Iowa State 70, Cincinnati 79 - Box Score

NET #6

	H1	H2	T
Iowa State	31	39	70
Cincinnati	35	44	79

Cincinnati

NET #49

	H1	H2	T
Iowa State	31	39	70
Cincinnati	35	44	79

Sat, Jan 17, 2026Fifth Third ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Iowa State

Cincinnati

91%

✗ MissedMargin: -16.5 predicted → +9 actual

Recap

Cincinnati Stuns No. 7 Iowa State in Thrilling 79-70 Upset

Day Day Thomas leads Bearcats with 19 points as they take down heavily favored Cyclones

In a stunning turn of events, Cincinnati pulled off a monumental upset at Fifth Third Arena, defeating No. 7 Iowa State 79-70. The Bearcats, with a mediocre 10-10 record, were expected to be no match for the Cyclones' high-powered offense, but they had other plans. Day Day Thomas led the charge for ...

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Top Performers

Iowa State

Milan MomcilovicMVP35.2

PTS34REB1AST0

9-18 FG, 8-14 3PT, 8-10 FT

Joshua Jefferson29.8

PTS16REB9AST5

4-12 FG, 0-1 3PT, 8-10 FT

Tamin Lipsey20.4

PTS7REB7AST4STL1

3-7 FG, 1-3 3PT, 0-3 FT

Cincinnati

Baba Miller31.4

PTS8REB12AST4STL1BLK2

3-7 FG, 1-3 3PT, 1-2 FT

Day Day Thomas25.9

PTS19REB2AST1STL2BLK1

8-18 FG, 3-10 3PT

Sencire Harris25.8

PTS12REB4AST2STL2BLK1

3-8 FG, 0-2 3PT, 6-8 FT

Hot Players

Sencire HarrisCincinnati+84%

PTS

5.6 avg

REB

2.7 avg

AST

1.5 avg

38% FG 3-8

Milan MomcilovicIowa State+67%

PTS

16.9 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

1.0 avg

50% FG 9-18

Jalen CelestineCincinnati+51%

PTS

8.3 avg

REB

3.0 avg

AST

1.3 avg

40% FG 4-10

Tyler McKinleyCincinnati+46%

PTS

1.8 avg

REB

2.3 avg

AST

0.7 avg

67% FG 2-3

Day Day ThomasCincinnati+25%

PTS

11.2 avg

REB

3.0 avg

AST

3.4 avg

44% FG 8-18

Keyshuan TilleryCincinnati+21%

PTS

3.6 avg

REB

1.2 avg

AST

1.8 avg

50% FG 2-4

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Iowa State70

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Joshua Jefferson	35	16	4-12	0-1	8-10	9	5	0	0	3
Milan Momcilovic	34	34	9-18	8-14	8-10	1	0	0	0	0
Tamin Lipsey	33	7	3-7	1-3	0-3	7	4	1	0	2
Blake Buchanan	26	4	2-4	0-0	0-2	5	1	0	1	1
Nate Heise	25	4	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	1
Killyan Toure	23	4	2-4	0-1	0-0	5	1	2	0	3
Dominick Nelson	9	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1
Dominykas Pleta	8	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	1
Jamarion Batemon	7	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Williams	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Kelderman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Rise	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Xzavion Mitchell	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Mulder	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	70	22-51	9-21	17-27	29	11	4	2	12

Cincinnati79

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Baba Miller	34	8	3-7	1-3	1-2	12	4	1	2	2
Jizzle James	30	15	6-12	1-3	2-2	1	1	1	0	1
Day Day Thomas	26	19	8-18	3-10	0-0	2	1	2	1	2
Jalen Celestine	26	12	4-10	4-10	0-0	5	2	0	0	0
Moustapha Thiam	22	5	2-5	1-2	0-0	6	2	1	0	2
Sencire Harris	20	12	3-8	0-2	6-8	4	2	2	1	0
Keyshuan Tillery	19	4	2-4	0-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	0
Tyler McKinley	18	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0
Shon Abaev	5	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0
Grant Darbyshire	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Halvine Dzellat	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas Atauri	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Haynes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kerr Kriisa	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryson Buckingham	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordi Rodriguez	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	79	30-69	10-34	9-12	37	15	8	4	7