Don’t tell Cincinnati how hard it is to win road games in the Big East.
Sean Kilpatrick hit a 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left and Cincinnati beat No. 13 Connecticut 70-67 on Wednesday night for its seventh straight conference road victory.
Kilpatrick scored 16 points to lead five Bearcats in double figures as Cincinnati (15-4, 5-1 Big East) withstood two big UConn second-half runs and a half-court shot by Niels Giffey at the buzzer that rimmed out.
“I saw the rest of my teammates covered, they were all denied, so I looked at it and said, `You know what, I’ve got to make this big play,” Kilpatrick said. “I seen the lane, and then they closed it, so I just took my time. They didn’t bite on the crossover move so I just pulled up.” Read more…. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20120118_CIN@CT/cincinnati-beats-no-13-uconn-on-late-trey
