It’s almost coincidental that the Cincinnati Bearcats’ most recent game was against the Memphis Tigers. They are the same program that was once consistently made runs to regional finals in the NCAA Tournament in the mid-2000s. The high point of that stretch, which came under the tutelage of John Calipari, came during the 2007-08 season. In that campaign, the Tigers made in all the way to the national championship game.
But they didn’t win.
Why not? While a loss can not be nailed down to just one play most of the time, there was one 20-second stretch which really defined the Tigers’ 75-68 overtime loss to Kansas in that title contest.