Ohio State aims for a bit of redemption in making a return trip to the regional semifinals as the second-seeded Buckeyes square off with the sixth-seeded Bearcats of Cincinnati at TD Garden in Boston for a spot in the East Regional final.
Kim English and Phil Pressey combined for eight three-pointers and they each scored 23 points to lead No. 5 Missouri to an 81-67 victory over sixth-seeded Texas in a Big 12 Tournament semifinal on Friday.
Sean Kilpatrick and Yancy Gates each scored 18 points, and Cincinnati held off second-ranked Syracuse, 71-68, in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament.
The fourth-seeded Cincinnati Bearcats will try to be the second team to defeat the top-seeded Syracuse Orange as they meet in the semifinal round of the 2012 Big East Conference Tournament at Madison Square Garden to determine one half of the championship game.
The 13th-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers will have their hands full today as they square off with the No. 5 seed, Georgetown Hoyas, in the second round of the 2012 Big East Conference Tournament at Madison Square Garden.
Kim English scored 20 points as No. 7 Missouri used a big second half to take an 81-59 win over Texas Tech in the regular- season finale for both schools.
The tie for sixth-place in the Big East will be broken tonight as the 17th-ranked Louisville Cardinals head to Fifth Third Arena to battle the Cincinnati Bearcats.
The third-ranked Missouri Tigers continue their remarkable season as they host the Kansas State Wildcats at Mizzou Arena for a Big 12 Conference showdown.