Even though UC didn’t defeat Xavier last week, they beat University of Houston on February 21 to end a three-game losing streak. 
Shaq Thomas scored 18 points and Gary Clark had 14 rebounds.
Cincinnati converted 16 Houston turnovers into 20 points and made more free throws (17) than the Cougars attempted (12).
“Losing three straight, we definitely knew our backs were against the wall, and we can’t lose again if we expect an NCAA appearance,” Clark said.
As of this writing, the Bearcats are 18-9 overall, 9-5 in the American Athletic Conference.