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Harvard knocks off 5th-seed Cincinnati, presented by DISH

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  • Harvard players rush from the bench to greet teammates after beating Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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    Harvard players rush from the bench to greet teammates after beating Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

    Harvard players rush from the bench to greet teammates after beating Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
  • Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin reacts to a call in favor of Harvard during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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    Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin reacts to a call in favor of Harvard during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

    Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin reacts to a call in favor of Harvard during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
  • Harvard's Siyani Chambers, right, leaps into the arms of teammate Brandyn Curry after the team beat Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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    Harvard's Siyani Chambers, right, leaps into the arms of teammate Brandyn Curry after the team beat Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

    Harvard's Siyani Chambers, right, leaps into the arms of teammate Brandyn Curry after the team beat Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
  • Harvard's Kyle Casey (30) tries to hold onto a rebound in front of Cincinnati's Jermaine Lawrence during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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    Harvard's Kyle Casey (30) tries to hold onto a rebound in front of Cincinnati's Jermaine Lawrence during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

    Harvard's Kyle Casey (30) tries to hold onto a rebound in front of Cincinnati's Jermaine Lawrence during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
  • Cincinnati's Justin Jackson (5) tries to stop a shot by Harvard's Steve Moundou-Missi in the first half during a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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    Cincinnati's Justin Jackson (5) tries to stop a shot by Harvard's Steve Moundou-Missi in the first half during a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

    Cincinnati's Justin Jackson (5) tries to stop a shot by Harvard's Steve Moundou-Missi in the first half during a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Harvard players rush from the bench to greet teammates after beating Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin reacts to a call in favor of Harvard during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Harvard's Siyani Chambers, right, leaps into the arms of teammate Brandyn Curry after the team beat Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. Harvard won 61-57. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Harvard's Kyle Casey (30) tries to hold onto a rebound in front of Cincinnati's Jermaine Lawrence during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Cincinnati's Justin Jackson (5) tries to stop a shot by Harvard's Steve Moundou-Missi in the first half during a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Thursday, March 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Fifth-seeded Cincinnati made a series of runs at Harvard after falling behind by as many as nine points early in the second half of their opening-round NCAA tournament game, but the Bearcats never managed to forge a tie or take the lead. Sophomore point guard Siyani Chambers had five of his 12 points in the final two minutes to help 12th-seeded Harvard hang on for a 61-57 victory that sets up a round of 32 clash with either Michigan State or Delaware.
— Jeff Eisenberg