It all came down to a last-second free throw by Dillon Mitchell that was missed. However, Aziz Bandaogo punched the ball out to halfcourt and UC hung on for a 69-67 win over Baylor, their first in the five-game series history.

The Bearcats lived to fight another day for their at-large NCAA Tournament lives in a 69-67 win over Baylor for a huge Quad 1 win at home. Jizzle James (18 points, one rebound) led all scorers and hit enough triples to get one of the biggest wins of the Wes Miller era.

Jizzle James scored 18 points and Day Day Thomas hit a huge 3-pointer late in the game for the deciding points as host Cincinnati outlasted Baylor 69-67 on Tuesday in a Big 12 Conference game.