CINCINNATI -- Ben Hicks connected with Trey Quinn on a fourth-and-26 pass to keep SMU alive and Josh Williams kicked a 27-yard field goal to defeat Cincinnati 31-28 in overtime on Saturday.
Kryan Mitchell intercepted Hayden Moore to end the game.
Hicks found preseason All-America wideout Courtland Sutton on a 25-yard scoring strike to give the Mustangs (5-2, 2-1 American) a 28-20 lead with 6:36 left in the game. Moore then led Cincinnati on a 10-play, 78-yard drive, finding Devin Gray for a 21-yard score and again on the two-point conversion pass to tie the game with 2:22 remaining.