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,

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.

CINCINNATI — Jizzle James scored 18 points, Dillon Mitchell added 13 and Cincinnati held off Baylor 69-67 on Tuesday night to strengthen its case for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Josh Reed scored 11 points and Day Day Thomas had 10 for the Bearcats (17-11, 7-10 Big 12), who have won five of their last seven.