Bobcats Look To Advance To Sweet Sixteen
No. 14 Ohio Ready to Tangle with No. 6 Tennessee. Tip time is set for 3:25 p.m.
Mar 20, 2010
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MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Daily -- Saturday, March 20, 2010
No. 14 Ohio (22-14, 7-9 MAC) vs. No. 6 Tennessee (26-8, 11-5, SEC)
NCAA Tournament Second Round -- Providence, R.I.
CBS -- 3:25 p.m.
Listen Live -- Watch Live -- Ohio/UT Game Notes
Listen To Ohio's Armon Bassett & D.J. Cooper talk about their game one performances
No. 14 Ohio (22-14, 7-9 MAC) vs. No. 6 Tennessee (26-8, 11-5, SEC)
NCAA Tournament Second Round -- Providence, R.I.
CBS -- 3:25 p.m.
Listen Live -- Watch Live -- Ohio/UT Game Notes
Listen To Ohio's Armon Bassett & D.J. Cooper talk about their game one performances
The Ohio Bobcats will take on the Midwest Region's No. 6 seed, Tennessee, on Saturday afternoon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament from Providence, R.I. 14th-seeded Ohio launched a 3-point attack all night to drub the third-seeded Georgetown Hoyas, 97-83, in first-round action giving the Bobcats their first NCAA Tournament win since 1983.
This is be the 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament for Ohio as the Bobcats won their fi fth MAC title last weekend in Cleveland, The Bobcats have a 5-12 all-time record (lost a Regional Third Place Game in 1960) and are making their fi rst trip to the tournament under Head Coach John Groce. This is also the 50th anniversary of the first Ohio team to ever qualify for the NCAA Tournament back in 1960.
Armon Bassett is coming off a tremendous run during the MAC Tournament in which he earned MVP honors. The junior guard scored a game-high 32 points in the opener on Thursday night against the Hoyas after averaging 41.3 minutes, 29.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals during four MAC tournament games. Bassett also broke Earl Boykins’ MAC tournament record for points scored in a single year.
NCAA Notes
Ohio is second among Mid-American Conference teams in NCAA Tournament wins, one behind Miami.
The last No. 14 seed to win in the Midwest Region to win a game has Buckeye State ties as well. Xavier, located in Cincinnati, defeated Nebraska, coached by former Bobcat leader Danny Nee, 66-50 in 1991. Only two other No.14 seeds in the Midwest Region have earned victories; Murray State (78-75 over NC State in 1988) and Arkansas-Little Rock (90-83 over Notre Dame in 1986).
The last No. 14 seed to advance to the Sweet 16 was Chattanooga in 1997. The Moccasins topped the No. 3 seed, Georgia and the No. 6 seed, Illinois. Cleveland State was the first team to accomplish the feat with wins over the No. 3 seed, Indiana and the No. 6 seed, St. Joseph's. Ironcially, this game today will match two teams from the state of Tennessee and Ohio.
Nine MAC schools have reached the Sweet 16 during their program's history. Kent State was the last team to reach the round in 2002 and Ohio will be looking to reach the regional semifinals for the first time since 1964.
The last MAC team to receive a No. 14 seed was Miami in 2007. The RedHawks fell to Oregon, 58-56 in the first round.
Notes courtesy of Ohio Sports Information
This is be the 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament for Ohio as the Bobcats won their fi fth MAC title last weekend in Cleveland, The Bobcats have a 5-12 all-time record (lost a Regional Third Place Game in 1960) and are making their fi rst trip to the tournament under Head Coach John Groce. This is also the 50th anniversary of the first Ohio team to ever qualify for the NCAA Tournament back in 1960.
Armon Bassett is coming off a tremendous run during the MAC Tournament in which he earned MVP honors. The junior guard scored a game-high 32 points in the opener on Thursday night against the Hoyas after averaging 41.3 minutes, 29.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals during four MAC tournament games. Bassett also broke Earl Boykins’ MAC tournament record for points scored in a single year.
NCAA Notes
Ohio is second among Mid-American Conference teams in NCAA Tournament wins, one behind Miami.
The last No. 14 seed to win in the Midwest Region to win a game has Buckeye State ties as well. Xavier, located in Cincinnati, defeated Nebraska, coached by former Bobcat leader Danny Nee, 66-50 in 1991. Only two other No.14 seeds in the Midwest Region have earned victories; Murray State (78-75 over NC State in 1988) and Arkansas-Little Rock (90-83 over Notre Dame in 1986).
The last No. 14 seed to advance to the Sweet 16 was Chattanooga in 1997. The Moccasins topped the No. 3 seed, Georgia and the No. 6 seed, Illinois. Cleveland State was the first team to accomplish the feat with wins over the No. 3 seed, Indiana and the No. 6 seed, St. Joseph's. Ironcially, this game today will match two teams from the state of Tennessee and Ohio.
Nine MAC schools have reached the Sweet 16 during their program's history. Kent State was the last team to reach the round in 2002 and Ohio will be looking to reach the regional semifinals for the first time since 1964.
The last MAC team to receive a No. 14 seed was Miami in 2007. The RedHawks fell to Oregon, 58-56 in the first round.
Notes courtesy of Ohio Sports Information
