Utah 65, at Cincinnati 69

CINCINNATI (Interstat) — In a game defined by rugged interior defense and missed opportunities, the Cincinnati Bearcats held off a persistent Utah Utes squad 69-65 in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Sunday at a sold-out Fifth Third Arena. A crowd of 9,988 watched as Cincinnati, which led for over 38 minutes, saw a once-comfortable second-half lead nearly evaporate in the final minutes before securing the victory. The Bearcats improved to 14-12 overall, while Utah fell to 9-16. The most critical sequence unfolded in the game’s final 90 seconds. With Cincinnati clinging to a 62-60 lead, Utah’s Seydou Traore… Read more...