HARTFORD, Conn. – It was wild, noisy and somewhat dangerous. It was a basketball game in a rock concert atmosphere, and the No. 15-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats came away with the victory.
UC fended off an upset bid by Connecticut here Saturday afternoon, with an 81-71 American Athletic Conference tournament semifinal win before a raucous, pro-UConn crowd of 8,117 at the XL Center.
“We’ve got a lot of answers on this team,” UC coach Mick Cronin said. “I was extremely happy for these guys that they were able to perform on this stage today.”
UC (29-4) will play No.