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Evans’ Heroics, Late Defense Earn Bearcats Outright AAC Title

For the first time in the Mick Cronin era, the Cincinnati Bearcats have won an outright conference title, as they squeaked by the Wichita State Shockers 62-61 in an epic American Athletic Conference showdown at Charles Koch Arena.

Despite a raucous and hostile WSU crowd, the Bearcats found a way to win and erase their ranked opponent demons, finishing the regular season at 27-4 overall and 16-2 in AAC play. The second of those records gave them the No. 1 seed in the upcoming AAC Tournament and the regular season league crown.

Jacob Evans was an absolute superhero out there to lead the Bearcats.