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NEW YORK - Troy Caupain scored 17 points and No. 24 Cincinnati beat Nebraska 65-61 on Friday night in the Barclays Center Classic semifinals.
Shaq Thomas added 14 points, and Octavius Ellis had 12 as Cincinnati (6-0).
Tai Webster scored 21 points for Nebraska (4-2), and Shavon Shields had 14.
The game was tied at 25 after a tight, defensive first half.
Nebraska took a 41-40 lead 8:08 into the second half when Shields converted Glynn Watson Jr.'s lob for an alley-oop jam.
The lead lasted all of 28 seconds. Troy Caupain's 3-pointer put Bearcats up again at 43-41.
Cincinnati outscored Nebraska 14-11 following Caupain's 3.
Ellis' layup with 5:30 left made it 53-49. The advantage grew to 57-49 on Ellis' half hook from the low post with 3:11 left.
Nebraska cut the deficit to three, but got no closer.
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Cincinnati will face Tennessee-George Washington winner Saturday.