Mark, Johnson score 19 each and Texas holds off Vanderbilt rally in 79-72 SEC Tournament win

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.

ACC tournament preview: No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 1 Duke

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.

No. 16 seed Colorado deals No. 8 seed WVU’s NCAA hopes a blow with 67-60 Big 12 tourney win

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.

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.