The first-ever College Basketball Crown continued on Thursday with the final two quarterfinal games.
First up, in an all-Big 12 matchup between UCF and Cincinnati, the Knights and Bearcats traded leads throughout, until Darius Johnson erupted in the final minutes and led UCF to victory.
After that was another fun showdown. Eric Dixon, who became Villanova‘s all-time leading scorer on Tuesday, came through once again for the Wildcats in a close battle with USC.
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UCF and Villanova move on to play each other in the next round. On Wednesday night, the other half of the bracket was set when Boise State and Nebraska advanced to the semifinals.
The winning team of each quarterfinal matchup takes home $50K, with a chance to earn more in the next round. The semifinals will be Saturday, followed by the…