Corey Henderson had 15 points and Sterling Taplin added 10, but it wasn't enough as No. 7 seed Tulsa dropped an 80-61 decision to No. 2 seed Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference Championship Quarterfinals on Friday night at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. TU fell to 15-17 on the season, while UC moved to 28-4 overall.
"Give Cincinnati a lot of credit," Head Coach Frank Haith said. "They are a really good team and I'm excited to watch their run in the NCAA Tournament. I thought we played extremely hard in the first half, but we had some nerves and missed some shots around the basket and some three's.