Fresh off back to back wins, the Bearcats move on to day 3 of the Big East tournament. Awaiting them? The 3 seed West Virginia Mountaineers. The teams will do battle in yet another late game, look for the tip at around 9:25 pm. And, Cincinnati is playing yet another team that they played on the road this season. Will the third time be the charm? Let’s hit the preview.
Minutes
- Deonta Vaughn 30
- Lance Stephenson 28.3
- Yancy Gates 24.9
- Cashmere Wright 17.8
- Steve Toyloy 17.5
Points
- Lance Stephenson 12
- Deonta Vaughn 11.2
- Yancy Gates 10.5
- Ibrahima Thomas 5.7
- Cashmere Wright 5.6
Rebounding
- Yancy Gates 6
- Lance Stephenson 5.3
- Ibrahima Thomas 4.9
- Steve Toyloy 3.7
- Deonta Vaughn 3.4
Assists
- Deonta Vaughn 3.5
- Lance Stephenson 2.4
Steals
- Deonta Vaughn 1.1
- Lance Stephenson 1
Blocks
- Yancy Gates 0.9
Minutes
- Da’Sean Butler 35.8
- Devin Ebanks 33.9
- Kevin Jones 32.8
- Darryl “Truck” Bryant 25.2
- Wellington Smith 22.9
Points
- Da’Sean Butler 17.2
- Kevin Jones 13.5
- Devin Ebanks 12.4
- Truck Bryant 10.6
- Wellington Smith 6.8
Rebounds
- Devin Ebanks 8.3
- Kevin Jones 7.4
- Da’Sean Butler 6.3
- Wellington Smith 3.7
- John Flowers 2.4
Assists
- Da’Sean Butler 3.3
- Truck Bryant 3.3
- Devin Ebanks 2.5
Steals
- Devin Ebanks 1.1
Blocks
- Wellington Smith 1
Notables
- Da’Sean Butler was first team all Big East.
- West Virginia outrebounded UC by 11 in the first meeting.
- Kevin Jones had 15, Truck Bryant 14, Devin Ebanks 12-10 for West Virginia. For UC, Deonta Vaughn had 15-5-5 assists, and Lance Stephenson had 14-9.
- If you recall, UC was hosed by the refs in that game pretty hardcore.
- Darnell Wilks has made me pee my pants happy the last 2 games.
- West Virginia has made the semi-finals the last 2 seasons.
- Oh and they have some coach you might have heard of.
While I would love to be a homer and pick UC, I’m sticking to the prediction I made Monday. This has been a great ride, and I’ve enjoyed the hell out of it and don’t want it to end, but I think it will.
Prediction: West Virginia 79 Cincinnati 72
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