Recap Roundups
March 11, 2017
Vermont 56, Albany 53
Junior forward Payton Henson converted a tiebreaking three-point play to cap a 17-point effort as top-seeded Vermont claimed an NCAA Tournament berth with a 56-53 victory over third-seeded Albany on Saturday in the American East Championship at Burlington, Vt.
Michigan 84, Minnesota 77
Derrick Walton, Jr. had 19 of his 29 points in the second half and Moritz Wagner had 14 of his 17 points in the first half as eighth-seeded Michigan defeated Minnesota 84-77 on Saturday at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. in the first Big Ten Conference semifinal of the afternoon.
Kentucky 79, Alabama 74
Kentucky goes in search of its 30th SEC tournament title on Sunday after a 79-74 victory over Alabama in the semifinal round Saturday at Bridgestone Arena.
North Carolina Central 67, Norfolk State 59
Patrick Cole had 18 points and eight rebounds as North Carolina Central beat Norfolk State 67-59 Saturday in the MEAC tournament final at Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.
Arkansas 76, Vanderbilt 62
Arkansas held Vanderbilt to 30.4 percent shooting and ran away from the seventh-seeded Commodores early in a 76-62 victory in the semifinal round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.
Wisconsin 76, Northwestern 48
Zak Showalter sat on a chair under a white dry erase board, relaxing in the visiting NBA locker room at the Verizon Center in the nation's capital.
Cincinnati 81, Connecticut 71
Gary Clark lost part of a tooth Saturday and also missed time in the second half because of leg cramps.
Villanova 74, Creighton 60
Cutting down nets is becoming a common practice for Villanova.
Iowa St. 80, West Virginia 74
Deonte Burton has a knack for getting things started.
Kent St. 70, Akron 65
Sophomore guard Jaylin Walker scored 30 points, leading Kent State past Akron 70-65 on Saturday in the Mid-American Conference tournament championship game at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
North Dakota 93, Weber St. 89
Quinton Hooker scored 28 points to help North Dakota beat Weber State 93-89 in overtime on Saturday night in the championship game of the Big Sky Conference tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nev.
Middle Tennessee St. 83, Marshall 72
Giddy Potts had 30 points and eight rebounds, leading Middle Tennessee to an 83-72 victory over Marshall in the championship game of the Conference USA tournament Saturday at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
Duke 75, Notre Dame 69
During the final 10 minutes of Duke's epic four games in four days run to the ACC Tournament title, coach Mike Krzyzewski never called one play. He just kept saying, "motion, motion."
New Orleans 68, Texas A&M CC 65
Regular-season champion New Orleans won the Southland Conference tournament Saturday night, outlasting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 68-65 in overtime at Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.
Arizona 83, Oregon 80
Arizona sophomore guard Allonzo Trier left the court at T-Mobile Arena, arms raised, a trophy in one hand, soaking in cheers from the fans.
New Mexico St. 70, Cal. State - Bakersfield 60
New Mexico State used a 21-1 run in the second half to wipe out a 13-point deficit and topple top-seeded Cal State-Bakersfield 70-60 on Saturday night for the Western Athletic Conference tournament title at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
UC Davis 50, UC Irvine 47
Senior guard Brynton Lemar scored 20 points, including the tiebreaking layup, as UC Davis posted a 50-47 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday night to win the Big West title game at Anaheim, Calif., and reach the NCAA Tournament for the first in school history.