CINCINNATI (AP) — Power forward Yancy Gates was feuding with the coach and hardly getting onto the court. Cincinnati appeared headed for another late-season meltdown that would keep it out of the NCAA tournament again.
But everything changed in a six-game span.
The Bearcats (24-7, 11-7 Big East) have won five of their last six, knocking off Louisville, Connecticut and Georgetown twice. They put themselves in line for their first NCAA tournament appearance in six years and moved back into the rankings at No. 25 on Monday.
In three weeks, their season did a 180-degree turnaround.
"Since that moment," coach Mick Cronin said, "they've really dug in and played …
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