Jaden Gardner scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds as No. 13 Virginia handed North Carolina a crushing 68-59 loss in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals in Greensboro, N.C. on Thursday. Earned.
Reese Beekman added 15 points, 5 assists and 5 steals for the second-seeded Cavaliers (24-6), who face Clemson in Friday’s semifinals. Aaman Franklin scored his 14 points. Virginia shot 49% from the field, and North Carolina shot 35.8%. The Cavaliers compiled his 14-2 advantage decisively in points from turnovers.
The No. 1 seed in the preseason Top 25 and the No. 7 Tar Heels (20-13) are in danger of missing out on the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010.
North Carolina scored 24 points off RJ Davis but was doomed by an ineffective Caleb Love and an injured Armando Bacotte.
No. 2 UCLA 80, Colorado 69
Amari Bailey scored a career-high 26 points as the top-seeded Bruins beat the Buffaloes in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.
The Bruins went on an 11-game winning streak despite allowing more than 50% shooting only for the second time this season. They were playing without guard Jaylen Clark, the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, who suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury in the regular season finale.
UCLA (28-4) connected from the foul line 24 of 31, while Colorado went 7 of 11.
The ninth-seeded Buffaloes (17-16) are led by 17-point Tristan da Silva.
3 Kansas 78, West Virginia 61
Playing without coach Bill Self, the Jayhawks defeated the Mountaineers in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, earning a double-double from Big 12 Player of the Year Jalen Wilson.
Wilson had 22 points and 10 rebounds in his 11th double-double of the season as he led the No. 1-seeded Jayhawks (26-6) to the semifinals against Iowa State on Friday. Grady Dick scored his 18 points and Dafan Harris scored his 13 and eight assists.
Eric Stevenson scored 13 points to lead four players in double digits for eighth-seeded West Virginia (19-14).
No. 6 Market 72, St. John’s 70 (OT)
Tyler Kollek scored 7 of a game-high 19 points in overtime as the top-seeded Golden Eagles weathered a tough challenge from No. 8-seeded Red Storm in the Big East quarterfinals in New York.
Marquette (26-6) overcame a 14-point deficit in the first half to take a 4-point lead in the final 25 seconds of regulation to clinch their seventh consecutive title.
The Golden Eagles trailed by 10 points at halftime. Kolleck made 5 of 6 free throws in overtime, hitting 2 free throws with 17 seconds remaining to snap a 70-old deadlock.
Marquette sweated in the final seconds as St. John’s had two chances on the game-winning shot. David Jones and Dylan Adae his Ushers each scored his 16 points in the Red Storm (18-15) and Jones grabbed his 11 rebounds.
7. Texas 61st, Oklahoma 47th
Sarjabari Rice scored 15 points for the Longhorns, who turned it on late in the first half, defeating the Cowboys in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Longhorns (24-8) will take on the 6th seed and No. 22 TCU on Friday. Dylan Dis had Texas’ first double-double of the season, adding 11 points and his 11 rebounds, while Tyrese Hunter and Marcus Carr added his 11 points.
Oklahoma State (18-15) had 16 points from Caleb Asbury and 11 points and 11 rebounds from Caribbean Boone.
8th Arizona 95, Stanford 84
With post players Umar Balo and Azuoras Tuberis combined for 44 points, the Wildcats put the Cardinals away with an aggressive late-game streak in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.
Barro scored 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting, while Tuberis was right behind with 20 points and made 9-of-12. Seeded to Arizona State in the semifinals.
The 10th-seeded Stanford (14-19) has 22 points from Spencer Jones and 19 points from Brandon Angell.
Iowa 78, No. 10 Baylor 72
Gabe Kalscheur made six 3-pointers while scoring 24 points, and the Cyclones beat the Bears for their third straight win of the season to win the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jaren Holmes had 17 points and Tamin Lipsey had 13 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and five steals for the fifth-seeded Cyclones (19-12).
After defeating the fourth-seeded Bears 30-10 in the second half, Iowa State faces first-seeded Kansas in the semifinals on Friday.
Jalen Bridges established a career-best of 28 points and seven 3-pointers for Baylor (22-10). Adam Flagler scored his 14th and he stole three bases.
No. 11 UConn 73, Providence 66
Jordan Hawkins scored 19 points and the Huskies survived a ferocious second-half comeback by the Friars to win the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament in New York.
Fourth-seeded UConn (25-7) led by 16 during the break and 26 in the second half, but Providence (21-11) were within five with 3:34 remaining before the Huskies held on. rice field.
