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Gold/Mining/Energy : Bearcat (BEA-C) & Stampede (STF-C) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Keith Minler who wrote (1862)	3/4/1999 7:46:00 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2306

Keith, This is the best I can do with good Bearcat news: CINCINNATI 76, SOUTH FLORIDA 56 ------------------------------- BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Ticker) -- After South Florida threw the first punch, Pete Mickeal took charge for seventh-ranked Cincinnati. Mickeal matched a career-high with 28 points on 13-of-15 shooting from the field to lead Cincinnati to a 76-56 victory over South Florida in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center. "Pete's been the best player in the league over the last month or so," Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins said. Cincinnati (26-4), the regular season champion and top seed in the tournament, will meet the winner of the game between Southern Mississippi and North Carolina-Charlotte in the semifinals on Friday night. The Bearcats are seeking their third Conference USA tournament title in four years. Over the last eight years, Cincinnati is 18-1 in conference tournament play under Huggins. Mickeal, the team's leading scorer and rebounder, scored 18 of his points in the first half when Cincinnati built a 43-33 lead. Melvin Leavett had 20 points for the Bearcats. South Florida (14-14), the ninth seed in the tournament, suffered its ninth straight loss to the Bearcats, including a 64-53 defeat last Thursday. Artha Reeves led the Bulls with 14 points and Shaddrick Jenkins added 11. South Florida started the game on fire, hitting eight of its first 11 shots for an 18-12 advantage. But Mickeal hit a pair of baskets inside as Cincinnati went on an 8-0 run. The Bearcats later closed the half with a 13-2 spurt. Levett converted a pair of layups and a three-pointer and Mickeal added a short banker and a dunk in the run. "Our ball movement was the key," Huggins said. "Once we started moving the ball better, it was hard for them to cover." Despite shooting 56.5 percent in the first half, the Bulls were just 9-of-28 from the field in the second half and pulled no closer than 10 points. A pair of free throws by Michael Horton with 5:20 left capped an 8-1 run and increased Cincinnati's lead to 68-51. Star freshman forward B.B. Waldon fouled out late in the game and finished with just 10 points for the Bulls. South Florida beat Memphis in overtime Wednesday night in the first round. Cheers, Bob