Recap Roundups
March 08, 2018
Virginia 75, Louisville 58
Paced by Kyle Guy, who scored a game-high 19 points, No. 1 Virginia cruised past ninth-seeded Louisville 75-58 Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Xavier 88, St. John's 60
Trevon Bluiett had 27 points and Kaiser Gates added 16 points to lead the No. 3 Xavier Musketeers to an 88-60 win over the St. John's Red Storm in a Big East Tournament quarterfinals matchup on Thursday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
Kansas State 66, Texas Christian 64
Junior guard Barry Brown scored the decisive basket with 11.2 seconds left in overtime as Kansas State posted a 66-64 victory over TCU on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship at Sprint Center in Kansas City.
Alabama 71, Texas A&M 70
Collin Sexton scored 27 points, including the game-winning basket at the buzzer after an end-to-end dash, as Alabama outlasted Texas A&M 71-70 on Thursday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference tournament second-round contest at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Clemson 90, Boston College 82
Senior guard Gabe DeVoe matched his career high with 25 points as No. 19 Clemson topped Boston College 90-82 on Thursday in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.
Providence 72, Creighton 68
Alpha Diallo had 19 points to lead the No. 9-seed Providence Friars to a 72-68 overtime win over the No. 8-seed Creighton Bluejays in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament on Thursday at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Kansas 82, Oklahoma State 68
Sophomore guard Malik Newman scored a career-high 30 points Thursday as Kansas avenged two regular-season losses to Oklahoma State and stopped the Cowboys 82-68 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament at Kansas City, Mo.
Arizona 83, Colorado 67
Arizona guard Allonzo Trier scored 22 points and Dusan Ristic had 16 points and 11 rebounds as the top-seeded and No. 15 Wildcats advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament with an 83-67 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Nevada 79, UNLV 74
Jordan Caroline scored 21 points, and No. 22 Nevada rallied for a 79-74 win over UNLV on Thursday afternoon in the Mountain West Conference tournament quarterfinals in Las Vegas.
Georgia 62, Missouri 60
Georgia spoiled heralded freshman Michael Porter Jr.'s return for Missouri and hung on for a 62-60 victory Thursday afternoon to advance to the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in St. Louis.
UCLA 88, Stanford 77
UCLA guard Aaron Holiday tied a career high with 34 points and added eight assists and six rebounds as the fourth-seeded Bruins moved into the Pac-12 tournament semifinals with an 88-77 victory over Stanford on Thursday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Mississippi State 80, Louisiana State 77
Lamar Peters scored 24 points, and No. 7 seed Mississippi State held off No. 10 seed LSU 80-77 in the second round of the SEC tournament Thursday night in St. Louis.
Duke 88, Notre Dame 70
Duke freshman Marvin Bagley III was too much for Notre Dame, scoring 33 points as the fifth-ranked Blue Devils posted an 88-70 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday night at the Barclays Center in New York.
Texas Tech 73, Texas 69
Keenan Evans scored 25 points, including two baskets and a pair of free throws in the final two minutes, to help push No. 14 Texas Tech to a 73-69 win over Texas on Thursday in a Big 12 tournament quarterfinal game at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Villanova 94, Marquette 70
Mikal Bridges had 25 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Villanova advanced in the Big East tournament with a 94-70 victory over Marquette on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.
West Virginia 78, Baylor 65
Senior point guard Jevon Carter had 18 points, 11 assists and six steals and No. 18 West Virginia forced 22 turnovers en route to a 78-65 victory over Baylor in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
Arkansas 69, South Carolina 64
Guard Jaylen Barford scored 17 points, including five in a row at a crucial stretch late in the game, to lead Arkansas to a 69-64 victory over South Carolina on Thursday night in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in St. Louis.
Southern California 61, Oregon St. 48
Southern California center Chimezie Metu had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the second-seeded Trojans into the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament with a 61-48 victory over Oregon State on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
North Carolina 82, Miami-Florida 65
Theo Pinson scored 25 points as No. 12 North Carolina overcame a horrendous start and a double-digit deficit to defeat No. 24 Miami 82-65 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday night at the Barclays Center in New York, avenging a loss from last week.
Butler 75, Seton Hall 74
Tyler Wideman's put-back bucket with 3.6 seconds left Thursday night rallied sixth-seeded Butler to a 75-74 win over third-seeded Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Oregon 68, Utah 66
Oregon guard Elijah Brown had 21 points and tied a career high with seven 3-pointers, and the Ducks overcame an 11-point deficit in the final 10 minutes to advance to the Pac-12 tournament semifinals with a 68-66 upset victory over Utah on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.