The final game of the opening round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament will be between our beloved Bearcats and those dastardly Saint Joseph’s Hawks of the Atlantic 10. Be sure to get a nap sometime this afternoon or you’ll be dragging by about halftime of this one considering it will tip off no earlier than 9:57 Eastern and this will be a dragged out defensive struggle.
We’ve been previewing the game through the week here on Cincy on the Prowl so feel free to get yourself acquainted with Cincinnati’s next opponent with the following posts:
- High level overview of the Hawks
- Bearcats BlogCast preview
- Previewest preview of Saint Joseph’s
- UC’s health being the X-factor tonight
But I won’t be upset if you just read the below notes instead. Promises, it won’t hurt my feelings.
Date: March 18th, 2016
Tip Time: 9:57 p.m. ET
Location: Spokane Arena; Spokane, WA
Current Line: Cincinnati by 3
TV Info: truTV
Radio Info: 700 WLW
Streaming: CBS Sports (this link, roughly)
Play-By-Play: Spero Dedes
Analyst: Doug Gottlieb
Sideline: Rosalyn Gold-Onwude
#9 Cincinnati Bearcats
Record: 22-10 (12-6 AAC)
Key Wins: SMU, Houston, VCU
Key Losses: Tulsa, Memphis, Temple (x2)
Statistical Leaders
Points: Troy Caupain – 13.2 ppg
Rebounds: Gary Clark – 9.0 rpg
Assists: Troy Caupain – 4.8 apg
Blocks: 2 tied at 1.5 bpg
Steals: Farad Cobb – 1.4 spg
#8 Saint Joseph’s Hawks
Record: 27-7 (13-5 Atlantic 10)
Key Wins: Dayton (x2), VCU, Temple
Key Losses: Duquesne, Davidson, St. Bonaventure (if we have to pick a third one)
Statistical Leaders
Points: Isaiah Miles – 18.4 ppg
Rebounds: Isaiah Miles – 8.1 rpg
Assists: DeAndre Bembry – 4.5 apg
Blocks: Isaiah Miles – 1.0 bpg
Steals: DeAndre Bembry – 1.4 spg