SACRAMENTO, California – While watching the First Four game earlier this week, Cincinnati senior Kevin Johnson noticed a statistic pop up along the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
The graphic showed a strong of success the First Four winners enjoyed since the series was put in place in 2011. It served as a reminder of what has in the past proven a dangerous scenario for teams in the first round, a scenario his Bearcats face Friday against Kansas State, who beat Wake Forest on Tuesday, 95-88.
"That little thing popped up what the success has been, you see VCU was on there," Johnson said.