Recap Roundups
March 14, 2024
Michigan St. 77, Minnesota 67
A.J. Hoggard had 17 points and six assists as No. 8 seed Michigan State pulled away from No. 9 seed Minnesota 77-67 in the Big Ten tournament at Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon.
North Carolina 92, Florida State 67
RJ Davis scored 18 points and Armando Bacot added 14 points and 10 rebounds as No. 4 North Carolina cruised past Florida State for a 92-67 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday afternoon in Washington, D.C.
Connecticut 87, Xavier 60
Donavan Clingan scored 11 of his 13 points after halftime as No. 2 UConn recovered from a slow start and asserted its will in an 87-60 victory over ninth-seeded Xavier on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament.
Texas Tech 81, Brigham Young 67
Pop Isaacs scored 22 points as No. 25 Texas Tech recorded an 81-67 win over No. 20 BYU on Thursday in a Big 12 quarterfinal game in Kansas City, Mo.
Mississippi State 70, Louisiana State 60
Josh Hubbard scored 24 points and No. 9 seed Mississippi State defeated No. 8 seed LSU 70-60 in the second round of the SEC tournament on Thursday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.
St. John's 91, Seton Hall 72
Joel Soriano muscled his way to 14 points and 12 rebounds, and fifth-seeded St. John's took down fourth-seeded Seton Hall 91-72 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.
Pittsburgh 81, Wake Forest 69
Ishmael Leggett poured in 30 points off the bench and Pitt fended off hard-charging Wake Forest to win 81-69 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday afternoon at Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin 87, Maryland 56
John Blackwell came off the bench to score 18 points and three other players scored in double figures, leading Wisconsin to an 87-56 blowout of Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday.
Utah St. 87, Fresno St. 75
Great Osobor had 29 points and 17 rebounds to help top-seeded Utah State post a 87-75 overtime win against ninth-seeded Fresno State in a Mountain West Conference quarterfinal Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas.
Arizona 70, Southern California 49
Oumar Ballo had a double-double, KJ Lewis scored a team-high 15 points off the bench and No. 6 Arizona put on an impressive defensive display in a 70-49 victory over Southern California in a Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal game on Thursday.
Houston 60, Texas Christian 45
Emanuel Sharp scored 14 points and Jamal Shead added 12 as top-ranked Houston put on a defensive display in a 60-45 win over TCU on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo.
South Carolina 80, Arkansas 66
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 24 points on 11-for-15 shooting and No. 15 South Carolina pulled away for an 80-66 win over Arkansas on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn.
Oregon 68, UCLA 66
N'Faly Dante's basket and free throws by Jermaine Couisnard and Jackson Shelstad in the final 36 seconds of Thursday's Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal helped fourth-seeded Oregon survive a UCLA comeback attempt with a 68-66 win.
Ohio St. 90, Iowa 78
Jamison Battle scored all of his 23 points in the second half when surging No. 10 seed Ohio State defeated seven-seed Iowa 90-78 in a second-round game of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday in Minneapolis, Minn.
Texas A&M 80, Mississippi 71
Wade Taylor IV scored 20 points while leading Texas A&M to an 80-71 win over Ole Miss in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday in Nashville.
Providence 78, Creighton 73
Big East Player of the Year Devin Carter had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead seventh-seeded Providence to a 78-73 victory over No. 8-ranked Creighton on Thursday in the Big East quarterfinals.
NC State 74, Duke 69
DJ Horne scored 18 points and 10th-seeded North Carolina State continued its surprising run with a 74-69 victory over No. 11 Duke on Thursday night to reach the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Washington, D.C.
Iowa State 76, Kansas State 57
Robert Jones led four Iowa State players in double figures with 18 points as the second-seeded Cyclones defeated 10th-seeded Kansas State 76-57 Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament.
Duquesne 65, Dayton 57
Jimmy Clark III scored a team-high 16 points to help lead Duquesne to a 65-57 win over No. 24 Dayton in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic-10 tournament Thursday in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Colorado St. 85, Nevada 78
Jalen Lake scored 16 points and Isaiah Stevens added 15 as seventh-seeded Colorado State upset second-seeded Nevada 85-78 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament Thursday night.
Indiana 61, Penn St. 59
Anthony Leal made a go-ahead basket with five seconds remaining to lift No. 6 seed Indiana to a 61-59 win over No. 11 seed Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament Thursday night in Minneapolis.
Washington St. 79, Stanford 62
Isaac Jones led a balanced scoring effort with 16 points in No. 22 Washington State's 79-62 victory over Stanford in a Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal on Thursday.
Virginia 66, Boston College 60
Isaac McKneely and Reece Beekman each buried a crucial 3-pointer in overtime and Virginia bolstered its NCAA Tournament chances by outlasting pesky Boston College 66-60 in Thursday's Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal.
Florida 85, Georgia 80
Walter Clayton Jr. had 22 points and three steals to help sixth-seeded Florida escape with an 85-80 victory over 11th-seeded Georgia on Thursday night in Nashville to reach the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals.
Baylor 68, Cincinnati 56
RayJ Dennis scored 13 points and Jalen Bridges and Yves Missi added 12 each as No. 14 Baylor put it all together in the second half to defeat Cincinnati 68-56 on Thursday in the last quarterfinal at the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo.
Marquette 71, Villanova 65
Kam Jones scored 18 points, David Joplin provided six of his 14 points in overtime and No. 10 Marquette survived a challenge from Villanova to prevail 71-65 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.
Colorado 72, Utah 58
KJ Simpson stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, 10 rebounds and six assists Thursday night as third-seeded Colorado advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament with a 72-58 win over sixth-seeded Utah in Las Vegas.