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Bearcats Get 6 Seed, Draw Missouri

Well, it could have been worse. UC locked up a bid to the big dance a couple of weeks ago. All that was left to figure out was what the seed would be, who they would draw and where they would play. Tonight supplied those answers. The Bearcats are a 6 seed and will play against the 11th seeded Tigers of Missouri on Thursday in Washington DC at a time and on a Network to be announced at a later date. This should be a pretty interesting match up because of the two contrasting styles of play that will be put on display in front of the entire nation. UC tries to grind people into submission with relentless defense and a slow and steady offensive approach. Missouri on the other hand is all tempo all the time. They play at one of the fastest paces in the nation and rarely if ever go deep into the shot clock. It should be a great match up and I for one can't wait for Thursday to get here. Stay tuned to DTD in the run up to the game as I will have a series of posts going up to preview the game, the tournament and the phenomenon that is March Madness in general. Meanwhile head over to Rock M Nation and get to know the Tiger fans. They are good people, I can't imagine any group of people that can get Ron Fucking Swanson to write for them would be anything less than stellar.

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Marcus Denmon is their guy. On paper he looks good, but against a defensive team like UC I can only assume his percentages will drop.

by BigStein on Mar 13, 2026 9:52 PM EDT reply actions  

I am not worried about Denman

Bishop will turn him into a volume shooter, as he does with absolutely everyone. I am much more concerned with the pace that they play at and the way they space the floor. I know a lot of people are making the Louisville comparison but I don’t see it. Mizzou isn’t a great shooting team from deep and they are a man defensive group. The better comparison in my book is Georgetown. They play a style that is very similar to Georgetown. They space the floor, but the objective isn’t to set up open threes in the corners, its to break the defense down the paint.

by Matt Opper on Mar 14, 2026 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

If A=B and B=C The UC matches up well with Missouri

I don’t agree Matt. Georgetown has a slow, methodical offense. They use most of the shot clock every possession. That is why they are no good playing from behind. I have not seen Mizzou play yet, but from what I’ve read, except for the outside shooting, they seem very similar to Louisville.

I do think we match up pretty well with both Louisville and Georgetown, so if Mizzou is like either, we would match up well again.

Ucats Rick

by ucatsrick on Mar 14, 2026 11:00 AM EDT reply actions  

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