6:051st HalfCougar Downing makes layup (Jose Roberto Tanchyn assists)
7:021st HalfJose Roberto Tanchyn makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jah'Likai King assists)
7:151st HalfOse Okojie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)
7:431st HalfDJ Armstrong Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
7:431st HalfDJ Armstrong Jr. makes layup
8:181st HalfCedric Taylor III makes free throw 2 of 2
8:181st HalfCedric Taylor III makes free throw 1 of 2
9:051st HalfOse Okojie makes 0-foot tip in layup
9:161st HalfJah'Likai King makes layup (Caden Diggs assists)
9:441st HalfCaden Diggs makes 1-foot dunk (Jose Roberto Tanchyn assists)
9:511st HalfCedric Taylor III makes free throw 2 of 2
10:091st HalfJosh Odunowo makes free throw 2 of 2
10:091st HalfJosh Odunowo makes free throw 1 of 2
10:291st HalfTravelle Bryson makes layup
11:171st HalfCougar Downing makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ace Valentine assists)
11:331st HalfBryce Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
11:331st HalfBryce Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
11:411st HalfDJ Armstrong Jr. makes 14-foot jumper
12:171st HalfOse Okojie makes driving layup (Travelle Bryson assists)
13:321st HalfTravelle Bryson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)
14:081st HalfBryce Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists)
14:351st HalfDJ Armstrong Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Roberto Tanchyn assists)
14:471st HalfCam Gillus makes layup (Bryce Harris assists)
15:081st HalfAce Valentine makes driving layup
15:531st HalfJah'Likai King makes 11-foot jumper
17:041st HalfCedric Taylor III makes layup
17:501st HalfOse Okojie makes free throw 1 of 1
17:501st HalfOse Okojie makes layup
18:241st HalfCedric Taylor III makes layup
18:471st HalfCedric Taylor III makes free throw 2 of 2
18:471st HalfCedric Taylor III makes free throw 1 of 2
19:161st HalfAce Valentine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Odunowo assists)
19:451st HalfJah'Likai King makes free throw 2 of 2
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