Friday, March 16, 2012

NCAA East: Bearcats, Noles Set Up Sunday Encounter

The East Regional of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament continued on Friday with two games played, both at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

In the opener, the sixth-seeded Cincinnati Bearcats (25-10) defeated the #11-seeded Texas Longhorns (20-14) 65-59.  Yancy Gates scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Bearcats.


In the second contest, Brendan James scored 19 points and pulled in 9 rebounds as the #3-seeded Florida State Seminoles (25-9) recovered from a slow start and fought off #14-seeded St. Bonaventure (20-12) 66-63.  Andrew Nicholson scored 20 points to pace the Bonnies.  The Seminoles will take on Cincinnati on Sunday.

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