The foundation of Cincinnati basketball under coach Mick Cronin has been tough, uncompromising defense. If you can't score, you can't win.
But this version of the Bearcats offers a feature which could make them a tougher out this March: The ability to score the ball from every spot on the court.
Cincinnati finished the regular season averaging 74.8 points per game, slightly eclipsing that mark Friday night in an easy 80-61 win over Tulsa in an American Athletic Conference quarterfinal. The Bearcats were scoring nearly 80 points per game before the grind of conference play reduced that number a bit, but that's still a far cry from the offensively challenged teams they've fielded for most of Cronin's tenure.