Category: NCAA Basketball

Isaiah Swope had 26 points in Saint Louis’ 83-75 win over Davidson on Thursday in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.

What it means to be one of bracket-busting underdogs that annually emerge on the hardcourt.

Kam Jones scored 28 points and No. 25 Marquette rallied past Xavier 89-87 on Thursday in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.

If the Xavier Musketeers get left out of the NCAA Tournament, they'll look back at Thursday as a missed opportunity. With a chance to earn a quality win over No. 25 Marquette in the Big East quarterfinals, Xavier coughed up a 14-point lead in the second half and wasted a sensational performance from Ryan Conwell. The fourth-seeded Musketeers (21-11) fell just short in an 89-87 loss to the fifth-seeded Golden Eagles at Madison Square Garden, leaving Xavier's fate uncertain heading into Selection Sunday.

Nearly every team on the bubble of the NCAA Tournament plays Thursday in games that could ultimately decide their March Madness fate.

Kam Jones scored 28 points and No. 25 Marquette rallied past Xavier 89-87 on Thursday in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals. After trailing by 14 early in the second half, the fifth-seeded Golden Eagles (23-9) took the lead for good at 81-80 on Jones' layup with 1:16 remaining. David Joplin connected on a pivotal 3-pointer with 26 seconds left, and Marquette held on to earn a semifinal matchup with sixth-ranked and top-seeded St. John's on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.

D'ante Bass led Alabama State past Texas Southern on Thursday with 16 points off of the bench in an 84-79 win in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament. Bass also added eight rebounds for the Hornets (17-15). Antonio Madlock scored 15 points and added eight rebounds and six assists.

Emanuel Sharpe scored 19 points before fouling out, and No. 2 Houston overcame an injury to veteran forward J'Wan Roberts in the second half to beat Colorado 77-68 on Thursday and advance to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament. LJ Cryer and Milos Uzan added 14 points apiece for the top-seeded Cougars (28-4), who will play No. 17 BYU — the No. 4 seed in the tournament — on Friday night for a spot in their second consecutive championship game. Houston's postseason run a year ago was derailed by injuries, so it made sense that the bench tensed up when Roberts went down right in front of it with about 18 minutes to go.

Isaiah Swope had 26 points in Saint Louis' 83-75 win over Davidson on Thursday in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. Saint Louis (19-13) plays No. seed Loyola Chicago on Friday in the quarterfinals.

Just your typical nonchalant, meaningless logo 3-pointer to crush the spirits of certain bettors.

Nolan Winter and John Tonje each scored 18 points to lead No. 18 Wisconsin to a 70-63 victory over Northwestern in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. The Badgers (24-8), seeded fifth, will face No. 4 seed UCLA in Friday’s quarterfinals. Winter hit 4 of 5 shots and 9 of 10 free throws.

RJ Davis had 23 points and five 3-pointers, Ven-Allen Lubin added 10 points and 13 rebounds, and No. seed North Carolina beat fourth-seeded Wake Forest 68-59 on Thursday in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals for coach Hubert Davis' 100th victory with the program. North Carolina (22-12), which has won eight of its last nine games, advances to play No.

Kon Knueppel scored 28 points as No. 1 Duke overcame injuries to star Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown to beat Georgia Tech 78-70 and advance to the ACC Tournament semifinals.

Jackson Shelstad had 18 points and TJ Bamba scored 17 to help No. 23 Oregon pull away late for a 72-59 victory over Indiana in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Video of Arkansas' John Calipari, Jonas Aidoo and Karter Knox after the Razorbacks' loss to Ole Miss.