NCAA Tournament: Cincinnati surges past Florida State 62-56

The Associated Press

Published: March 19, 2012 12:00 am
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Nashville Tenn. • The Cincinnati Bearcats are making it an Ohio party in the NCAA Tournament, giving the Buckeye State four teams in the final 16.

Dion Dixon stole the ball and dunked to put Cincinnati ahead for good with 1:32 left, and the Bearcats edged out Florida State 62-56 Sunday night to reach their first regional semifinal in the NCAA Tournament since 2001.

Cincinnati (26-10) will play No. 2 seed Ohio State in Boston on Thursday night in the East, joining Xavier and Ohio in the second weekend.

Sean Kilpatrick scored 18 points and Dixon finished with 15 for Cincinnati.

Florida State (25-10) snapped a six-game winning streak that took the Seminoles to their first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title. But the 'Noles are heading home short of the regional semifinal they reached a year ago.

Luke Loucks led the Seminoles with 14, Bernard James had 11 and Michael Snaer 11.

This game featured 19 lead changes and 11 ties, and neither team led by more than three in the second half until the Bearcats scored seven straight points.

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