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PJ Haggerty scores career-high 42 points for No. 16 Memphis in 83-80 win over Wichita State

PJ Haggerty scored a career-high 42 points and led the go-ahead run for 16th-ranked Memphis in an 83-80 win over Wichita State in a quarterfinal game at the American Athletic Conference tournament Friday. The Tigers (27-5) went ahead to stay with a 12-0 run over a 2 1/2-minute span after halftime in which Haggerty scored nine of those points. Two of his baskets in that spurt came off turnovers by Wichita State (19-14), which knocked the Tigers out of last year’s AAC tournament and is responsible for their only loss in 15 games since Jan. 16.

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Johni Broome’s double-double lifts No. 3 Auburn over Ole Miss 62-57 at SEC Tournament

Johni Broome scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as regular-season champion Auburn opened its bid to repeat at the Southeastern Conference Tournament by holding off eighth-seeded Mississippi 62-57 Friday. The third-ranked Tigers (28-4) will play either No. 13 seed Texas or eighth-ranked Tennessee in the semifinals Saturday. Denver Jones also had 13 points as Auburn snapped a two-game skid.

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Eric Musselman can’t hide frustration with officiating as USC’s season ends

USC basketball coach Eric Musselman is a wears-his-heart-on-his-sleeve kind of guy at all times. It wasn't just the final moments of USC's 76-71 loss to Purdue in the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis that had Musselman unnerved, but that's where his frustration became uncontainable. Desmond Claude hit a jumper from the foul line to tie the game at 71-71 with 54.5 seconds remaining -- as he scored USC's final 10 points of the game after missing significant time while picking up his fourth foul of the game early in the second half.

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Jase Richardson scores 17 to lead No. 7 Michigan St. past No. 23 Oregon 74-64 in Big Ten Tournament

Jase Richardson scored 17 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 11 points and five assists to lead No. 7 Michigan State past No. 23 Oregon 74-64 in the first of Friday's four Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal games. The Spartans (27-5) have now won eight straight, matching a season best. The league's regular-season champion will face either No. 18 Wisconsin or fourth-seeded UCLA in Saturday's first semifinal game.

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Did Marquette’s Kam Jones help his draft stock by staying in school?

Kevin O'Connor and retired NBA star Gordon Hayward discuss the prospects of Marquette Golden Eagles guard Kam Jones, who plays St. John's on Friday afternoon in the Big East tournament. Did the changes Jones made to his game help his draft stock this year after deciding to come back for a final season at Marquette? Gordon Hayward joins Yahoo Sports on behalf of Colgate Total.