Bane’s 3-pointer lifts TCU over Oklahoma St. in Big 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Desmond Bane hit a corner 3pointer with 16 seconds left to give TCU a one-point lead as it held off Oklahoma State in a 73-70 win in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night.
TCU advances to face No. 1 seed Kansas State in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
Kouat Noi scored 20 points to lead TCU (20-12).
Later Wednesday night, West Virginia defeated Oklahoma 72-71. The Mountaineers advance to face second-seeded Texas Tech on Thursday.
ATLANTIC COAST
Kerry Blackshear had 19 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 16 Virginia Tech beat Miami 71-56 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament at Charlotte, N.C. The Hokies will face Florida State in the quarterfinals.
Jordan Nwora had 24 points, and Louisville defeated Notre Dame 75-53. The Cardinals will face No. 3 North Carolina in the quarterfinals.
Markell Johnson hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds left, and North Carolina State beat Clemson 5958. The Wolfpack advanced to the quarterfinals to face second-ranked Virginia. Buddy Boeheim had a career-high 20 points, and Syracuse defeated Pittsburgh 73-59. The Orange will face No. 5 Duke in the quarterfinals.
ATLANTIC 10
Nathan Cayo’s layup with 0.2 seconds left lifted Richmond to a 52-50 win over Fordham in the Atlantic 10 tournament at New York’s Barclays Center. Richmond will meet sixthseeded Saint Louis in the fourth of four secondround games Thursday.
Terry Nolan Jr. scored 20 points, including six in overtime, to lead George Washington to a 68-64 win over Massachusetts. The Colonials will play George Mason in the second round.
BIG EAST
Maliek White scored a career-high 19 points, and Providence beat Butler 8057 in the first round of the Big East tournament in New York. Providence will face No. 25 Villanova in the quarterfinals.
Shamorie Ponds scored 18 points as St. John’s gave its NCAA hopes a boost with a much-needed 82-74 win against DePaul. The Red Storm will face Marquette in the quarterfinals.
BIG TEN
James Palmer Jr. tied a career high with 34 points, and Nebraska beat Rutgers 68-61 in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament in Chicago. The Cornhuskers will meet Maryland in the second round.
Giorgi Bezhanishvili scored 26 points, and Illinois rallied for a 74-69 overtime victory against Northwestern. The Illini will next face Iowa.
PAC-12
Bennie Boatwright had 22 points and 11 rebounds, helping Southern California roll over Arizona 78-65 in the opening round of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas. USC moves on to face top-seeded Washington the quarterfinals.
McKinley Wright IV scored 18 points, and Colorado held off California 5651. The Buffaloes move on to face No. 4 seed Oregon State in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
Jaylen Hands had 22 points, helping UCLA hold off Stanford 79-72. UCLA earned a spot in Thursday‘s quarterfinals against No. 2 seed Arizona State.
PATRIOT
Jordan Burns had a career-high 35 points to lead Colgate to a 94-80 victory over Bucknell in the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament at Hamilton, N.Y., giving the Raiders their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1996.
Women MOUNTAIN WEST
Braydey Hodgins scored 16 points to lead Boise State to its third straight Mountain West Conference Tournament title, beating Wyoming 68-51 in Las Vegas.