Up 13 at the break, UC relinquished the lead but then did enough to secure the critical victory. It all came down to a last-second free throw by Dillon Mitchell that was missed. However, Aziz Bandaogo punched the ball out to half court and UC hung on for a 69-67 win over Baylor,

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.