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Larry Davis: Bearcats' game at Memphis 'a critical one'
Larry Davis: Bearcats' game at Memphis 'a critical one'
Tom Groeschen, tgroeschen@enquirer.com 4:05 p.m. EST January 13, 2015

[Image: 635567618352037705-0306UCMemphis26.jpg]
UC forward Shaquille Thomas battles for a rebound against Memphis forward Austin Nichols last March. (Photo: Enquirer file)

Larry Davis knows better than to place one basketball game above others in importance, but the University of Cincinnati interim head coach said Thursday's game at Memphis is bigger than most.

"This is a critical one, especially after the game at UConn which we felt like we could have won, should have won," Davis said Tuesday. "We've got to go get this one."

UC comes off of a 62-56 loss at reigning NCAA champion UConn last Saturday, a game the Bearcats led 34-30 at halftime.

UC (11-4, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) next visits Memphis (9-6, 2-2 AAC) Thursday at 7 p.m., with ESPN televising.

While the league race is just beginning, UC wants to stay near the top. At 2-1, UC entered Tuesday tied with four others in the AAC loss column behind league leader Tulsa (3-0). Tulsa itself faced a big game Tuesday night against UConn (entered Tuesday 2-1 AAC).

Memphis was picked No. 3 and UC was voted No. 4 by AAC coaches in the preseason league poll. UC last season won both meetings between the teams, as the longtime rivals renewed their series in the fledgling AAC.

UC leads Memphis 38-31 in their all-time series, but Memphis leads 20-13 in its hometown.

UC junior forward Octavius Ellis, a Memphis native, said the Bearcats know they face a tough road test. Memphis fans enjoy giving UC a hard time, dating back to the Bob Huggins coaching era.

"Every game is important," Ellis said. "This is just a regular road game, but we've still got to come out with better intensity than we did the last time at UConn."

UC opened AAC play Jan. 3 with a 56-50 victory over SMU, which was picked No. 2 in the league by coaches. Next came a 69-48 win over East Carolina, and then the loss at UConn last Saturday.

After playing Memphis, UC comes home for another tough one against Temple (3-1 AAC) on Saturday.

"(Memphis) is a huge game for us, because if we can go and get a road win and then come back and have Temple coming into home, you've got a chance to have a great weekend," Davis said.

TOURNEY WATCH: NCAA tournament bracketologists like what UC is doing. The Bearcats are No. 30 in the CBSSports.com daily RPI ratings of Jerry Palm, with Palm projecting UC as a No. 8 NCAA tournament seed (South) and facing No. 9 seed LSU.

UC is No. 35 in the ESPN.com daily RPI of Joe Lunardi. Lunardi's latest NCAA tourney projection had UC a No. 9 seed in the Midwest, facing No. 8 Ohio State.

CRONIN WATCH: UC head coach Mick Cronin stopped by the Bearcats' auxiliary gym as players warmed up for practice Tuesday, and Cronin bantered briefly with reporters.

Cronin is not coaching practices or games for the rest of the season for medical reasons. Persistent headaches plagued Cronin before he stepped aside Dec. 20, and he was diagnosed with a non-life threatening vascular condition known as arterial dissection.

Cronin still works with the Bearcats behind the scenes, including game planning and recruiting. UC is 4-2 since Davis replaced Cronin.

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Quote:AAC standings

(Entering Tuesday)

TEAM CONF OVERALL

Tulsa 3-0 10-5

SMU 3-1 12-4

Tulane 3-1 12-4

Temple 3-1 12-5

CINCINNATI 2-1 11-4

UConn 2-1 9-5

Memphis 2-2 9-6

UCF 1-3 8-7

USF 1-3 7-10

East Carolina 0-3 7-9

Houston 0-4 7-8

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Quote:Up Next

UC vs. Memphis

When: 7 p.m. Thursday

Where: FedEx Forum (Memphis)

TV/Radio: ESPN, 700WLW

Records: UC 11-4 (2-1 AAC), Memphis 9-6 (2-2 AAC)

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/c.../21698693/
 
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RE: Larry Davis: Bearcats' game at Memphis 'a critical one'
Next two are must wins.
 
