Category: Basketball

Darius Maddox had 18 points to help George Mason defeat Richmond 64-60 on Saturday night, earning the Patriots a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season title. George Mason (24-7, 15-3) shares the title with VCU, but the Rams earned the top seed by virtue of a 70-54 road win over the Patriots in the only matchup this season. George Mason earns two byes and won't play until Friday's quarterfinals at Capital One Arena in Washington.

Few teams have bulldozed their way to an ACC regular-season title quite as convincingly as this year's Blue Devils.

Jackson Sivills had 17 points in Wofford's 72-60 win over East Tennessee State on Saturday in the Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Sixth-seeded Wofford will play seventh-seeded VMI in a semifinal on Sunday. Sivills added six rebounds for the Terriers (17-15).

Cameron Corhen and Brandin Cummings each scored 16 points as Pittsburgh snapped a four-game losing streak with a 93-67 rout of Boston College in the regular-season finale on Saturday. The Panthers (17-14, 8-12) finished the regular season in a logjam in the ACC standings, where as many as five teams could finish tied at 8-12 and tiebreakers will be employed to determine seeding into the conference tournament that begins Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C. Boston College (12-19, 4-16), which won 20 games and earned a bid into the NIT a year ago, is one of three teams not participating in the ACC Tournament.

Ryan Kalkbrenner's 27 points helped Creighton defeat Butler 87-74 on Saturday. Kalkbrenner also added 15 rebounds for the Bluejays (22-9, 15-5 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth added 23 points while shooting 8 for 19, including 7 for 15 from beyond the arc while he also had six rebounds and 11 assists.

Viktor Lakhin scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half as No. 11 Clemson opened a double-digit lead and beat Virginia Tech 65-47 on Saturday for the program's record-tying 26th victory of the season. The Tigers (26-5, 18-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) matched a mark set by the 1990 team led by Dale Davis and Elden Campbell, who won Clemson's only ACC regular-season crown.

Javon Small scored 25 points, freshman Jonathan Powell scored 12 of his 15 in the second half and West Virginia held off UCF 72-65 on Saturday after nearly blowing a 25-point lead in the final 20 minutes. Powell and Small each made five 3-pointers. Amani Hansberry added 18 points and 10 rebounds for West Virginia (19-12, 10-10 Big 12).

Donavan Yap's 30 points led San Jose State over Fresno State 92-68 on Saturday as the regular season came to a close. Yap shot 11 for 14 (5 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Spartans (14-18, 7-13 Mountain West Conference). Jermaine Washington added 19 points while shooting 5 for 11 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line while they also had six rebounds.

Julian Reese is a throwback of sorts — a four-year player who stuck it out at Maryland despite some ups and downs. Reese had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the 13th-ranked Terrapins wrapped up the regular season with a 74-61 victory over Northwestern on Saturday. “I was just happy that he was able to get the ovation that he got," Maryland coach Kevin Willard said.

Julian Reese had 19 points and 11 rebounds in his home finale, and No. 13 Maryland pulled away late for a 74-61 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.

Hunter Dickinson matched a career high with 33 points to lead Kansas past No. Arizona 83-76 on Saturday. Zeke Mayo drilled five three-pointers and had 20 points while KJ Adams Jr. scored 12, including three dunks while the Jayhawks (20-11, 11-9 Big 12) built a 14-point first-half lead.

With the win, Indiana (19-12, 10-10 Big Ten) finishes the regular season in ninth place in the conference and will have a first-round bye in the conference tournament.

The win ended a two-game losing skid for Alabama and handed a second straight loss for Auburn (27-4, 15-3).