CINCINNATI -- Gunner Kiel had 386 yards passing and Cincinnati reeled off three straight touchdowns in the second half to pull away from Tulsa 49-38 on Saturday night.
Chris Moore gave the Bearcats (6-4, 3-3 American) the lead for good at 28-24 and tied Mardy Gillyard's program record for career touchdown receptions (25) when he hauled in Kiel's throw for the 43-yard score.
Tion Green added a 5-yard TD run less than two minutes later and Hosey Williams ran it from 20 yards with 10:42 left in the fourth to give Cincinnati a 42-24 lead.
Tulsa (5-5, 2-4) got no closer than within 11 points from there.
Cincinnati's Mike Boone had 137 yards and three TD runs. Tulsa's Ramadi Warren had 139 yards and two scores.
Warren ran 39 yards on a fourth-and-2 to tie it 21-all in the third quarter and Redford Jones' 33-yard field goal put the Hurricanes up 24-21.