Recap Roundups
March 15, 2024
Purdue 67, Michigan St. 62
Zach Edey recorded 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 3 Purdue to a 67-62 victory over Michigan State on Friday afternoon in Minneapolis to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten conference tournament.
Mississippi State 73, Tennessee 56
Cameron Matthews and Josh Hubbard each scored 18 points Friday as Mississippi State never trailed en route to a 73-56 upset victory over No. 5 Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn.
Wisconsin 70, Northwestern 61
AJ Storr scored a career-best 30 points and Steven Crowl added 19 to lift Wisconsin to a 70-61 win against Northwestern on Friday in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal in Minneapolis.
Auburn 86, South Carolina 55
Johni Broome had 18 points and 10 rebounds and No. 12 Auburn used a suffocating defense to overwhelm No. 15 South Carolina 86-55 in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament on Friday in Nashville, Tenn.
Connecticut 95, St. John's 90
Tristen Newton totaled 25 points, nine assists and six rebounds as No. 2 UConn constantly answered comeback attempts by St. John's in the second half and advanced to the championship game of the Big East tournament with a 95-90 victory Friday night.
Illinois 77, Ohio St. 74
No. 13 Illinois scored the game's last six points, all at the foul line, to pull out a 77-74 victory over Ohio State on Friday night in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal at Minneapolis.
North Carolina 72, Pittsburgh 65
RJ Davis scored 25 points to help No. 4 North Carolina beat Pitt 72-65 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals on Friday night.
Houston 82, Texas Tech 59
LJ Cryer poured in 20 points and hit six 3-pointers to help top-ranked Houston roll to an 82-59 victory over No. 25 Texas Tech on Friday in the first semifinal game in the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo.
Texas A&M 97, Kentucky 87
Wade Taylor IV poured in 32 points as Texas A&M upset No. 9 Kentucky 97-87 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn.
Oregon 67, Arizona 59
Fourth-seeded Oregon overcame a 14-point, first-half deficit and an early injury to N'Faly Dante to eliminate sixth-ranked Arizona 67-59 in the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament on Friday night.
Marquette 79, Providence 68
Kam Jones scored 23 points as No. 10 Marquette led virtually the entire way and defeated Providence 79-68 Friday night in the semifinals of the Big East tournament.
Nebraska 93, Indiana 66
Brice Williams and Keisei Tominaga poured in 23 points apiece as Nebraska drilled 12 3-pointers in the first half to roll to a 93-66 victory over Indiana on Friday in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal at Minneapolis.
San Diego St. 86, Utah St. 70
Jaedon LeDee had 22 points and eight rebounds and fifth-seeded San Diego State returned to the Mountain West Conference tournament championship game for the seventh straight season with an 86-70 win against top-seeded Utah State on Friday night in Las Vegas.
NC State 73, Virginia 65
NC State continued its stirring run throughout the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, forcing overtime on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in a 73-65 semifinal win over Virginia on Friday in an instant classic.
Iowa State 76, Baylor 62
Keshon Gilbert scored 20 points for No. 7 Iowa State, which pulled away in the second half for a 76-62 victory over No. 14 Baylor in the second semifinal of the Big 12 tournament on Friday.
Florida 102, Alabama 88
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and Zyon Pullin added 19 as Florida notched a 102-88 victory over No. 19 Alabama on Friday night in Nashville, Tenn., to advance to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
Colorado 58, Washington St. 52
Eddie Lampkin Jr. made one of two free-throw attempts with 4.6 seconds left to secure Colorado's 58-52 victory over Washington State in a Pac-12 tournament semifinal game Friday night.