Conference Tournament Updates 2/27/07

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Once again conference tournaments dot the landscape as NCAA teams jockey for position and advancement to the field of 65.

The following tournaments kick off Championship Week (actually 12 days of conference tournament all leading up to the Field of 65, announced on Sunday, March 11). ]

Big South:

The first round saw two upsets as No. 6 seed VMI prevailed at Liberty and No. 5 UNC Asheville won at Coastal Carolina while top seeds Winthrop and High Point advanced.

FIRST ROUND
At higher seeds

Tuesday, Feb 27

Game 1: No. 2 High Point 90, No. 7 Radford 73
Game 2: No. 6 VMI 79, No. 3 Liberty 78
Game 3: No. 1 Winthrop 74, No. 8 Charleston Southern 42
Game 4: No. 5 UNC Asheville , No. 4 Coastal Carolina 64

SEMIFINALS

At Winthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, S.C.

Thursday, March 1

Game 5: No. 2 High Point (22-9) vs. No. 6 VMI (13-18), 6:00 pm (ESPNU)
Game 6: No. 1 Winthrop (26-4) vs. No. 5 UNC Asheville (12-18), 8:00 pm (ESPNU)

CHAMPIONSHIP

At higher seed

Saturday, March 3

Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2:00 pm (ESPN)

Horizon:

The first round stayed true to the seeding as all three top seeds moved into the Horizon League quarterfinals.

FIRST ROUND
At higher seeds

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Game 1: No. 5 Youngstown State 82, No. 8 Detroit 80
Game 2: No. 4 Wisconsin-Green Bay 78, No. 9 Cleveland State 59
Game 3: No. 6 Illinois-Chicago 83, No. 7 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 77

QUARTERFINALS

At Nutter Center Dayton, OH

Friday, March 2

Game 4: No. 6 Illinois-Chicago (14-17) vs. No. 3 Loyola-Chicago (20-10), 7:00 p.m.
Game 5: No. 5 Youngstown State (14-16) vs. No. 4 Wisconsin-Green Bay (17-14), 9:00 p.m.

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, March 3

Game 6: No. 2 Butler (26-5) vs. Game 4 winner, 6:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 7: No. 1 Wright State (21-9) vs. Game 5 winner, 8:00 p.m. (ESPNU)

CHAMPIONSHIP
At higher seed

Tuesday, March 6

Game 8: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 9:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Ohio Valley:

The top seeds all advanced along with No. 4 seed Samford, who pulled a mild upset at Murray State.

FIRST ROUND
At higher seeds

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Game 1: No. 2 Eastern Kentucky 63, No. 7 Morehead State 45
Game 2: No. 1 Austin Peay 89, No. 8 Tennessee State 84 OT
Game 3: No. 3 Tennessee Tech 88, No. 6 Southeast Missouri State 60
Game 4: No. 5 Samford 70, No. 4 Murray State 60

SEMIFINALS

At The Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tenn.

Friday, March 2

Game 5: No. 2 Eastern Kentucky (19-11) vs. No. 3 Tennessee Tech (19-12), 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 6: No. 1 Austin Peay (20-10) vs. No. 5 Samford (16-15), 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 3

Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)

Updated conference tournament brackets, projections and reviews will be available throughout the week.