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Takeaways from UC's Emerald Coast Classic championship plus look ahead to Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Mick Cronin, Jarron Cumberland talk Emerald Coast Classic win for UC as Scott Springer reports Scott Springer, sspringer@enquirer.com

NICEVILLE, Florida - The Florida Panhandle town of Niceville was certainly nice to the University of Cincinnati post-Thanksgiving as the Bearcats were able to post back-to-back wins Friday and Saturday over George Mason and Ole Miss to capture the Emerald Coast Classic championship.

Not long after they had posed for pictures with the latest trophy to be displayed in the Lindner Center, they were off to the airport and in the air before the custodians had finished sweeping the gym at Northwest Florida State College.