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RE: Larry Davis: Bearcats' game at Memphis 'a critical one'
In the game mentioned above, Tulsa beat UConn 66-58 in Tulsa to remain undefeated (4-0). And totally OT but since I'm giving scores WVU spanked #18 Oklahoma 86-65.
 
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(01-14-2015 02:27 AM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  In the game mentioned above, Tulsa beat UConn 66-58 in Tulsa to remain undefeated (4-0). And totally OT but since I'm giving scores WVU spanked #18 Oklahoma 86-65.

Safe to say Huggy's back. No WVU fan at all, but glad for him. He doesn't too many more teams like last year's to further stress what he has put his body through.
 
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I'm a Memphis fan but I would be shocked if you guys didn't win.
 
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(01-14-2015 03:29 PM)tnzazz Wrote:  I'm a Memphis fan but I would be shocked if you guys didn't win.

I would too...you guys are a hot mess right now.


But with UC's luck this will be the game it "all comes together" for Memphis hahaha
 
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The game opened as a pick 'em. It's hard to win on the road.
 
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RE: Larry Davis: Bearcats' game at Memphis 'a critical one'
Goes without saying, Tigers will need to play their absolute best game of the season to even have an outside chance of pulling it out at the very end.

Historically, it's always been a challenge to beat you guys, even with our strongest teams. Wish we had Keith Lee and Derrick Rose suiting up tonight

Best of luck to us both, and continued prayers for Coach Cronin 04-cheers
 
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LOL - if you had Keith and Derrick, you'd beat Kentucky.
 
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(01-15-2015 09:49 AM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  LOL - if you had Keith and Derrick, you'd beat Kentucky.

Rose maybe but Keith Lee is 52 years old. Can't hang.
 
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Larry Davis: Bearcats' game at Memphis 'a critical one'
(01-14-2015 09:43 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  
(01-14-2015 03:29 PM)tnzazz Wrote:  I'm a Memphis fan but I would be shocked if you guys didn't win.

I would too...you guys are a hot mess right now.


But with UC's luck this will be the game it "all comes together" for Memphis hahaha

Yep, Kedren Johnson was the key for us. Pleasantly surprised. See you guys in Cincy.
 
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(01-15-2015 09:23 PM)tnzazz Wrote:  
(01-14-2015 09:43 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  
(01-14-2015 03:29 PM)tnzazz Wrote:  I'm a Memphis fan but I would be shocked if you guys didn't win.

I would too...you guys are a hot mess right now.


But with UC's luck this will be the game it "all comes together" for Memphis hahaha

Yep, Kedren Johnson was the key for us. Pleasantly surprised. See you guys in Cincy.


Did I call this %$@ or what...hahaha
 
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Larry Davis: Bearcats' game at Memphis 'a critical one'
(01-15-2015 09:26 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  
(01-15-2015 09:23 PM)tnzazz Wrote:  
(01-14-2015 09:43 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  
(01-14-2015 03:29 PM)tnzazz Wrote:  I'm a Memphis fan but I would be shocked if you guys didn't win.

I would too...you guys are a hot mess right now.


But with UC's luck this will be the game it "all comes together" for Memphis hahaha

Yep, Kedren Johnson was the key for us. Pleasantly surprised. See you guys in Cincy.


Did I call this %$@ or what...hahaha

Haha.....yeah you did. I was telling someone that I thought we would get killed, which means we would probably win. In this conference, these games will happen all year. Almost everyone is rebuilding and no one is a legit championship team.
 
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RE: Larry Davis: Bearcats' game at Memphis 'a critical one'
Any time a UC coach comes out and says a game us important, or we really need to play well, you might as well just chalk up the L. Never fails.
 
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Never thought I would ever look at basketball standings and see Tulsa, Tulane and SMU ahead of the Bearcats. Wow
 
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Watching Duke/Louisville. Offensively, Duke looks like UC with 5 star players.
 
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