The No. 1 Cincinnati Bearcats (29-4) raced out of halftime to defeat the No. 5 Memphis Tigers (21-13) 70-60 in the first semi-final of the American Athletic Conference Championship. Cincinnati started the second half on a 21-2 run and out-scored the Tigers 41-18 overall in the half. Senior forward Kyle Washington said it was a position theContinue reading “Cincinnati 70 Memphis 60 AAC Semi-Finals”
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Houston 84 UCF 56 AAC Quarterfinals
The No. 3 Houston Cougars (25-6) overwhelmed the No. 6 UCF Knights (19-13) 84-56 in the last game of the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals on Friday night. UCF had been a great defensive team all year, but allowed Houston to shoot 58 percent while forcing only eight turnovers. Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson said it wasContinue reading “Houston 84 UCF 56 AAC Quarterfinals”
Wichita St 89 Temple 81 AAC Quarterfinals
No. 2 Wichita St (25-6) held off a pesky No. 7 Temple (17-15) in a 89-81 win the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals. The game was won at the free throw line as Wichita forced Temple into foul trouble and made seven more free throws (28) than Temple attempted (21) Sophomore guard Landry Shamet led the Shockers withContinue reading “Wichita St 89 Temple 81 AAC Quarterfinals”
Memphis 67 Tulsa 64 AAC Quarterfinals
The No. 5 Memphis Tigers (21-12) used a buzzer-beating runner from junior guard Kareem Brewton, Jr. to defeat the No. 4 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (19-12) 67-64. “It’s just a basketball instinct that you have when the ball come off [your hands] good,” said Brewton. “You feel like its going to go in and that’s what happened.” The GoldenContinue reading “Memphis 67 Tulsa 64 AAC Quarterfinals”
Cincinnati 61 SMU 51 AAC Quarterfinals
The No. 1 Cincinnati Bearcats pounded the No. 8 SMU Mustangs on the boards in route to a 61-51 win the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals. “We played hard enough to get a win in the second half,” Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin said post game. “We picked it up on the defensive end. We picked itContinue reading “Cincinnati 61 SMU 51 AAC Quarterfinals”
UCF 66 ECU 52 AAC First Round
The No. 6 UCF Knights used a late run to pull away from the No. 11 ECU Pirates in their 66-52 win in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Championship. UCF’s defense stifled ECU for most of the night, but the Pirates were able to cut the Knights lead to 46-45 with 9:36Continue reading “UCF 66 ECU 52 AAC First Round”
Temple 82 Tulane 77 AAC First Round
The No. 7 Temple Owls (17-14) held off a pesky challenge from the No. 10 Tulane Green Wave (14-17) in 82-77 win. The Owls began the game slowly as the Green Wave was able to jump out to a 13-4 lead at the first media timeout of the game. That advantage didn’t last long as Owls were able toContinue reading “Temple 82 Tulane 77 AAC First Round”
Memphis 79 USF 77 AAC First Round
No. 5 Memphis (20-12) bent, but didn’t break down the stretch as the Tigers held on to beat the No. 12 USF Bulls (10-22) 79-77 in Thursday’s first round of the American Athletic Conference championship. “I’m really proud of how guys hung in there today and finished the game,” Memphis head coach Tubby SmithContinue reading “Memphis 79 USF 77 AAC First Round”
SMU 80 UConn 73 AAC First Round
In the first game of the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championship, No. 9 SMU (17-15) defeated No. 8 UConn (14-18) 80-73. The Mustangs were led by senior guard Ben Emelogu’s 23 points and senior forward Akoy Agau’s 21. Sophomore guard Christian Vital led the Huskies with 24 while senior guard Antoine Anderson had 19. SMU head coachContinue reading “SMU 80 UConn 73 AAC First Round”
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