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NEW YORK -- Da'Sean Butler took an inbounds pass and banked in a 3-pointer from the head of the key at the buzzer to give No. 7 West Virginia a 54-51 victory over Cincinnati in the quarterfinals.
The third-seeded Mountaineers (25-6) were the only one of the conference's top four seeds to advance to the semifinals. They will face seventh-seeded Notre Dame, which beat second-seeded Pittsburgh, on Friday night.
Cincinnati (18-15) had a chance to win it, but Dion Dixon lost the ball on the sideline with 3.1 seconds remaining to give West Virginia the last shot.
Butler finished with 15 points, while Lance Stephenson led the Bearcats with 19 points.
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