It was a nice dream for about an hour, but then Bearcats fans had to wake up.
The Bearcats (30-6, 16-2 American) season ended with a whimper Sunday night with a 79-67 loss to the sharpshooting UCLA Bruins (31-4, 15-3 Pac 12). Cincinnati actually went to halftime with a lead, but the vaunted UCLA offense put any notion of an upset to bed about midway through the second half.
Cincinnati fell behind 8-2 to start the game, but used a 12-0 run to grab a 14-8 lead. Kevin Johnson was the catalyst for the rally, hitting two three-pointers during the run.