Syracuse, North Carolina upset in ACC quarterfinals

T.J. Warren scored 28 points and Ralston Turner banked in a three-point shot to help North Carolina State upset No. 11-ranked Syracuse, 66-63, Friday in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament at Greensboro, N.C.

The Orange (27-5) had one wild final possession, missing six shots, including four hurried three-point shots to fall to the seventhseeded Wolfpack (21-12).

In another ACC quarterfinal upset, Talib Zanna had 19 points and a career-high 21 rebounds to help fifthseeded Pittsburgh build a 20-point second-half lead and hold on to beat No. 15ranked North Carolina, 8075. The fourth-seeded Tar Heels (23-9) cut their deficit to 78-75 with 11.4 seconds left, but James Robinson then made two free throws for the Panthers (25-8), who play No. 6 Virginia (26-6) next.

Third-seeded Duke wasted a 13-point lead with 12 minutes left in its quarterfinal but regrouped to defeat Clemson, 63-62. The No. 7 Blue Devils (25-7) will play North Carolina State next. Atlantic 10

Jordan Gathers, nephew of the late Loyola Marymount star Hank Gathers, made a three-point shot from the top of the key at the buzzer to lift ninth-seeded St. Bonaventure (18-14) over No. 18 St. Louis, 71-68, in a quarterfinal upset at Brooklyn, N.Y. Big 12

Georges Niang scored 25 points before leaving with a gash above his right eye, and No. 16 Iowa State (25-7) chalked up a 94-83 semifinal victory over No. 10 Kansas (24-9) at Kansas City, Mo. Big Ten

Jordan Morgan made a layup with 7.9 seconds left to give No. 8 Michigan a 64-63 victory over Illinois in the quarterfinals at Indianapolis. Illinois (19-14) had a chance to win it when Tracy Abrams drove in for a layup, but the ball hit the front of the rim. The Wolverines (24-7) will play No. 24 Ohio State next. The Buckeyes (25-8) rallied from a threepoint halftime deficit to beat Nebraska, 71-67. Mountain West

Dwayne Polee II had 18 points to lead No. 8 San Diego State to a 59-51 victory over Nevada Las Vegas in the semifinals at Las Vegas. The Aztecs (29-3) scored 12 points off turnovers by the Rebels (19-3). SEC

No. 1 Florida (30-2) was tied at halftime with Missouri before pulling away for a 72-49 quarterfinal victory at Atlanta. AAC

No. 21 Connecticut took an eight-point lead late in the second half and then held on for a 58-56 victory over No. 13 Cincinnati (27-6) in a semifinal at Memphis, Tenn. The Huskies (26-7) will play No. 5 Louisville (28-5) in the title game. Big East

Doug McDermott’s 32 points led No. 14 Creighton (22-6) to a 86-78 victory over Xavier (21-12) in a semifinal at New York. The Blue Jays play Providence (22-11) next.