define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); University of Cincinnati – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:58:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court AAC M5: 02.07.14 Edition http://rushthecourt.net/2014/02/07/aac-m5-02-07-14-edition/ http://rushthecourt.net/2014/02/07/aac-m5-02-07-14-edition/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:01:54 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=103049

Hartford Courant columnist Jeff Jacobs writes that Sean Kilpatrick “out-Bazzed” Shabazz Napier in the Bearcats’ 63-58 victory over the Huskies last night. After a cold start, the Cincinnati senior scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, hitting five of eight threes to help his team defend a two-game death grip on the conference standings. Conversely, Napier scored 16 points on 19 shots, missed 10 of his last 11 three-point attempts, and said he was reluctant to attack the basket in crunch time after failing to draw many whistles on “a lot of cheap fouls.” Kilpatrick’s game demonstrated [...]]]>
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Big East Morning Five: 02.22.12 Edition http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/22/big-east-morning-five-02-22-12-edition/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/22/big-east-morning-five-02-22-12-edition/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:30:56 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=62249

Not many have noticed but South Florida is having a fine season at 17-10 overall and 10-4 in the Big East.  The ten conference wins are already good for a school record.  The Bulls do not play the sexiest brand of basketball (Sports Illustrated’s suimsuit issue is on newstands now however), preferring to slow the pace, use their bulk and shut opponents down with stifling defense, but head coach Stan Heath has his squad positioning itself for an NCAA tournament bid.  But there’s a problem.  Not only do most bracketologists and pundits have South Florida out of field, they have [...]]]>
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Big East Morning Five: 02.21.12 Edition http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/21/big-east-morning-five-02-21-12-edition/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/21/big-east-morning-five-02-21-12-edition/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:31:24 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=62039

The ugly brawl between Cincinnati and Xavier that forced a premature stoppage to their annual meeting last December led to plenty of speculation about the future of the rivalry.  Now that the cooling off period has spanned a couple of months it appears the ‘Crosstown Shootout’ will resume next season without pause.  While nothing has been finalized, there was indication from both schools yesterday that the game will happen.  Cincinnati president Greg Williams said, “Every indication is that we are going to play next year. We’re looking at it. [Xavier University president] Father Graham and I have talked about it a [...]]]>
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