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Takeaways from the UC Bearcats' win over South Florida, plus Mick Cronin's early exit

Maybe Darren Savino's college basketball coaching resume should credit him with .45 of a win. Percentage-wise, that's how long he was in command of the University of Cincinnati basketball team's 82-74 victory over South Florida Tuesday night.

The UC associate head coach piloted the final 18 minutes of Mick Cronin's 352nd career triumph when the Bearcats boss was zipped to the locker room early in the second half. Nysier Brooks pulled down what looked like an easy rebound with UC up 46-35 but was whistled for a foul. That coincided with the shot clock hitting zero.

"I said, 'What?