UConn will face No. 1 seed Marquette in Friday’s semifinals. Tristen Newton has scored 16 and he has 7 assists at UConn.
Bryce Hopkins led Providence with 16 points and seven rebounds, while Noah Rock scored 14 points.
No.22 TCU80, No.12
Kansas State 67’s Mike Miles and Chuck O’Bannon each scored 22 points as the Horned Frogs defeated the Wildcats in the final quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri.
The No. 6-seeded Horned Frogs (22-11) will face No. 2-seeded No. 7 Texas on Friday. Texas won the 2021 title. TCU is still searching for its first conference tournament championship after the season.
Third-seeded Kansas State (23-9) was led by Desi Sills and Keyyonte Johnson with 14 points each.
No. 14 Miami 74, Wake Forest 72
Jordan Miller led the team with 18 points as the No. 1 seed Hurricanes defeated the No. 9 seed Damon Deacons in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Davien Williamson, who scored 14, missed a half-court shot at the buzzer that would have won the game for Wake Forest. Williamson beat Syracuse on Wednesday with his 3-pointer at the buzzer, but the distance was much closer.
Miami (25-6) advanced to the semifinals on Friday night, where they faced fourth seed and No. 21 ranked Duke.
Wake Forest (19-14) was led by Tyree Appleby, who had a game-high 24 points and five assists.
No.15 Xavier 89, DePaul 84
Colby Jones ended the game leading a 14-4 run, scoring 22 points and rallying the Musketeers past the Blue Demons in the Big East quarterfinals in New York.
Jack Nanji had a game-high 23 points and 10 rebounds against No. 2-seeded Xavier (24-8), who had a four-game losing streak in the Big East tournament through 2019.
Xavier will face Clayton in the semifinals on Friday night.
Umoja Gibson had 22 points and six assists, while Nick Ongenda added 16 points to 10th-seeded DePaul (10-23).
No. 17 Tennessee 70, Ole Miss 55
With Josiah-Jordan James scoring 20 points and Santiago Vescovi adding 15, the Volunteers beat the Rebels in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville.
The 5th seed Volunteers (23-9) continue their tournament title defense against double-bye 4th seed Missouri in the quarterfinals.
Miles Barnes scored 14, Jemin Brakefield and Matthew Murrell added 12 each to lead 13th seed Ole Miss (12-21), promoted from assistant coach when Kermit Davis was finally fired They finished 2-3 under acting Wynn Case head coach who did. Month.
No. 20 San Diego State 64, Colorado State 61
Lamont Butler scored 16 points as the No. 1 seed Aztecs defeated the Rams in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas.
Playing fifth-seeded San Jose State on Friday, San Diego State (25-6) won 13 points from Matt Bradley and 10 from reserve Jadon Ready.
John Tongje had 17 points, Isaiah Stevens had 16 and Patrick Cartier had 12 points and 7 rebounds to score eighth-seeded Colorado State (15-18).
Down three and inbounding the ball with 16 seconds remaining, Colorado State opted to score two points and Stevens scored on a drive to make it a one-point game. Nathan Mensah had 10 seconds remaining and he scored two free throws, with Stevens and Cartier missing in the final seconds. Mensah took the rebound and made another free throw with one second left in the final margin.
No.21 Duke 96, Pit 69
Kyle Filipowski Scores 22 Points as Blue Devils Beat Panthers in ACC Tournament Quarterfinals in Greensboro, N.C.
Derek Lively had a season-high 13 points, Mark Mitchell had 12 points, and Tyrese Proctor had 11 points and a season-high 10 assists.
No. 4 seed Duke (24-8) faces No. 1 seed Miami.
The fifth-seeded Pitt (22-11) lost for the third time in his last four games. Nike his Sivande led the Panthers with 17 points off the bench, while reserve Guillermo Diaz Graham scored his 14 and Jamalius Burton scored his 13.
No. 24 Clayton 87, Villanova 74
Ryan Kalkbrenner scored a game-high 21 points for the Bluejays, who had never beaten them, in the quarterfinal game of the Big East tournament in New York.
Baylor Shireman had 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Arthur Karma had 18 points for the No. 3-seeded Clayton (21-11). Ryan Nemhard (17 points) and Trey Alexander (13 points) also posted his double-digit numbers for the Blue Jays, with 3 points from his range he posted 48% (25 to 12).
Eric Dixon scored 20 points, Brandon Slater and Caleb Daniels each scored 17 points, and Justin Moore added 13 points to No. 6 seed Villanova (17-16). –Field level media
