Bearcats (71) @ Orange (68)

The Boeheimeter gives out grades from the Garden.

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There was something that felt inevitable about the Syracuse Orange's 71-68 loss in the Big East Tournament seminfinals on Friday to the Cincinnati Bearcats. The Orange had cheated losses with remarkable runs, surprise efforts and game-saving grace so often this season, Orange fans spent much of the last two months waiting for the inevitable.

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Survive and advance. Meaning: Win every game by any means necessary. Pretty or ugly just get the victory.

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Alas, the 2012 Big East Tournament is not going to be a march through Syracuse's most bitter rivals. After beating UConn, many were predicting that the Georgetown Hoyas would be SU's Friday opponent. Instead, it's the upstart Cincinnati Bearcats who will re-match with the Syracuse Orange after they defeated the Hoyas 72-70 in double overtime.

Yancy Gates Leads Bearcats to a 72-70 Double OT Win Over Georgetown. Finally the monster of our dreams