Recap Roundups
March 09, 2018
Cincinnati 61, Southern Methodist 51
Kyle Washington finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and eighth-ranked Cincinnati held off ninth-seeded Southern Methodist 61-51 in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship on Friday afternoon in Orlando, Fla.
Rhode Island 76, VCU 67
Jeff Dowtin scored 18 points and sparked a closing spurt as No. 25 Rhode Island topped VCU 76-67 Friday in an Atlantic 10 Conference tournament quarterfinal at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
Alabama 81, Auburn 63
Collin Sexton dazzled again, scoring 31 points, and Alabama took a big step toward getting to the NCAA Tournament by rolling over No. 16 Auburn 81-63 Friday in an SEC tournament quarterfinal in St. Louis, Mo.
Kentucky 62, Georgia 49
Kentucky advanced to the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals with a 62-49 win over Georgia on Friday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The victory marks the third straight year UK has eliminated Georgia from the event.
Providence 75, Xavier 72
Rodney Bullock and Alpha Diallo each scored 17 points to lead fifth-seeded Providence to a 75-72 overtime upset of top-seeded and No.3-ranked Xavier in the semifinals of the Big East tournament on Friday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Virginia 64, Clemson 58
No. 1 Virginia advanced to its third ACC tournament title game in the last five seasons with a 64-58 win over No. 19 Clemson on Friday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Kansas 83, Kansas State 67
Sophomore guard Malik Newman topped Kansas in scoring for the second straight day in the Big 12 tournament, netting 22 points Friday as the No. 9 Jayhawks downed shorthanded Kansas State 83-67 in the semifinals at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Wichita St. 89, Temple 81
Sophomore guard Landry Shamet matched his career best with six 3-pointers and scored 24 points as No. 11 Wichita State notched an 89-81 victory over Temple on Friday in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament at Orlando, Fla.
Tennessee 62, Mississippi State 59
Sophomore guard Lamonte Turner scored 15 points off the bench and No. 2 seed Tennessee held off No. 7 seed Mississippi State 62-59 in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament on Friday night in St. Louis.
San Diego St. 90, Nevada 73
Devin Watson hit four 3-pointers in the first half Friday night, helping San Diego State stun 22nd-ranked Nevada with a 55-point explosion en route to a 90-73 upset in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Arizona 78, UCLA 67
Arizona freshman center Deandre Ayton had a career-high 32 points and 14 rebounds to lead the top-seeded and No. 15 Wildcats to the finals of the Pac-12 tournament with an 78-67 overtime victory over the UCLA Bruins at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Friday.
North Carolina 74, Duke 69
Junior forward Luke Maye scored 17 points and No. 12 North Carolina held off a huge rally from fifth-ranked Duke to win 74-69 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals Friday night at the Barclays Center in New York.
Villanova 87, Butler 68
Junior swingman Mikal Bridges scored 18 points and conference Player of the Year Jalen Brunson added 17 and second-seeded Villanova scored the game's first 19 points of the game on its way to an 87-68 victory in the semifinal round of the Big East tournament Friday night at Madison Square Garden.
West Virginia 66, Texas Tech 63
Daxter Miles Jr. scored 22 points and Jevon Carter added 17 as No. 18 West Virginia held off 14th-ranked Texas Tech 66-63 on Friday in one of two Big 12 tournament semifinal games at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Houston 84, Central Florida 56
Galen Robinson Jr. scored 18 points, and Rob Gray made big shots down the stretch as No. 21 Houston pulled away from Central Florida for an 84-56 win Friday in American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinal action in Orlando, Fla.
Arkansas 80, Florida 72
Arkansas scored 12 straight points to break open a close game in the second half Friday night and advance to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament with an 80-72 win over Florida at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Southern California 74, Oregon 54
USC guard Jonah Mathews had career-highs with 27 points and seven 3-pointers and Elijah Stewart had 15 points and three 3s to lift the Trojans into the finals of the Pac-12 tournament with a 74-54 victory over the Oregon Ducks at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Friday.