Monday, March 19, 2012

Cincinnati Sweet 16

  • Cincinnati and Xavier both advanced to the Sweet 16 after a news-making brawl in December that could have derailed either team. Instead both regrouped enough to get this far. * Ohio, as a state, got as many teams this far as any conference.
  • (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  • Last year, the Seminoles advanced to the Sweet 16 and fell to Virginia Commonwealth, 72-71, in San Antonio, Texas. The big story line late in Sunday's game was the 3-pointer.
  • (Boston Herald)
  • Percentage of brackets picking each regions Sweet 16 teams correctly: East (Syracuse, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Cincinnati): 5.5 percent South (Kentucky, Baylor, Indiana, Xavier): 1.
  • (ESPN)
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Cincinnati Bearcats are making it an Ohio party in the NCAA tournament, giving the Buckeye State four teams in the final 16.
  • (Contra Costa Times)
  • NASHVILLE – The University of Cincinnati is going to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2001.
  • (Cincinnati.com)
  • Ohio becomes the first state with four schools in the Division I mens Sweet 16, according to the NCAA. The research dates to 1985 when the bracket was expanded and every team needed to win twice to reach the regional semifinals.
  • (USA Today)
  • I mean, that was their game plan. He capitalized on it. Now its on to Boston where the Buckeyes Sweet 16 opponent -- Florida State or Cincinnati -- will also have a post presence big and physical enough to bother Sullinger without doubling.
  • (CNN Sports Illustrated)
  • But now that the dust has cleared it's time to start looking forward toward the Sweet Sixteen. The action tips off on Gregory Shamus/Getty Images No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Cincinnati — 9:45 p.m ET (CBS) The battle of Ohio is going to be a slugfest.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • OMAHA - Four Big Ten teams were already a part of the NCAA tournaments Sweet 16, and Kansas was finding out why. For 40 minutes Sunday, Purdue gave the Midwest Regionals second seed fits. The Boilermakers bottled up Thomas Robinson.
  • (Cincinnati.com)
  • GREENSBORO, N.C. – Xavier is back in the Sweet 16. The 10th-seeded Musketeers punched their ticket to a fourth regional semifinal in five seasons after overcoming 15th-seeded Lehigh 70-58 in a NCAA tournament third-round game Sunday at Greensboro Coliseum.
  • (Cincinnati.com)

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