Cincinnati Bearcats

Ryan Boatright drained a 3-pointer as time expired to lift the sixth-seeded Connecticut Huskies to a thrilling 57-54 win over the third-seeded Cincinnati Bearcats in the quarterfinal round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament at the XL Center.

Shaq Thomas netted 18 points on 5-of-8 shooting as the Cincinnati Bearcats downed the Houston Cougars, 63-53, in an American Athletic Conference bout at Hofheinz Pavilion.

Jermaine Sanders scored 15 points and Farad Cobb added 14 off the bench to help Cincinnati to a 62-54 road victory over No. 23 SMU on Thursday night.

Shaq Thomas picked up 15 points as Cincinnati took down NC State, 76-60, in an inter-conference clash on Tuesday.