No. 12 Harvard hangs on to upend No. 5 Cincinnati

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    Mick Cronin knew something was off. Within the first minute of the game, the Cincinnati coach was already making substitutions trying to get the Bearcats alert.

    By the time Cincinnati started playing defense the way Cronin demanded, with the aggressiveness that led to a share of the American Athletic Conference regular-season title, the Bearcats could not chase down upstart Harvard.

    "Defensively we were far from our best in the first half. That was the difference in the game," Cronin said. "It had us playing from behind all night."

    Siyani Chambers scored 11 points, including five straight in the final 2 minutes, and 12th-seeded Harvard won its second NCAA tournament game in history, upsetting Cincinnati 61-57 on Thursday.

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