Cincinnati's Aziz Bandaogo complete a dunk from Cincinnati's Simas Lukosius against Nicholls State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Nicholls State's Jamal West Jr., center, splits Cincinnati's Dillon Mitchell, left, and Cincinnati's CJ Fredrick Jr., right, on a drive to the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

From left to right: Cincinnati's Dillon Mitchell, Nicholls State's Ike Cornish and Cincinnati's Aziz Bandaogo compete for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Cincinnati's Josh Reed rises for a shot against Nicholls State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Cincinnati's Rayvon Griffith saves a ball from going out of bounds against Nicholls State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Cincinnati's Jizzle James, left, and Nicholls State's Jamal West Jr., right, compete for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Cincinnati's Simas Lukosius drives to the basket as Nicholls State's Caleb Robinson defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Cincinnati's Simas Lukosius drives to the basket a Nicholls State's Caleb Robinson defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Nicholls State's Caleb Robinson, left, and Cincinnati's Dillon Mitchell, right, compete for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)