Howland had to face a program in shambles

The Cincinnati Bearcats were playing the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks in the first round of… The Cincinnati Bearcats were playing the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks in the first round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament out west in Anaheim, Calif. It was the No. 2 seed versus the No. 15 seed. Goliath versus David. Bob Huggins versus some guy named Ben Howland.

On paper, it looked to be just another little bump on Cincinnati