Shabazz Napier scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Huskies to the 51-45 upset of the 11th-ranked Bearcats.
UConn 23-6, 11-5 American Athletic) held Cincinnati (24-5, 13-3) to just 13 baskets on 48 shots, while scoring 15 baskets on the same number of attempts.
Napier, the Huskies' player of the year candidate, bested Cincinnati's, Sean Kilpatrick, who finished with 16 points, but was just 4 of 16 from the floor.