WICHITA, Kan. – No. 10 Cincinnati came up with a stop in the final seconds to defeat No. 11 Wichita State, 62-61, Sunday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena in the 2017-18 home finale.
With the win, Cincinnati (27-4, 16-2) clinched the American Athletic Conference regular season championship. Wichita State (24-6, 14-4) will now be the No. 2 seed in this week's Aaron's American Athletic Conference Championship in Orlando, Fla.
The Shockers and Bearcats split the season series with each team winning on the opponent's home floor.
Sunday's home finale also marked the final home game for Wichita State's six seniors: Rashard Kelly, Zach Brown, Rauno Nurger, Darral Willis Jr.