The Cincinnati Bearcats defeated the SMU Mustangs 52-49 to sweep the season series.
The Bearcats won the first meeting between the teams earlier this season in a nail biter that ended 73-68 at Fifth Third Arena. Now that the Bearcats are currently ranked 23rd in the nation and 2nd in the American Conference behind Houston, they could not afford to lose any ground. SMU came to the game at 13-13 with 10 of those wins Coming at home , they played another tough game against the Bearcats but fell to 13-14 on the season.