ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Cincinnati men's basketball team had a chance Wednesday night to gain ground in the American Athletic Conference standings and inch closer to earning a first-round bye in next month's AAC Tournament.
Neither happened.
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David DeJulius led the team with 16 points, Jeremiah Davenport added 15, but the Bearcats suffered a 75-61 loss to Central Florida on the Knights' senior night at Addition Financial Arena.
The top five seeds in the AAC Tournament (March 10-13 in Fort Worth, Texas) will have a first-round bye.