College basketball roundup

Big East

• PITT 76, NO. 13 LOUISVILLE 69 (OT): Sam Young had 21 points and 12 rebounds and hit a pair of free throws with less than a minute left in overtime as the Panthers (24-9) beat the Cardinals (24-8). Pittsburgh, which has knocked Louisville out of three consecutive conference tournaments, advanced to play No. 6 seed Marquette tonight.

"Give them credit for their defense," said Pitino, who fell to 3-8 in his career against Pittsburgh and is only 1-3 in the tournament since joining the Big East.

• WEST VIRGINIA 78, NO. 15 CONNECTICUT 72: Joe Alexander scored a career-high 34 points as the Mountaineers (25-7) defeated the Huskies (24-8) in the quarterfinals in New York.

Alexander is averaging 29.8 points over his past five games.

"I wanted him to do it the whole year. I couldn't get him to cooperate," coach Bob Huggins said of the late run that has lifted Alexander's season average to almost 17 points a game. "He's slowed down. He's doing a much better job of reading the defense. He's such a hard matchup."

• NO. 9 GEORGETOWN 82, VILLANOVA 63: Jessie Sapp scored a career-high 23 points and the Hoyas (26-4) tied a Big East tournament record with 17 three-pointers in beating the Wildcats (20-12).

• NO. 25 MARQUETTE 89, NO. 14 NOTRE DAME 79: Jerel McNeal scored a career-high 28 points as the Golden Eagles (24-8) beat the Fighting Irish (24-7).

ACC

• MIAMI 63, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 50: James Dews scored 14 points as the Hurricanes (22-9) defeated the Wolfpack (15-16) in the first round in Charlotte, N.C. J.J. Hickson had 27 points and 14 rebounds for the Wolfpack.

• FLORIDA STATE 70, WAKE FOREST 60: Jason Rich scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half as the Seminoles (19-13) beat the Demon Deacons (17-13). Jeff Teague scored 15 points to lead Wake Forest.

• GEORGIA TECH 94, VIRGINIA 76: Anthony Morrow and Jeremis Smith scored 18 points apiece as the Yellow Jackets (15-16) beat the Cavaliers (15-15).

• BOSTON COLLEGE 71, MARYLAND 68: Tyrese Rice scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half as the Eagles (14-16) beat the Terrapins (18-14).

Atlantic 10

• ST. JOSEPH'S 61, RICHMOND 47: Rob Ferguson scored 16 points as the Hawks (20-11) defeated the Spiders (16-14). Ahmad Nivins added 13 points and Tasheed Carr 12 for the Hawks. Kevin Anderson had 16 points for Richmond.

• NO. 10 XAVIER 74, DAYTON 65: Josh Duncan scored 16 points and the Musketeers (27-5) limited Dayton to five baskets in the final 12 minutes to beat the Flyers (21-10).

• TEMPLE 84, LA SALLE 75: Chris Clark scored six consecutive points and the Owls (19-12) scored the final 11 points to beat the Explorers (15-17). Dionte Christmas had a game-high 29 points and Mark Tyndale and Sergio Olmos added 14 apiece for the Owls.

• CHARLOTTE 69, UMASS 65: Leemire Goldwire hit two three-pointers in the final minute as 49ers (20-12) upset the Minutemen (21-10).

big 12

• OKLAHOMA STATE 76, TEXAS TECH 72: James Anderson scored 18 points and hit the game-clinching free throws with four seconds to go as the Cowboys (17-14) beat the Red Raiders in the first round in Kansas City. Alan Voskuil had 19 points for Texas Tech.

• NEBRASKA 61, MISSOURI 56: Aleks Maric had 17 points and 13 rebounds and muscled inside to make a key block in the final seconds as the Cornhuskers (19-11) beat the Tigers (16-16).

• TEXAS A&M 60, IOWA STATE 47: Donald Sloan and Dominique Kirk had 12 points each and the Aggies held the Cyclones to 28 percent shooting in earning the victory.

Big West

• FULLERTON 81, RIVERSIDE 69: Josh Akognon scored 20 points as the Titans (22-8) beat the Highlanders.

Conference USA

• TULSA 78, ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM 68 (OT): Jerome Jordan scored 23 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Golden Hurricane (19-12) beat the Blazers (22-10) in the quarterfinals in Memphis.

• NO. 2 MEMPHIS 75, TULANE 56: Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 17 points as the Tigers (30-1) routed the Green Wave.

