The University of Cincinnati Bearcats finally got in the Big 12 win column Wednesday night holding off the short-handed Colorado Buffaloes 68-62. They were outshot 41% to 37% but made their last four field goals and finished the game 16-for-21 from the free throw line to corral the Buffaloes.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball visits Boulder to play Colorado for the first time since 1982 Wednesday. Here are three keys for UC to get a Big 12 win

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CINCINNATI — UC basketball ... defend soundly on the other end at altitude in Boulder, CO, but that's the best way to break down a mediocre Colorado defense that defends well in the half ...

Simas Lukosius poured in 16 points that included two 3-pointers in the final two minutes as Cincinnati outlasted Colorado 68-62 on Wednesday in a Big 12 Conference dustup in Boulder,

Cincinnati Bearcats (10-5, 0-4 Big 12) at Colorado Buffaloes (9-6, 0-5 Big 12) Boulder, Colorado; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bearcats -2.5; over/under is 134.5 BOTTOM LINE ...

Assuming a 29.5-inch NCAA basketball fits into a 56.5-inch circular rim at Boulder's CU Events Center, the University of Cincinnati ... it won't be handed to them. Colorado's Buffaloes are also ...

Cincinnati Bearcats (10-5, 0-4 Big 12) at Colorado Buffaloes (9-6, 0-5 Big 12) Boulder, Colorado; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado faces Cincinnati after Julian Hammond III scored 23 points in Colorado's 78-70 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers.