Well, that sucked.
Cincinnati lost to UCF for the first time in school history in Sunday’s 53-49 loss in Orlando. The Bearcats (25-4, 14-2 American) rallied from an 11 point deficit, and had a chance to tie the game when freshman Tre Scott missed a wide open dunk with five seconds remaining to seal the victory for the Knights (19-10, 10-7 American).
The loss for Cincinnati essentially guarantees SMU the regular season AAC championship, and should give the Bearcats the number two seed for the upcoming AAC tournament. It was the first loss to an unranked opponent all season for the Bearcats after losing to Rhode Island, Butler, and SMU previously.