Jayhawks finally solve Cowboys

Malik Newman scored a career-high 30 points and No. 9 Kansas beat Oklahoma State 82-68 on Thursday in the Big 12 quarterfinals in Kansas City, Mo.

Svi Mykhailiuk scored 13 points and Devonte Graham added 10 points and nine assists for the topseeded Jayhawks (25-7), who were swept by the Cowboys (19-14) in the regular season but broke through when it mattered.

They advanced to play No. 4 seed Kansas State, which defeated TCU 66-64 in overtime.

Jeffrey Carroll scored 17 points and Kendall Smith had 14 for the eighthseeded Cowboys.

The Jayhawks won without 7-foot center Udoka Azubuike, who sprained the MCL in his left knee in practice Tuesday.

Just five days after suffering a sprained left MCL, Kyle Guy scored 19 points as No. 1 Virginia (29-2) defeated Louisville 75-58 in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament in New York.

The ninth-seeded Cardinals (20-13) trailed 56-52 with 8:55 left, but Mamadi Diakite scored six straight points inside to help No. 1 seed Virginia regain control.

Virginia will play No. 4 seed Clemson, which defeated No. 12 seed Boston College 90-82, in Friday’s semifinals. Gabe DeVoe scored 25 points and Shelton Mitchell had 21 for the 19th-ranked Tigers (23-8).

Trevon Bluiett scored 27 points as No. 3 Xavier beat St. John’s 88-60 in the Big East quarterfinals in New York . ... Allonzo Trier scored 22 points as No. 15 Arizona (25-7) rolled past Colorado 83-67 in the Pac-12 quarterfinals in Las Vegas . ... Jordan Caroline had 21 points and 10 rebounds as No. 22 Nevada (27-6) rallied from down 12 for a 79-74 win over UNLV in the Mountain West quarterfinals in Las Vegas.

Reggie Theus is out as coach and Brandon Martin was fired as athletic director at Cal State Northridge. Campus police are investigating an alleged physical altercation between the men . ... Pittsburgh fired coach Kevin Stallings two days after the Panthers finished an 8-24 season with a 19-game losing streak. AP