After trailing by double digits in the opening half, the Cincinnati Bearcats came back to take down the Big 12 rival UCF Knights 68-57 on Saturday!
Cincinnati failed to to find success for a majority of the night but finished the game on a dominant 24-9 run to secure a much-needed Big 12 win.
During a press conference, Bearcats coach Wes Miller reacted to the comeback win over UCF to snap a recent skid via Cincinnati Athletics.
"I'm obviously pleased that our guys dug in and found a way to win. I thought we have showed a lot of resilience throughout the last 2-3 weeks."
#Cincinnati finished the game on a 24-9 run to take down conference rival UCF 68-57 tonight! pic.twitter.com/zjwCIT00B1
— Cincy on the Prowl (@CincyOnTheProwl) January 28, 2024
Cincinnati Basketball: Bearcats storm back to take down Big 12 rival UCF 68-57
Bearcats forward Daniel Skillings Jr celebrated his birthday by scoring a game-high 21 points, highlighted by a dunk in the final seconds!
Cincinnati took over down the stretch as veteran forward John Newman III finished with 19 points including a ferocious dunk in the second half.
It appeared the Bearcats were going to suffer a third straight loss before storming back to beat UCF and improve to 14-6 so far this season.
With a chance to build on the win, Cincinnati will get ready for a road trip to meet former Big East rival West Virginia Mountaineers on Wednesday.