Eighth-ranked Cincinnati continues to prove that it can win games without crisp performances on the offensive end. The tough-minded Bearcats are the top seed in the American Athletic Conference Tournament and have a date with fifth-seeded Memphis on Saturday in the semifinals of the Orlando-based event.

Top seed Rhode Island will have a chance to avenge its most lopsided defeat of the season when it meets No. 4 seed Saint Joseph's on Saturday in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The Rams edged away late from No. 8 seed VCU on Friday to earn a date with the Hawks, who posted a 78-48 victory Feb. 27 at Rhode Island.

Fourth-seeded Kentucky looks to stay on track for its fourth consecutive SEC Tournament title when it faces No. 9 seed Alabama in the semifinals on Saturday in St. Louis. The Wildcats cruised past Georgia 62-49 on Friday to notch their 11th consecutive win against the Bulldogs and hope to beat the Crimson Tide for the 10th straight time while ousting them in the semifinals for the second straight year following a 79-74 victory on March 11, 2017.

Wichita State's bench runs deep, but the performance by its best player was most responsible for the No. 14 Shockers advancing to the American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals against No. 21 Houston on Saturday in Orlando, Fla. Sophomore guard Landry Shamet matched his career high of six 3-pointers among his 24 points in Wichita State's 89-81 victory over Temple on Friday to set up a rubber match with the Cougars, who pulled away from Central Florida 84-56 on Friday.

Arkansas knocked off 12th-ranked Tennessee in a high-octane contest earlier this season, and the winner of Saturday's rematch in St. Louis earns a spot in the SEC Tournament title game. The senior backcourt of Daryl Macon (career-best 33 points) and Jaylen Barford (career-tying 28) combined for 61 points as the sixth-seeded Razorbacks registered a 95-93 overtime win on Dec. 30.

Malik Newman was a top-10 recruit for Mississippi State back in spring of 2015, but it is Kansas who is reaping the rewards of his talent nearly three years later. The 6-3 sophomore attempts to put the finishing touches on his brilliant offensive display at the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday when the ninth-ranked and top-seeded Jayhawks face No. 18 West Virginia in the championship game at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.

No. 3 Villanova is in the Big East Tournament championship game for the fourth straight season and aims to win its third title during that stretch when it faces Providence on Saturday. The second-seeded Wildcats rolled past sixth-seeded Butler on Friday, shortly after the fifth-seeded Friars upset top seed Xavier in overtime.

Top-ranked Virginia will look to cap an incredible conference regular season in which it went 17-1 with an ACC Tournament championship as it takes on No. 11 North Carolina on Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The Cavaliers advanced with a 64-58 win over No. 20 Clemson on Friday, while the sixth-seeded Tar Heels beat No. 4 Duke 74-69 in the other semifinal to move on.

Arizona will try for its third Pac-12 tournament title in the past four years when the top-seeded Wildcats meet second-seeded USC at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Arizona outscored fourth-seeded UCLA 11-0 in overtime to win the first semifinal 78-67 and the Trojans routed No. 6 seed Oregon 74-54 in the second to reach their first tournament championship since 2009.