VIRGINIA RALLIES TO BEAT NC STATE
» Kyle Guy CHARLOTTE, N.C. scored 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, and No. 2 Virginia rallied to beat North Carolina State 76-56 on Thursday in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals.
Big man Jack Salt provided an unexpected offensive boost with a career-high 18 points for the top-seeded Cavaliers (29-2).
No. 3 North Carolina 83, Louisville 70.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Luke Maye had 19 points and nine rebounds, Coby White added 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists and North Carolina beat Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals.
Cameron Johnson scored all of his 14 points in the first half to help the Tar Heels (27-5) extend their winning streak to eight games.
West Virginia 79, No. 7 Texas Tech 74.
KANSAS CITY,
Emmitt Mathews scored a career-high 28 points and 10thseeded West Virginia upset Texas Tech in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals.
Jarrett Culver scored 26 points, Tariq Owens had 14, and Matt Mooney had 12 for Texas Tech (26-6).
No. 12 Florida State 65, No. 16 Virginia Tech 63, OT.
» Terance CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Mann hit a wild off-balance runner with 1.8 seconds left in overtime to help Florida State beat Virginia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
No. 14 Nevada 77, Boise State 69.
VEGAS» Jazz
LAS
Johnson scored 20 points, Caleb Martin had 19 and Nevada rallied to beat Boise State in the Mountain West Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
Tre’Shawn Thurman added 17 points, and Cody Martin had 10 to help top-seeded Nevada (29-3) tie the school record for victories in a season.
No. 15 Kansas State 70, TCU 61.
KANSAS CITY,
MO.» Xavier Snead scored 19 points, none bigger than a 3-pointer as the shot clock sounded in the final minute, and Kansas State rallied from a slow start to beat TCU Big 12 quarterfinals.
No. 17 Kansas 65, Texas 57.
MO.» Devon Dotson KANSAS CITY, scored 17 points, Dedric Lawson added 16 and Kansas pulled away in the second half to beat Texas in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals.
No. 18 Buffalo 82, Akron 46.
CLEVELAND» Jeremy Harris scored 23 points, Dontay Caruthers and Buffalo routed Akron in the Mid-American Conference quarterfinals.
Nebraska 69, No. 21 Maryland 61.
CHICAGO» James Palmer scored 24 points and Nebraska shut down Maryland for the first big surprise of the Big Ten Tournament.
No. 22 Auburn 71, Missouri 71.
TENN.» Bryce NASHVILLE,
Brown scored all 17 of his points in the second half and Auburn beat Missouri in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
No. 23 Marquette 86, St. John’s 54.
YORK» Markus NEW
Howard scored 12 of his 30 points in a game-breaking 23-2 second-half run, and Marquette snapped a four-game losing streak with the rout of St. John’s in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.
No. 25 Villanova 73, Providence 62.
YORK» Eric NEW
Paschall had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Villanova took control in final nine minutes to beat Providence in the Big East Conference Tournament quarterfinals.