Jenkins, UTSA women top Rice

Jordyn Jenkins scored nine unanswered points in the final two minutes as UTSA came from behind to knock off Rice 62-54 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA women's basketball tournament Thursday in Frisco.

The sixth-seeded Roadrunners advance to face No. 2 seed Western Kentucky at 7 p.m. Friday.

Jenkins finished with a game-high 22 points, Sidney Love added 13 points, and Elyssa Coleman posted a doubledouble with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

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Adams resigns at Texas Tech:

Texas Tech coach Mark Adams, who had been suspended recently for racially insensitive comments made toward one of his players, resigned shortly after the Red Raiders were eliminated from the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night.

Second-year assistant Corey Williams had led the Red Raiders in their 78-62 loss to West Virginia.

The incident involving Adams occurred in a meeting with a player, who wasn't identified, Texas Tech said Sunday in announcing his suspension. The school said Adams “was encouraging the studentathlete to be more receptive to coaching and referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters.”

Red Raiders athletic director Kirby Hocutt learned of the incident last Friday and issued a written reprimand, and Adams coached them in a regular season-ending loss to Oklahoma State the next day. But after Hocutt investigated the situation further, he decided to suspend Adams just three days before the start of the Big 12 Tournament.

In its release Wednesday about Adams stepping down, the school said Hocutt determined after the inquiry that the racially insensitive comment was unintentional and an isolated incident.

“My lifelong goal was to help and be a positive influence on my players, and to be a part of the Texas Tech men's basketball team,” Adams said in a statement. “However, both the university and I believe this incident has become a distraction for the Texas Tech men's basketball team and the university, which I care about so deeply.”

Fox fired at California:

California men's basketball coach Mark Fox was fired Thursday following the worst season in school history.

The Golden Bears finished 3-29 in Fox's fourth season as coach following a 69-52 loss Wednesday in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament against Washington State. Cal set a school record for most losses and worst winning percentage in a season.