NEW YORK, N.Y. - Pit has used a little 10-4 run to pull ahead of Cincinnati by six with 2:24 to go. The Bearcats' Marcus Sikes will need a little extra work in the layup line at halftime. He airballed one layup, and clanked another off the bottom of the rim. That's the kind of game it has been.

Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin has been angry pretty much the entire half. Angry at the refs, angry at the players, angry at pretty much everyone.