The Cincinnati Bearcats lost a quadruple overtime thriller to UConn in their opening game of the 2016 AAC Tournament 104-97. And I do mean thriller.
Let’s get this out of the way first, though. Despite the loss, UC is very much still in the NCAA Tournament. UConn beating the Bearcats today moved them up into the top 50 in RPI, which means Cincinnati’s two wins over the Huskies earlier in the season are now top 50 wins to go along with those over SMU, VCU, and Tulsa. So while this loss didn’t necessarily help the Bearcats for Selection Sunday, it doesn’t hurt them either.