SACRAMENTO – This is it for University of Cincinnati basketball seniors Troy Caupain, Kevin Johnson and Zack Tobler.
No. 6 seed UC (29-5) will play No. 11 seed Kansas State (21-13) in the NCAA Tournament opener for both teams, here at Golden 1 Center on Friday at 7:27 p.m. ET (truTV). For both teams, it is win or go home.
Point guard Caupain and shooting guard Johnson will be in the starting lineup as usual, with walk-on Tobler on the bench. The three players all have played their parts in the Bearcats’ seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament run.