SOUTH REGION

CINCINNATI 68, GEORGIA ST. 53 NASHVILLE, TENN. » Jarron Cumberland set career highs with 27 points and 11 rebounds as Cincinnati recovered after blowing a 10-point lead in the second half to beat pesky Georgia State 68-53 in the NCAA Tournament.

Cincinnati, the No. 2 seed in the South Region, won its eighth game in a row and advanced to a Sunday matchup against either seventhseeded Nevada or 10th seed Texas.

After trailing 42-32 early in the second half, 15th-seeded Georgia State (24-11) rallied to take a pair of onepoint leads, its last one coming on a driving bank shot from D’Marcus Simonds with 9:30 remaining.

Cincinnati (31-4) answered by reeling off 10 straight points as part of a 17-2 run.

NEVADA 87, TEXAS 83 (OT) NASHVILLE, TENN. » Caleb Martin scored 18 points and made two huge 3-pointers in overtime Friday as Nevada rallied to beat Texas 87-83 for its first NCAA Tournament victory since 2007.

Nevada (28-7) erased a 14-point, second-half deficit and tied it at 68 when Jordan Caroline hit one of two free throws with 3.8 seconds left in regulation. The Wolf Pack came back again after trailing by five early in an overtime session that featured 34 combined points.

The Wolf Pack, seeded seventh in the South Region, advanced to a Sunday matchup with No. 2 seed Cincinnati (31-4). The Bearcats beat Georgia State 68-53.