Joseph Yesufu ended a dreadful UC first half by canning a 3-pointer at the buzzer for West Virginia and the Bearcats were down 15 points. Though they played spirited early in the second half, UC could not put anything together Sunday,

Cincinnati Bearcats guard Dan Skillings Jr. (0) drives on West Virginia Mountaineers guard Kobe Johnson (2) in the first half of the Big 12 Conference tournament between Cincinnati Bearcats and West Virginia Mountaineers at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. / Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

Javon Small scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half and Joseph Yesufu added 16 to lead visiting West Virginia past Cincinnati 63-50 on Sunday afternoon in Big 12 action at Cincinnati.