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Bearcats Seek 20th Straight Win at ECU's Expense
The Associated Press
Cincinnati looks to keep things status quo in Conference USA when it
plays host to East Carolina on Tuesday in a matchup of American Division
squads.
 Cincinnati,
looking to extend its winning streak to 20 games against East
Carolina, is No. 4 in this week's AP Poll and is closing in on No.
3 Maryland...
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The fourth-ranked Bearcats (19-1, 7-0) have the nation's longest current
winning streak at 19 games and lead the American Division by one game over
Charlotte and Marquette. Cincinnati will start a three-game road trip
Saturday at Marquette before moving on to No. 24 Wake Forest and Charlotte.
Coach Bob Huggins' team withstood a challenge at South Florida on
Saturday, emerging with a 78-68 triumph behind 27 points from Steve Logan
and a season-high 18 from freshman Jason Maxiell. Logan, who was named
Conference USA player of the week, can tie a school record with his 100th
victory as a player should the Bearcats win Tuesday.
``Logan is Logan,'' Huggins said of his senior guard, who is averaging 22
points and is a front-runner for Conference USA player of the year honors.
``Logan is the best player in the league, and wins games like the best
player in the league is supposed to do.''
A win would mark Huggins' 11th consecutive 20-win season at Cincinnati,
where he is 320-97 (.767) in 13 seasons.
East Carolina (7-12, 1-6) continues to have a rough go of it in its first
season in Conference USA. The Pirates have lost three straight since their
surprising home win over Louisville, and are coming off an 87-52 setback at
Charlotte on Saturday.
Gabe Mikulas had 12 points and eight rebounds for East Carolina, which
shot just 2-for-24 from 3-point range.
The Pirates have struggled in their last three games from the perimeter,
hitting just 18 percent (11-for-61) from behind the arc.
Forward Erroyl Bing has been the Pirates' most valuable player, averaging
team-highs of 14.8 points and 8.7 rebounds. He had 17 points and six
rebounds in the first meeting between the teams, a 72-62 Cincinnati win at
East Carolina on Jan. 5.
In what was ECU's inaugural game as a C-USA member, Logan went 13-for-14
from the foul line and finished with 24 points for the Bearcats, who
out-rebounded the Pirates 44-30.
Cincinnati leads the all-time series 2-0.
02/23/2007 10:56:09 AM
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