St. Joseph’s vs. Cincinnati: March Madness 2016 Preview

The Saint Joseph’s men’s hoops team has stormed into the NCAA Tournament, now its looking for another win. (Getty)

Welcome to March.

The St. Joseph’s men’s hoops team has stormed into the NCAA Tournament riding a wave of Atlantic-10 success that few people anticipated. Oh, and did we mention that the Hawks also won the A-10 championship? So, yeah, this team is feeling confident.

Of course, now it’s a brand-new postseason and St. Joseph’s has an opening round tilt against Cincinnati in an intriguing 8-9 matchup in the West region.

Here’s a look at the matchup:

REGION: West

DATE: Friday, March 18

TIME: 9:55 p.m. ET

TV CHANNEL: TruTV

POINT SPREAD: TBD. Click here for more March Madness betting info from Heavy’s partners at OddsShark.

UP NEXT: Barring the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history, the winner of the St. Joe’s-Cincinnati game will play top-seeded Oregon in the Round of 32 on Sunday, March 20. The Ducks will play the winner of the First Four game between Holy Cross and Southern on Friday.

Saint Joseph’s at a Glance

RECORD: 27-7 (13-5)

LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

CONFERENCE: Atlantic-10

COACH: Phil Martelli

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Isaiah Miles, Sr., Forward (18.4 PPG, 0.85 APG, 8.1 RPG, .528 FG%, .388 3PT%); DeAndre’ Bembry, Jr., Forward (17.3 PPG, 4.5 APG, 7.7 RPG, .421 FG%, .258 3PT %).

Cincinnati at a Glance

RECORD: 22-10 (12-6 AAC)

LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio

CONFERENCE: AAC

COACH: Mick Cronin

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Troy Caupain (13.2 PPG, 4.8 APG, 1.2 SPG), Gary Clark (10.7 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 1.5 BPG), Octavious Ellis (10.0 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 1.5 BPG)