Topic: Gazette: Red-hot Cincinnati looking to avenge last year's loss to Herd

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By Doug Smock

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A year ago, a downcast Mick Cronin criticized his Cincinnati Bearcats for trying to be a "pretty team" when Marshall came to Fifth Third Arena and played a surprising bully role.

Cronin didn't take long to survey the stat sheet to come up with this conclusion: "The score of the game was 43 to 30, Marshall, period."

The honest-to-the-record-book score was 73-69, with the Thundering Herd upsetting the Bearcats in overtime. Cronin referred to the rebounding battle, in which the Herd had a pronounced upper hand.

One could figure the undefeated Bearcats will remember that when they come calling Saturday at the Charleston Civic Center in the return bout. When the ball goes up at 2 p.m., "bout" could be the operative term.

Link: http://wvgazette.com/Sports/Marshall/201212130249