Cincinnati answered with a 9-1 run with senior guard Day Day Thomas scoring five of his seven first half points to cut the WVU lead to one, 26-25 with 3:34 left to play in the hal

The Mountaineers trailed by six with inside 8 minutes remaining, before leading by nine with inside 10 seconds to play. The Bearcats' Tyler Betsey missed a three-point attempt to tie just before time expired.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball is in Morgantown Wednesday. Here are three keys to victory for UC as they face West Virginia at WVU Coliseum.