Conference Tournament Updates 3/8/7

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ACC:

FIRST ROUND
at St. Pete Times Forum
St. Petersburg, FL

Thursday, March 8

Game 1: No. 9 Florida State 67, No. 8 Clemson 66
Game 2: No. 12 Miami 67, No. 5 Maryland 62
Game 3: No. 10 North Carolina State 85, No. 7 Duke 80, OT
Game 4: No. 11 Wake Forest 114, No. 6 Georgia Tech 112, 2OT

QUARTERFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 5: No. 9 Florida State (20-11) vs. No. 1 North Carolina (25-6), 12:00 pm (ESPN2)
Game 6: No. 12 Miami (12-19) vs. No. 4 Boston College (19-10), 2:30 pm (ESPN2)
Game 7: No. 10 North Carolina State (16-14) vs. No. 2 Virginia (20-9), 7:00 pm (ESPN2)
Game 8: No. 11 Wake Forest (15-15) vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech (20-10), 9:30 pm (ESPN2)

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, March 10

Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 1:30 pm (ESPN)
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4:00 pm (ESPN)

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, March 11 Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 4:00 pm (ESPN)

Game 11:

Big East:

FIRST ROUND
at Madison Square Garden
New York, NY

Wednesday, March 7

Game 1: No. 9 Villanova 75, No. 8 DePaul 69
Game 2: No. 5 Syracuse 78, No. 12 Connecticut 65
Game 3: No. 7 West Virginia 92, No. 10 Providence 79
Game 4: No. 6 Marquette 76, No. 11 St. John's 67

QUARTERFINALS

Thursday, March 8
Game 5: No. 1 Georgetown 62, No. 9 Villanova 57
Game 6: No. 4 Notre Dame 89, No. 5 Syracuse 83
Game 7: No. 2 Louisville 82, No. 7 West Virginia 71, 2OT
Game 8: No. 3 Pitt 89, No. 6 Marquette 79

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 9: No. 4 Notre Dame (24-6) vs. No. 1 Georgetown (24-6),, 7:00 pm (ESPN)
Game 10: No. 3 Pitt (26-6) vs. No. 2 Louisville (22-8), 9:30 pm (ESPN)

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 10

Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 9:00 pm (ESPN)

Big Ten:

FIRST ROUND
at United Center
Chicago, IL

Thursday, March 8

Game 1: No. 8 Michigan 49, No. 9 Minnesota 40
Game 2: No. 7 Michigan State 62, No. 10 Northwestern 57
Game 3: No. 6 Illinois 66, No. 11 Penn State 60

QUARTERFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 4: No. 8 Michigan (21-11) vs. No. 1 Ohio State (27-3), 12:00 pm (ESPN)
Game 5: No. 5 Purdue (20-10) vs. No. 4 Iowa (17-13), 2:30 pm (ESPN)
Game 6: No. 7 Michigan State (22-10) vs. No. 2 Wisconsin (27-4), 6:40 pm
Game 7: No. 6 Illinois (22-10) vs. No. 3 Indiana (20-9), 9:10 pm

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, March 10

Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 1:40 pm
Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 4:05 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, March 11

Game 10: Game 9 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 3:30 pm

Atlantic Ten:

FIRST ROUND
at Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ

Wednesday, March 7

Game 1: No. 8 Dayton 81, No. 9 Charlotte 63
Game 2: No. 5 Fordham 63, No. 12 Richmond 61
Game 3: No. 7 Saint Louis 78, No. 10 Duquesne 77
Game 4: No. 6 Saint Joseph's 66, No. 11 Temple 62

QUARTERFINALS

Thursday, March 8

Game 5: No. 1 Xavier 72, No. 8 Dayton 51
Game 6: No. 4 Rhode Island 73, No. 5 Fordham 69
Game 7: No. 7 Saint Louis 74, vs. No. 2 Massachusetts 71, OT
Game 8 : No. 3 George Washington 58, No. 6 Saint Joseph's 48

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 9: No. 4 Rhode Island (18-13) vs. No. 1 Xavier (24-7), 6:30 pm
Game 10: No. 3 George Washington (21-8) vs. No. 7 Saint Louis (20-12), 9:00 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 10

Game 11: game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 6:05 pm (ESPN)

Mid American:

FIRST ROUND
at Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, OH

Wednesday, March 7

Game 1: No. 9 Eastern Michigan 51, No. 8 Ball State 48
Game 2: No. 5 Ohio 69, No. 12 Bowling Green 59
Game 3: No. 7 Central Michigan 80, No. 10 Buffalo 74
Game 4: No. 6 Western Michigan 67, No. 11 Northern Illinois 62

