WVU tames Bearcats, 54-51
West Virginia’s Darryl Bryant, right, moves the ball upcourt against the defense of Cincinnati’s Jaquon Parker.
NEW YORK — Da'Sean Butler took an inbounds pass and banked in a 3-pointer from the head of the key at the buzzer to give No. 7 West Virginia a 54-51 victory over Cincinnati on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. The third-seeded Mountaineers (25-6) were the only one of the conference's top four seeds to advance to the semifinals. They will face seventh-seeded Notre Dame, which beat second-seeded Pittsburgh, on Friday night. The other semifinal will have eighth-seeded Georgetown, which eliminated top-seeded and third-ranked Syracuse, against fifth-seeded Marquette, which beat fourth-seeded Villanova. Cincinnati (18-15) had a chance to win the game, but Dion Dixon lost the ball along the sideline with 3.1 seconds remaining to give West Virginia the final shot. Butler finished with 15 points, while Lance Stephenson led the Bearcats with 19 points. Stephenson, the conference's Rookie of the Year, tied the game at 51 on a 3-pointer with 42 seconds to play.
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