• TEXAS-EL PASO 80, HOUSTON 77: Stefon Jackson hit a jumper with 11 seconds left as the Miners (19-12) beat the Cougars (22-9).

Mid-Eastern

• NORFOLK STATE 69, FLORIDA A&M 61: Tony Murphy scored 22 of his game-high 29 points in the second half as the Spartans beat the Rattlers in the quarterfinals in Raleigh, N.C.

• DELAWARE STATE 64, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 62: Trevor Welcher's 10-foot bank shot with 1.7 seconds left let the Hornets beat North Carolina A&T.

Mid-American

• AKRON 81, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 60: Jeremiah Wood scored 17 points and had nine rebounds as the Zips (22-9) beat the Chippewas (14-17). Chris Kellerman led with Central Michigan with 14 points.

• WESTERN MICHIGAN 70, EASTERN MICHIGAN 61: David Kool scored 24 points as the Broncos (20-11) defeated the Eagles (14-17).

• KENT STATE 77, TOLEDO 57: Mike Scott scored 23 points as the Golden Flashes defeated the Rockets.

• MIAMI (OHIO) 74, OHIO 61: Michael Bramos scored 23 points as the RedHawks (17-14) beat the Bobcats (19-12). Miami played without coach Charlie Coles, who is hospitalized following a heart procedure.

MOUNTAIN WEST

• SAN DIEGO STATE 53, AIR FORCE 49: Lorrenzo Wade sank four free throws and grabbed a crucial rebound in the final seconds as the Aztecs beat the Falcons.

• UNLV 89, TCU 88: Wink Adams converted a three-point play with 3.4 seconds left as the Running Rebels beat the Horned Frogs, who lost despite making 17 of 23 three-point shots

Pac-10

• NO. 3 UCLA 88, CAL 66: Darren Collison scored 19 points, Josh Shipp 18, and freshman Kevin Love had nine of his 11 in the second half after early foul trouble as the Bruins (29-3) made 14 of 25 three-point shots in beating the Golden Bears (16-15).

• NO. 21 WASHINGTON STATE 75, OREGON 70: Derrick Low scored 18 points and Taylor Rochestie 16 as the Cougars (24-7) beat the Ducks (18-13).

SEC

• NO. 18 VANDERBILT 93, AUBURN 82: A.J. Ogilvy scored a career-best 27 points and Shan Foster 26 as the Commodores (26-6) defeated the Tigers (14-16) in the first round at Atlanta. The Commodores shot 67 percent (33-for-49) from the field.

• SOUTH CAROLINA 77, LSU 73: Evaldas Baniulis had 16 points as the Gamecocks (14-17) beat the Tigers.

Mountain West

• NO. 24 BYU 89, COLORADO STATE 62: Lee Cummard scored 18 points as the Cougars (26-6) shot 65 percent in routing the Rams in the semifinals in Las Vegas.

Southland

• TEXAS-ARLINGTON 81, LAMAR 75: Rod Epps scored 24 points as the Mavericks (19-11) beat the Cowboys (19-11) in the first round at Katy, Texas.

• SAM HOUSTON STATE 64, MCNEESE STATE 62 (OT): Ryan Bright scored 17 points and pulled down 15 rebounds as the Bearkats (23-7) defeated the Cowboys (13-16).

• STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 71, TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 60: Matt Kingsley scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Lumberjacks (26-4) beat the Roadrunners (13-17).

SWAC

• ARK-PINE BLUFF 72, ALABAMA A&M 59: Larry Williams had 18 points as the Lions (13-17) defeated the Bulldogs in Birmingham, Ala.

• JACKSON STATE 56, SOUTHERN 55: Catraiva Givens made two free throws with six seconds left as the Tigers (13-19) beat the Jaguars (11-19).

WAC

• BOISE STATE 80, HAWAII 74: Reggie Larry scored 16 of his 26 points in the second half as the Broncos (23-8) defeated the Rainbows in the quarterfinals in Las Cruces, N.M.

• UTAH STATE 85, SAN JOSE STATE 65: Jaycee Carroll scored 24 points and freshman Tai Wesley added 15 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots as the Aggies (24-9) beat the Spartans (13-19).

• NEVADA 64, FRESNO STATE 57: JaVale McGee had 22 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots (21-10) advanced to the Western Athletic Conference semifinals.

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