QUARTERFINALS

Thursday, March 8

Game 5: No. 1 Toledo 62, No. 9 Eastern Michigan 54
Game 6: No. 4 Miami-Ohio 70, No. 5 Ohio 51
Game 7: No. 2 Akron 82, No. 7 Central Michigan 53
Game 8: No. 3 Kent State 75, No. 6 Western Michigan 66

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 9: No. 4 Miami-Ohio (16-14), vs. No. 1 Toledo (19-11), 7:00 pm
Game 10: No. 3 Kent State (21-10) vs. No. 2 Akron (25-6), 9:00 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 10

Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7:00 pm (ESPN2)

Big 12:

FIRST ROUND
at Ford Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Thursday, March 8

Game 1: No. 9 Oklahoma 68, No. 8 Iowa State 63
Game 2: No. 5 Texas Tech 81, No. 12 Colorado 71
Game 3: No. 7 Oklahoma State 54, No. 10 Nebraska 39
Game 4: No. 11 Baylor 97, No. 6 Missouri 83

QUARTERFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 5: No. 9 Oklahoma (16-14) vs. No. 1 Kansas (27-4), 1:30 pm (ESPNU)
Game 6: No. 5 Texas Tech (21-11) vs. No. 4 Kansas State (21-10), 3:00 pm (ESPNU)
Game 7: No. 7 Oklahoma State (21-11) vs. No. 2 Texas A&M (25-5), 7:00 pm (ESPNU)
Game 8: No. 11 Baylor (15-15) vs. No. 3 Texas (22-8), 9:30 pm (ESPNU)

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, March 10

Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 2:00 pm (ESPN2)
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 4:20 pm (ESPN2)

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, March 11

Game 11: Game 10 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 3:00 pm (ESPN)


SEC:

FIRST ROUND
at Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA

Thursday, March 8

Game 1: E4 Kentucky 79, W5 Alabama 67
Game 2: W3 Arkansas 82, E6 South Carolina 52
Game 3: E5 Georgia 80, W4 Auburn 65
Game 4: W6 LSU 76, E3 Tennessee 67, OT

QUARTERFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 5: E4 Kentucky (21-10) vs. W1 Mississippi State (17-12), 1:00 pm
Game 6: W3 Arkansas (19-12) vs. E2 Vanderbilt (20-10), 3:15 pm
Game 7: E5 Georgia (17-12) vs. E1 Florida (26-5), 7:30 pm
Game 8: W6 LSU (17-14) vs. W2 Ole Miss (19-11), 9:45 pm

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, March 10

Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1:00 pm
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 3:15 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, March 11

Game 11: Game 10 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 1:00 pm

Conference USA:

FIRST ROUND
at FedEx Forum
Memphis, TN

Wednesday, March 7

Game 1: No. 7 Rice 77, No. 10 UTEP 74
Game 2: No. 6 Southern Miss 59, No. 11 SMU 52
Game 3: No. 8 Marshall 53, No. 9 UAB 52
Game 4: No. 5 Tulsa 65, No. 12 East Carolina 50

QUARTERFINALS

Thursday, March 8

Game 5: No. 7 Rice 53, No. 2 UCF 51
Game 6: No. 3 Houston 62, No. 6 Southern Miss 59
Game 7: No. 1 Memphis 92, No. 8 Marshall 71
Game 8: No. 4 Tulane 58, No. 5 Tulsa 56

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 9: No. 4 Tulane (17-12) at No. 1 Memphis (28-3), 7:00 pm
Game 10: No. 7 Rice (16-15) vs. No. 3 Houston (17-14), 4:30 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 10

Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 11:35 am (CBS)

Southland:

FIRST ROUND
at Campbell Center
Houston, TX

Thursday, March 8

Game 1: No. 7 Lamar 99, No. 2 Sam Houston State 98
Game 2: No. 3 Northwestern State 85, No. 6 Stephen F. Austin 76
Game 3: No. 1 Texas A&M-CC 80, No. 8 SE Louisiana 72
Game 4: No. 4 McNeese State 77, No. 5 Texas-Arlington 76

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 5: No. 7 Lamar (15-16) vs. No. 3 Northwestern State (16-14), 7:00 pm
Game 6: No. 4 McNeese State (15-16) vs. No. 1 Texas A&M-CC (24-6), 9:30 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, March 11

Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 2:00 pm (ESPN2)

WAC:

FIRST ROUND
at Pan American Center
Las Cruces, NM

Tuesday, March 6

Game 1: No. 9 Idaho 50, No. 8 San Jose State 49

QUARTERFINALS

Thursday, March 8

Game 2: No. 1 Nevada 88, No. 9 Idaho 63
Game 3: No. 4 Utah State 73, No. 5 Hawai'i 70
Game 4: No. 6 Boise State 78, No. 3 Fresno State 73
Game 5: No. 2 New Mexico State 77, No. 7 Louisiana Tech 70

