NEW YORK - MARCH 09: Lance Stephenson #33 of the Cincinnati Bearcats drives to the hoop late in the game and is fouled by Dane Miller #11 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights as #5 Hamady Ndiaye defends during the first round ...

Cincinnati's Yancy Gates, left, is hit in the face by Rutgers' Hamady Ndiaye in the first half of their first round NCAA college basketball game in the Big East Conference tournament Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in New York. (AP ...

Georgetown's Greg Monroe (10) tries to control the ball as Rutgers' Hamady Ndiaye, left, and Patrick Jackson (23) block his path during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, in Piscataway, N.J ...

Notre Dame's Jonathan Peoples takes a shot as Rutgers' Hamady Ndiaye (5) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)