Nick Martinelli scored 28 points to help No. 13 seed Northwestern beat No. 12 seed Minnesota 72-64 on Wednesday to begin the Big Ten Tournament.
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Tramon Mark and Tre Johnson scored 19 points each and 13th-seeded Texas defeated No. 12-seed Vanderbilt 79-72 in the first round of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday. Texas, in its first SEC Tournament, will play No. 5 seed Texas A&M in the second round on Thursday. Texas led by 15 points at halftime and by 15 points again with 4 1/2 minutes to go before Tyler Nickel made a pair of free throws and Devin McGlockton's layup got Vanderbilt within 70-59.
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Blue Devils head to Charlotte as favorite to cut down nets — but would that be for the best? The Blue Devils not only racked them up at an impressive rate, they got better as the year went — evidenced by the winning margin of 27.6 across the last seven ACC games (which doesn’t include the 43-point dismantling of Illinois). Now they should lose in the ACC tournament.
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Elijah Malone scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half, helping No. 16 seed Colorado deal No. 8 seed West Virginia's at-large NCAA Tournament hopes a massive blow with a 67-60 victory in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday. RJ Smith added 13 points for the plucky and persistent Buffaloes (14-19), who beat TCU in the opening round and now get a shot at second-ranked Houston — the top seed in the tournament — in the quarterfinal round on Thursday. The Mountaineers (19-13) were leading 46-37 with under 10 minutes to go when they turned it over on seven straight possessions.
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Johnson also added five rebounds for the Rams (12-20). Japhet Medor scored 26 points, going 6 of 12 from the floor, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and 11 for 11 from the line. Romad Dean finished 2 of 3 from 3-point range and 8 for 9 from the line to finish with 14 points.
WVU falls apart in second half in Big 12 Tournament second round loss
No. 8 West Virginia began their March journey on Wednesday, in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. The first taste of March left WVU with a bad taste in their mouth. The Mountaineers led by as many as 13 in the first half and nine in the second half, as WVU fell to No. 16 Colorado 67-60 in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament.
Jae’Lyn Withers buries 7 3-pointers and North Carolina rolls past Notre Dame 76-56 in ACC Tournament
Jae’Lyn Withers scored 21 points — all on 3-pointers — and Ven-Allen Lubin had 17 points and 10 rebounds in North Carolina's 76-56 rout of Notre Dame on Wednesday, the second day of the ACC Tournament. Later, he made two more in a 12-0 run that gave the Tar Heels a 37-17 lead.
Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari: This time of the year, everybody’s fighting for their lives
Arkansas basketball took a step toward earning an NCAA Tournament bid in coach John Calipari's debut season. The ninth-seeded Razorbacks held on to beat 16th-seeded South Carolina 72-68 Wednesday in the SEC Tournament after nearly losing a 20-point lead. “We have a bunch of guys that compete and did what they had to to win the game, so I’m happy,” Calipari said.