Houston moved into first place in the American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings with a home win over Tulsa on Wednesday (Feb. 19).
UCF 89, (rv) Cincinnati 87 (2OT) - Box Score
CINCINNATI (AP) -- UCF turned to Tony Johnson Jr. in the second half. The freshman didn't let the Knights down.
Johnson scored four of his career-high 21 points in the second overtime and UCF upset first-place Cincinnati 89-87 in an American Athletic Conference game on Wednesday night.
Johnson, who didn't start the game before coach Johnny Dawkins sent him out to start the second half, shook off the roars from the Cincinnati crowd of 10,874 to convert two free throws before scoring on a layup with a 1:03 left to give Central Florida (14-11, 5-8) an 86-85 lead.