Cincy destroys Boston U.

PITTSBURGH - During the first half, it seemed as if Steve Logan was playing Boston University by himself. What&#39;s remarkable is that he was winning. <br> <br> Logan put on a dazzling display of shooting and playmaking while outscoring Boston U. by himself until well into the second half, leading top-seeded Cincinnati to an oh-so-easy 90-52 romp Friday night in a first-round West Regional game. <br> <br> It was a typical No. 1 vs. No. 16 mismatch, with the only question being whether Logan would score more points than the Terriers (22-10). He didn&#39;t, settling for 27 before leaving with 7:27 remaining after scoring only four points in the second half. <br> <br> It was Bearcats coach Bob Huggins&#39; 500th career victory - he is 500-171 at Walsh, Akron and Cincinnati - and very few were as easy as this one. <br> <br> ``I didn&#39;t know if I would last this long,&#39;&#39; said Huggins, the 95th Division I coach to reach 500 victories. ``You didn&#39;t see how bad some of those teams at Walsh were.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Logan, the All-American guard, had been in a shooting slump lately, but all that ended during a remarkable scoring burst late in the first half that turned what already was a one-sided Cincinnati advantage into an almost embarrassingly big lead. <br> <br> With the Bearcats (31-3) up 23-8, he began what might be called Logan&#39;s run with a long 3-pointer, the first of seven consecutive shots he would hit. Four were 3-pointers, each of them longer than the last. <br> <br> ``I&#39;ve been shooting it well in practice, so when I got in the game, I just had to focus,&#39;&#39; Logan said. ``I just got good looks at the basket and made my shots when I got them.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Logan, too quick and too strong to be defended by a BU backcourt that seemed to be playing in slow motion, went on to score 11 consecutive points during a 24-3 Bearcats run. That streak ended when Logan threw a perfectly timed over-the-rim pass to Immanuel McElroy for a dunk. <br> <br> Still, Logan wasn&#39;t done, hitting three more long jumpers to make it 43-16 at the half. The more compelling halftime score, though, was Logan 23, BU 16, and the Terriers didn&#39;t overtake Logan until there were 13 1/2 minutes remaining. <br> <br> ``He made a lot of long 3s, and you couldn&#39;t do anything about that,&#39;&#39; said Chaz Carr, who guarded Logan most of the game. <br> <br> Cincinnati&#39;s excellent shooting - it shot 53.1 percent despite playing substitutes most of the final 10 minutes - didn&#39;t surprise Huggins. <br> <br> ``We&#39;ve been shooting well in practice, and I expected us to shoot well during the game. We know what time it is - that&#39;s it&#39;s one and out,&#39;&#39; the coach said. <br> <br> Logan seemed ready to threaten his career high of 41 set Feb. 15 against Southern Mississippi, but settled into a playmaker&#39;s role in the second half as the Bearcats did little more than work on their outside shooting for Sunday&#39;s second round game against UCLA or Mississippi. <br> <br> It was just the start Logan wanted in NCAA play after shooting only 9-for-38 from 3-point range in his previous seven games. He went 10-of-15 overall and 4-of-9 on 3-pointers in 27 minutes. <br> <br> But it certainly wasn&#39;t the game BU wanted after winning nine in a row. The Terriers were ranked in the top 10 nationally in defense, but could do nothing to slow Logan, who made sure the game was decided early by keying a 14-2 run at the start. <br> <br> The Terriers missed their first 13 shots and didn&#39;t score their first field goal until Rashad Bell&#39;s layup with 11:21 left in the half. Bell finished with 16 points. <br> <br> ``It was very discouraging,&#39;&#39; Boston U.&#39;s Billy Collins said. ``We wanted to come out and play well. But we were rushing our shots and not setting up plays, and that put us in a hole.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Field Williams added 16 points, and McElroy had 11 for Cincinnati, playing in its 11th consecutive NCAA tournament.