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.
Bass scores 16 off the bench, Alabama State takes down Texas Southern 84-79 in SWAC Tournament
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.
No. 2 Houston overcomes J’Wan Roberts’ ankle injury to beat Colorado 77-69 in Big 12 quarterfinal
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.
Saint Louis wins 83-75 against Davidson in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament
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.
Xavier’s Ryan Conwell’s 38-point performance ends with classic bad beat in loss to Marquette
Just your typical nonchalant, meaningless logo 3-pointer to crush the spirits of certain bettors.
Nolan Winter and John Tonje lead No. 18 Wisconsin over Northwestern 70-63
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.
North Carolina beats Wake Forest 68-59 to advance to ACC semifinals behind RJ Davis’ 23 points
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.
No. 1 Duke beats Georgia Tech 78-70 after losing Flagg, Brown to injuries in ACC quarterfinals
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.
Shelstad scores 18 as No. 23 Oregon pulls away late to beat Indiana 72-59 in Big Ten Tournament
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: Calipari, players postgame – Ole Miss 83, Arkansas 80
Video of Arkansas' John Calipari, Jonas Aidoo and Karter Knox after the Razorbacks' loss to Ole Miss.
Will Cooper Flagg return in the ACC tournament? Duke coach Jon Scheyer: ‘It’s not worth it’
Flagg's sprained ankle looms large for Duke with March Madness right around the corner. But his coach appears to be taking the right approach.
Sean Pedulla sinks 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left as Ole Miss edges Arkansas 83-80 in SEC tourney
Sean Pedulla sank a long 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left after two missed two free throws at the other end to give No. 8 seed Mississippi an 83-80 victory over ninth-seeded Arkansas on Thursday in the second round of the SEC Tournament. Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile was at the free-throw line with 7.4 seconds left after he was fouled going for an offensive rebound. Davis passed it ahead to Pedulla, who dribbled up the court for a shot well behind the arc for a go-ahead 3-pointer.
No. 17 BYU rides barrage of 18 3-pointers to ninth straight win, Big 12 Tournament semifinal game
BYU coach Kevin Young still remembers the day then-Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie pulled the up-and-coming assistant into a conference room and showed him what amounted to a heat map of 3-pointers. After moving onto the Phoenix Suns, then landing the head job at BYU last April, the 43-year-old Young found himself on the sideline at his first Big 12 Tournament on Thursday. It was the best spot in the building to watch his No. 17 Cougars go 18 of 36 from beyond the arc, setting a tourney record for made 3s, and rally for a 96-92 victory over No. 12 Iowa State.
March Madness NCAA tournament overtime rules: How it works with college basketball tied after regulation
Explaining what happens when the games get extended beyond the second half.
No. 17 BYU sets Big 12 tourney record with 18 3s, rallies past No. 12 Iowa St 96-90 in quarterfinals
No. 17 BYU overcame a big game from Curtis Jones in a 96-90 victory over No. 12 Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday.