No. 6 seed Cincinnati tops No. 11 Missouri 78-63

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	No. 6 seed Cincinnati tops No. 11 Missouri 78-63


	Missouri center Steve Moore stretches to block Cincinnati forward Justin Jackson's shot during the first half of the West region second-round NCAA tournament game on Thursday at the Verizon Center in Washington. View Larger

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cincinnati wasn’t about to play Missouri’s game. Try to run on the Bearcats? Not this time. Their defense just kept getting in the way. One of the best defenses in the country held firm Thursday night in its opening game of the NCAA tournament. Sixth-seeded Cincinnati took the lead for good midway through the first half and held No. 11 seed Missouri to 38 percent shooting in a 78-63 victory. Big man ...

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