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 </figure>Kansas Athletics<div>CINCINNATI, Ohio &ndash; The Kansas Jayhawks used a 13-2 run at the end of regulation to force overtime before falling to Cincinnati 78-74 on Saturday at Fifth Third Arena. <a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/elle-evans/15535" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Elle Evans</a>&nbsp;scored a season-high 30 points and added four rebounds, becoming the first Jayhawk to score 30 or more points in a game since&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/zakiyah-franklin/1472" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Zakiyah Franklin</a>&nbsp;had 31 vs. Iowa State on March 1, 2023.&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/s-mya-nichols/15529" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">S&apos;Mya Nichols</a>&nbsp;had 17 points and four assists in 31 minutes before fouling out.&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/regan-williams/15538" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Regan Williams</a>&nbsp;also reached double figures, scoring 10 points in just 16 minutes of action before she too fouled out. The trio combined for 57 of KU&apos;s points on the day.&nbsp; Kansas falls to 14-10 (4-9 Big 12) on the year following its third consecutive defeat. Cincinnati improves to 14-8 (6-6 Big 12). &quot;I thought Elle was really good today, and I think the most impressive thing is that she had no turnovers,&quot; Kansas coach&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/brandon-schneider/737" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Brandon Schneider</a>&nbsp;said after the game. &quot;Overall, we just had too many mistakes, especially in overtime. You can&apos;t foul 26 times against a team like Cincinnati, knowing that free throws are such a big part of how they score.&quot; The first quarter featured two ties and four lead changes, including a 6-0 Kansas run that put the Jayhawks up 10-8 following a coast-to-coast drive and layup by&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/brittany-harshaw/15537" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Brittany Harshaw</a>. Cincinnati answered with a 5-0 run before&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/s-mya-nichols/15529" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">S&apos;Mya Nichols</a>&nbsp;hit two free throws on the final possession to cut UC&apos;s lead to 16-14 at the end of one.&nbsp; Kansas trailed 29-23 with just over five minutes to play in the half, but the Jayhawks held Cincinnati scoreless the rest of the period after it was reviewed and ruled that UC&apos;s one-made three-pointer was after the shot clock had expired. In that time,&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/elle-evans/15535" rel="smarttag" style="color: rgb(0, 81, 186);">Elle Evans</a>&nbsp;scored 11-straight for KU, hitting three three-pointers and two free throws to send the Jayhawks to the intermission leading 35-29. Cincinnati hit four straight shots as part of a 9-0 run to open the second half, and the Bearcats led 45-39 at the 3:23 mark after a 16-4 start to the half. Evans continued her scoring streak with the last seven points of the quarter, including a corner three on the final possession that cut UC&apos;s lead to 49-46 at the end of the quarter. The Bearcats pushed the lead to double figures for the first time with 5:09 to play in the fourth and led 67-56 with 4:34 to play. From there, Kansas scored the next 11 points, holding UC scoreless until less than a minute remained in the game. The Jayhawks got five points from Evans and four from Williams in the run before Nichols tied the game with a jumper that made it 67-all with 42 seconds to play. Nichols gave KU a 69-68 lead on the next possession before UC hit a free throw to knot the score and send it into overtime tied at 69-all.&nbsp; Cincinnati grabbed the first five points of the extra period and never looked back. A Conesa layup would cut the Bearcat lead to three, which was the lowest it would get in overtime. Despite a late Jayhawk push, the Bearcats were able to hold serve at home and top Kansas 78-74 in overtime. UP NEXT:</div>

🏀 KU women fall in OT at Cincinnati