COL BKB: Cincinnati 66, Louisville 61 (OT)

CINCINNATI, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Eric Hicks scored five points in overtime to help Cincinnati beat 11th-ranked Louisville 66-61 Saturday in a Conference USA game.

Cincinnati had forced overtime on a jump shot by Field Williams.

In overtime, Cincinnati took the lead for good on a free throw by Hicks with 2:10 to go. Tony Bobbitt's three-point shot on the next possession gave the Bearcats a four-point lead.

Cincinnati, ranked 14th, is now 18-5 and 9-3 in the conference. Louisville (7-6, 7-5) has lost three straight games.