ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the second straight day, the No. 8 Cincinnati Bearcats struggled but survived in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
Coach Mick Cronin hopes that with the NCAA Tournament just a few days away, his players have learned their lesson.
"Hopefully, we learned a lesson that the other team — no matter their record or their situation — is coming to win," Cronin said after the top-seeded Bearcats rallied to beat Memphis 70-60 on Saturday and advance to their second straight AAC Tournament final. "I think we were in shock that (Memphis) actually came out with confidence and wasn't afraid of us.