South Florida forward Augustus Gilchrist dunks tgainst Ohio in the first half of a third-round NCAA college basketball tournament game Sunday, March 18, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Donn Jones)
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Updated: Monday, 19 Mar 2012, 6:12 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 19 Mar 2012, 6:12 AM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Walter Offutt scored 21 points, D.J. Cooper had 19 and No. 13 seed Ohio beat South Florida 62-56 on Sunday night to advance to the NCAA tournament's Midwest Regional semifinals.
The Bobcats (29-7) will play No. 1 seed North Carolina in their second trip to the regional semifinals.
Ohio trailed by two when Offutt swished a 3-pointer, launching a 10-0 run for the Bobcats. A pair of free throws by Cooper made it 54-46 with 3:28 left.
The Bobcats had a 59-53 lead when Toarlyn Fitzpatrick connected for South Florida's first 3-pointer of the half. But Cooper went 3 for 4 from the line while the Bulls missed three shots in the final 36 seconds.
Victor Rudd Jr. and Anthony Collins both scored 13 points for the Bulls (22-14).
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