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 6: No. 4 Utah State (22-10) vs. No. 1 Nevada (28-3), 8:00 pm
Game 7: No. 6 Boise State (17-13) at No. 2 New Mexico State (23-8), 10:30 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 10

Game 8: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 9:00 pm (ESPN2)

Mountain West:

FIRST ROUND
at Thomas & Mack Center
Las Vegas, NV

Tuesday, March 6

Game 1: No. 9 TCU 62, No. 8 New Mexico 54

QUARTERFINALS

Thursday, March 8
Game 2: No. 1 BYU 77, No. 9 TCU 64
Game 3: No. 5 Wyoming 67, No. 4 Air Force 62
Game 4: No. 2 UNLV 80, No. 7 Utah 54
Game 5: No. 6 Colorado State 69, No. 3 San Diego State 64

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 6: No. 5 Wyoming (17-14) vs. No. 1 BYU (24-7), 9:00 pm (CSTV)
Game 7: No. 6 Colorado State (17-12) at No. 2 UNLV (26-6), 11:30 pm (CSTV)

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 10

Game 8: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 7:00 pm

MEAC:

FIRST ROUND
at RBC Center
Ralegh, NC

Tuesday, March 6

Game 1: No. 7 Hampton 76, No. 10 Howard 61
Game 2: No. 8 Coppin State 56, No. 9 Bethune-Cookman 44

Wednesday, March 7

Game 3: No. 6 Norfolk State 81, No. 11 Maryland-Eastern Shore 70

QUARTERFINALS

Wednesday, March 7

Game 4: No. 1 Delaware State 68, No. 8 Coppin State 49
Game 5: No. 2 Florida A&M 61, No.7 Hampton 58

Thursday, March 8

Game 6: No. 3 North Carolina A&T 81, No. 6 Norfolk State 66
Game 7: No. 5 Morgan State 66, No. 4 South Carolina State 64, OT

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 8: No. 5 Morgan State (13-17) vs. No. 1 Delaware State (20-11), 6:00 pm
Game 9: No. 3 North Carolina A&T (15-16) No. 2 Florida A&M (19-13), 8:00 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 10

Game 10: Game 9 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 6:00 pm (ESPN Classic)

SWAC:

QUARTERFINALS
at Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena
Birmingham, AL

Wednesday, March 7

Game 1: No. 2 Jackson State 74, No. 7 Southern U. 65
Game 2: No. 1 Mississippi Valley State 62, No. 8 Alabama State 52

Thursday, March 8

Game 3: No. 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 51, No. 3 Grambling 48
Game 4: No. 5 Texas Southern 74, No. 4 Alcorn State 64

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 5: No. 2 Jackson State (19-13) vs. No. 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12-18), 3:30 pm
Game 6: No. 5 Texas Southern (14-16) vs. No. 1 Mississippi Valley State (17-14), 8:00 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 10

Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6:00 pm

Big West:

FIRST ROUND
at Anaheim Convention Center Arena
Anaheim, CA

Wednesday, March 7

Game 1: No. 5 UC Irvine 53, No. 8 UC Riverside 52
Game 2: No. 7 Pacific 71, No. 6 Cal State Northridge 54

QUARTERFINALS

Thursday, March 8

Game 3: No. 5 UC Irvine 70, No. 4 UC Santa Barbara 52
Game 4: No. 3 Cal State Fullerton 100, No. 7 Pacific 92, 2OT

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 9

Game 5: No. 5 UC Irvine (15-17) vs. No. 1 Long Beach State (22-7), 9:30 pm (ESPNU-Delayed)
Game 6: No. 3 Cal State Fullerton (20-9) vs. No. 2 Cal Poly (18-10), 12:00 am (ESPNU)

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 10

Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 11:00 pm (ESPN)

Pac Ten:

FIRST ROUND
at Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, March 7

Game 1: No. 8 California 70, No. 9 Oregon State 51
Game 2: No. 7 Washington 59, No. 10 Arizona State 51

QUARTERFINALS

Thursday, March 8

Game 3: No. 4 Oregon 69, No. 5 Arizona 50
Game 4: No. 8 California 76, No. 1 UCLA 69, OT
Game 5: No. 3 USC 83 ,No. 6 Stanford 79, OT
Game 6: No. 2 Washington State 74, No. 7 Washington 64

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 9
Game 7: No. 4 Oregon (24-7) vs. No. 8 California (16-16), 9:00 pm
Game 8: No. 3 USC (22-10) vs. No. 2 Washington State (25-6), 11:30 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 10
Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 6:00 (CBS)

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