TCU 2/22 12:00 pm ESPN2

[bearcatbret]

Bearcats Ride Big Start to 75-63 Win Over TCU - University of Cincinnati Athletics

[sedz]

We executed my keys to the game almost to perfection. We let Allete shoot, and he went just 6 for 18 from the field. We shut down Reynolds, holding him to just 8 points on 15 shots. And we outscored TCU by 12 at the free throw line, accounting for the entire margin of victory. We attacked on offense, getting to the rim 28 times with only 13 midrange shots, resulting in 1.15 points per possession.

Mitchell was our best player with 5.5 net points, going 4 for 5 at the rim and a perfect 4 for 4 at the line with 13 rebounds. Reed was next best with 4.1 net points, scoring a 13 points on a perfect shooting performance - 5 for 5 from the field and 2 for 2 at the line. Aziz was just behind with 3.9 net points, leading in defensive BPM and scoring an efficient 7 points. Skillings was just behind Aziz in defensive BPM, leading to positive net points.

Fredrick had the worst game with negative 2.6 net points. He missed a three and turned the ball over with no other contributions in 8 minutes. Betsey was next worst, as his interior work couldn't make up for an 0 for 4 performance from three and a negative defensive BPM.

Jizzle and Day Day ended up with slightly negative net points. They got to the rim 10 times combined but went just 2 for 12 from three.

[Rufus]

I commented earlier that I thought Mitchell looked very active today. I don't a thing about Sedz numbers, but they do seem to bear out that this was his best effort in a while. And it may have something to do with his not having to concentrate so much on defending the inside scorer from the opposition. His overall performance today is what we have been anticipating since he came here. Congrats to him. It's well deserved. And to Reed. If they continue to give this kid some pt. to boost his confidence I think he can become a very important piece other than a defensive stopper

[leeraymond]

The team played well on both sides of the ball today. UC's defense in the first half held TCU to just 31.3% shooting. Both teams shot the ball well in the second half (both teams shot 50% or better). The difference in the game was at the free throw line. UC went 15-17 and TCU went 3-4.

I am assuming that this was a Quad 2 win. Is that about right? Also, when Simas comes back, what happens to Josh Reed? Reed has really given this team a boost. Good for Reed. He is one of the older guys on the team and it is good to see Reed helping the team to win.

[GoBearcats31]

First Big 12 win this season over a team that didn’t join the league in 2023-24 with UC or new in 2024-25

[Rufus]

Josh Reed has got some inside skills, willing to drive, rebound, and is our defensive stopper, compared to SL only throwing treys if and when he can get open really is a no brainer.

[leo from jersey]

At the post game presser CWM spoke highly of SL attempts at practicing while when asked a question about Reed quickly made a brief statement and went on.

[leeraymond]

Since Thomas has been in the starting lineup UC has gone 4-3. One of the things that the coaching staff should pay attention to is the turnovers between Thomas and James. Over the last seven games (since Thomas has been in the starting lineup), Thomas and James have combined to turn the ball over 32 times. That is an average of about 4.57 turnovers a game. They have had a high of 7 turnovers (Iowa State) and a low of 1 (WV in Morgantown). They have had 4 games where they have turned the ball over 5 or more times.

UC got the win yesterday even though James and Thomas had 5 turnovers combined. At one point late in the second half, UC had 3 consecutive turnovers, where Thomas was involved in all of them (2 were his). If UC is going have any type of chance at a post-season, the starting guards need to take better care of the ball

[leo from jersey]

Since Thomas has been in the starting lineup UC has gone 4-3. One of the things that the coaching staff should pay attention to is the turnovers between Thomas and James. Over the last seven games (since Thomas has been in the starting lineup), Thomas and James have combined to turn the ball over 32 times. That is an average of about 4.57 turnovers a game. They have had a high of 7 turnovers (Iowa State) and a low of 1 (WV in Morgantown). They have had 4 games where they have turned the ball over 5 or more times.

UC got the win yesterday even though James and Thomas had 5 turnovers combined. At one point late in the second half, UC had 3 consecutive turnovers, where Thomas was involved in all of them (2 were his). If UC is going have any type of chance at a post-season, the starting guards need to take better care of the ball

oh for a floor general

[swilsonsp4]

UC committed a grand total of eight turnovers the entire game, against a team that pressures the ball. Yes, the guards were sloppy in a three-minute stretch of the second half, but otherwise they were fine in that regard.

[London 'Cat]

UC committed a grand total of eight turnovers the entire game, against a team that pressures the ball. Yes, the guards were sloppy in a three-minute stretch of the second half, but otherwise they were fine in that regard.

James and Thomas played 62 minutes combined yesterday, 77.5% of their total minutes. They had 5 TOs combined. Even if extrapolating their minutes to a full 80, they had under 6 TOs combined. That is taking care of the ball. Maybe their ASTs should have been higher at over 7 adjusted for 80 minutes. But they were not careless with the ball.

[leeraymond]

UC committed a grand total of eight turnovers the entire game, against a team that pressures the ball. Yes, the guards were sloppy in a three-minute stretch of the second half, but otherwise they were fine in that regard.

Five of the eight turnovers belonged to James and Thomas. That represents 62.5% of all of the team's turnovers.

[leeraymond]

James and Thomas played 62 minutes combined yesterday, 77.5% of their total minutes. They had 5 TOs combined. Even if extrapolating their minutes to a full 80, they had under 6 TOs combined. That is taking care of the ball. Maybe their ASTs should have been higher at over 7 adjusted for 80 minutes. But they were not careless with the ball.

If they played the game out over 80 minutes, assuming all of the conditions that existed in the first 40 minutes also existed in the second 40 minutes, that would project out to 10 turnovers. Let's take TCU's starting three guards, for example. The three guards for TCU played a combined 77:15 minutes and only committed 3 turnovers. Check this out. All three turnovers came from one guy.

Three turnovers combined from three guards over 40 minutes. That is what I call good ball handling.

[leo from jersey]

since we dig stats . Their a/t ratioo was 1:430-- Not all that groovy ---- The problem I have was that they were not looking to direct traffic or even to locate the open man. I saw Day Day direct once and of course our lobs, I think if there would be more directing and looking for a teammate, there might be higher scoring. Of course the only stat I crave is one in the W column. They got it right yesterday.

[leeraymond]

I went back and checked out the Assist/Turnover ratios for the top 25 players in the BIG XII. James has the 7th best A/T ratio in the conference at 2.2. Thomas did not register in the top 25. These stats are the overall season stats. The BIG XII does not have a category for "Conference Only" stats. So, I went back and checked the UC conference stats. In conference play James has a 1.56 A/T ratio and Thomas has a 1.88 A/T ratio.

Based on the overall stats for James and his ranking in the BIG XII, I stand corrected.