Why does Greenville, North Carolina cause such stress and heart ache for Cincinnati Bearcats fans?
One year after losing on the road to an ECU team that finished the season 10-21 overall, Cincinnati returned to Williams Arena, where they turned the ball over 22 times, made just 5 free throws, and saw their All American foul out with 2 minutes to go in regulation - and they won.
It wasn’t easy, it really never is with this team, but Cincinnati beat East Carolina 70-67 in overtime, their third straight overtime game. According to ESPN Stats, they became the first team in college basketball history to play three straight OT games twice in one season.