GARY CLARK HAD 17 POINTS AND 14 REBOUNDS, LEADING NO. 18 CINCINNATI OVER SHORT-HANDED CONNECTICUT 67-47 SUNDAY IN THE REGULAR-SEASON FINALE FOR BOTH TEAMS.
JARRON CUMBERLAND ADDED 15 POINTS AND JACOB EVANS III HAD 12 FOR THE BEARCATS (27-4, 16-2 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE).
RODNEY PURVIS SCORED 15 POINTS FOR UCONN (14-16, 9-9), WHICH LOST ITS FOURTH IN A ROW. THE LOSS DROPPED THE HUSKIES INTO THE PLAY-IN ROUND OF THE AAC TOURNAMENT.
CINCINNATI HELD A 44-32 REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE, INCLUDING 17 ON THE OFFENSIVE END THAT IT TURNED INTO 17 POINTS.