Recap Roundups
March 10, 2018
Cincinnati 70, Memphis 60
Jarron Cumberland scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half as eighth-ranked Cincinnati rallied for a 70-60 victory over Memphis on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.
Rhode Island 90, St. Joseph's 87
Andre Berry scored 18 points and Fatts Russell added 14, including three 3-pointers in a crucial late-game stretch, as No. 25 Rhode Island came from 11 points down in the second half to beat St. Joseph's 90-87 on Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic 10 Conference tournament semifinal at the Capital One Arena in Washington.
Kentucky 86, Alabama 63
Sophomore forward Wenyen Gabriel made a career-best seven 3-pointers without a miss and matched his career high of 23 points as Kentucky posted a 86-63 victory over Alabama on Saturday in the SEC tournament semifinals at St. Louis to advance to the championship game.
Houston 77, Wichita St. 74
Galen Robinson Jr. hit a go-ahead layup with 1:27 to play, then stole a Wichita State inbounds pass with six seconds left, helping deliver 21st-ranked Houston a 77-74 victory over the 11th-ranked Shockers in the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals Saturday at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.
Tennessee 84, Arkansas 66
Guard Jordan Bone scored a team-high 19 points and No. 13 Tennessee dominated Arkansas 84-66 Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Kansas 81, West Virginia 70
Senior point guard Devonte' Graham posted his fifth double-double of the season Saturday, recording 18 points and 13 assists as Kansas tripped West Virginia 81-70 in the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament at Kansas City, Mo.
Villanova 76, Providence 66
Jalen Brunson had 31 points, six rebounds and four assists and Mikal Bridges added 25 points as the No. 2 Villanova Wildcats won the Big East tournament with a 76-66 overtime win over the Providence Friars on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Virginia 71, North Carolina 63
Kyle Guy scored 16 points and top-ranked Virginia maintained a steady lead while repelling No. 12 North Carolina throughout the second half for a 71-63 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship game Saturday night at the Barclays Center in New York.
Arizona 75, Southern California 61
Arizona's 7-foot-1 center, Deandre Ayton, had 32 points and 18 rebounds, and the top-seeded and 15th-ranked Wildcats beat Southern California 75-61 on Saturday to win the Pac-12 tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.