Takeaways from Cincinnati Bearcats basketball vs. Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon

Connor Hickman was one of the Cincinnati Bearcats in double figures at Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon.

ATLANTA – In their first visit to Georgia Tech since the Carter Administration, the Cincinnati Bearcats stung the Yellowjackets for the second consecutive season, 81-58. Leading the No. 16 (USA Today)/No. 18 (AP) Bearcats was junior Dillon Mitchell with his first double-double of the season. The forward from Tampa finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Mitchell’s game was accented by his first NCAA 3-pointer in the second half by the UC bench.

Joining Mitchell in double figures and also with 14 points were Connor Hickman and Jizzle James. Simas Lukošius added 12.

UC goes to 5-0 with the win and Georgia Tech drops to 2-3.

Most complete game of early season?

Last season at Fifth Third Arena, UC won by 35 points, 89-54, over Damon Stoudamire’s Georgia Tech crew. This season it was a 23-point advantage and maybe their most complete game thus far against a Power Four opponent. The Bearcats shot 52% to Georgia Tech’s 36%.

Takeaways from Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets

Jizzle James had another reliable performance in UC’s game at Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon.

Rotation update

Head coach Wes Miller played nine guys in the first half. Day Day Thomas was briefly in to spell James. Josh Reed, who is from Atlanta, and freshman Tyler Betsey entered in the first five minutes. The Bearcats stuck with nine until late in the game when Rayvon Griffith entered along with Halvine Dzellat. Griffith scored causing the bench to erupt and Day Day Thomas added a late exclamation point with a dunk.

Connor Hickman was one of three Bearcats to score 14 points.

Jizzle James to Dillon Mitchell

It’s not quite Joe Burrow to Ja’Marr Chase but when James lofts the ball to Mitchell it tends to be thrown down with authority. It’s also a major momentum changer coming off a stop or a turnover.

Were the boards any better?

Rebounding was an emphasis in practice this week after UC lost on the glass…

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Publish date : 2024-11-23 21:07:00

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