Cincinnati Bearcats vs. UCF Knights in Crown quarters

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UC Bearcats coach Wes Miller on playing in College Basketball Crown

Cincinnati Bearcats coach Wes Miller on playing in College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas March 31-April 6

LAS VEGAS – Nearly two months after they last played in Orlando, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team squares off with the UCF Knights in quarterfinal action of the College Basketball Crown tournament.

The UC Bearcats were installed as the early 6.5-point favorite in the game to go 2-0 in April. UC sent DePaul home in their opening round game Tuesday 83-61 as six Bearcats scored in double figures. The last time UC had six players in double figures was their season-opening win last Nov. 4 over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Despite playing just eight players and having eight players in the transfer portal, Big 12 conference-mate UCF beat Oregon State 76-75 Tuesday with Darius Johnson, Tyler Hendricks and Nils Machowski all scoring 15 points. Hendricks and Machowski are part of UCF’s portal departures but are playing in the tournament.

UCF’s Johnny Dawkins, Tyler Hendricks, Darius Johnson on UC rematch

UCF’s Johnny Dawkins, Tyler Hendricks, Darius Johnson on UC Bearcats rematch in College Basketball Crown quarterfinals

UC defeated UCF at Addition Financial Arena Feb. 5, 93-83. It was the best offensive output by the Bearcats out of all of their Big 12 games with four UC players in double figures. Day Day Thomas had 20 points and native Floridian Dillon Mitchell had 19. It was a welcome win as UC had dropped four straight Big 12 games to Texas Tech, BYU, Utah and West Virginia.

UCF was at full strength with top Big 12 scorer Keyshawn Hall scoring 23 points. Hall is in the portal and has also declared for the NBA draft.

Next up for UC, UCF winner

Should UC advance they’ll play the winner of the Villanova/USC game which tips off at 9:30 p.m. (Eastern) after the Bearcats and Knights. That game would be Saturday, April 5 at 4 p.m. (Eastern) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The first two rounds of the…

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