There were a lot of reasons why the Cincinnati Bearcats beat the Memphis Tigers on Saturday. But there were also a lot of reasons that they didn’t rout Memphis as bad as they did back on Dec. 31. You can blame it on the road atmosphere, the officials or whatever, but the game finished with UC on top and that’s what matters.
Before we get into the more muddy aspects of the game, let’s highlight the positives in this one. First off, the Bearcats worked extremely hard on the glass. Clearly Mick Cronin has instructed his players to attack the boards, as after most shots there were two or three Bearcats contending for the rebound.