Conference tournaments

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AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE At SEFCU Arena, Albany, N.Y.

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Albany (N.Y.) at Vermont, 10:30 a.m.

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE At Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.

THURSDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES

Boston College 84, Georgia Tech 64 N.C. State 80, Virginia Tech 63 Maryland 75, Wake Forest 62 Florida State 73, Clemson 69

FRIDAY’S QUARTERFINALS

Miami 69, Boston College 58 N.C. State 75, Virginia 56 Maryland 83, Duke 74 North Carolina 83, Florida State 62

TODAY’S SEMIFINALS

Miami vs. N.C. State, noon Maryland vs. North Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinal winners, noon

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE At The Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

THURSDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES

Charlotte 68, Richmond 63 Butler 73, Dayton 67 Saint Joseph’s 58, Xavier 57 Massachusetts 77, George Washington 72

FRIDAY’S QUARTERFINALS

Saint Louis 72, Charlotte 55 Butler 69, La Salle 58 Virginia Commonwealth 82, Saint Joseph’s 79 Massachusetts 79, Temple 74

TODAY’S SEMIFINALS

Saint Louis vs. Butler, 12:30 p.m.

Virginia Commonwealth vs. Massachusetts, 3 p.m.

SUNDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinal winners, noon

BIG EAST CONFERENCE At Madison Square Garden, New York

THURSDAY’S QUARTERFINALS

Georgetown 62, Cincinnati 43 Syracuse 62, Pittsburgh 59 Louisville 74, Villanova 55 Notre Dame 73, Marquette 65

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

Syracuse 58, Georgetown 55, OT Louisville 69, Notre Dame 57

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Syracuse vs. Louisville, 7:30 p.m.

BIG SKY CONFERENCE At Dahlberg Arena, Missoula, Mont.

THURSDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES

Weber State 84, Northern Arizona 58 North Dakota 69, Southern Utah 52 Northern Colorado 69, Montana State 56

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

Weber State 76, North Dakota 74 Montana 70, Northern Colorado 56

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Weber State vs. Montana, 8 p.m.

BIG TEN CONFERENCE At The United Center, Chicago

THURSDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES

Illinois 51, Minnesota 49 Michigan 83, Penn State 66 Nebraska 57, Purdue 55 Iowa 73, Northwestern 59

FRIDAY’S QUARTERFINALS

Indiana 80, Illinois 64 Wisconsin 68, Michigan 59 Ohio State 71, Nebraska 50 Michigan State 59, Iowa 56

TODAY’S SEMIFINALS

Indiana vs. Wisconsin, 12:40 p.m.

Ohio State vs. Michigan State, 3 p.m.

SUNDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE At The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.

THURSDAY’S QUARTERFINALS

Iowa State 73, Oklahoma 66 Kansas 91, Texas Tech 63 Kansas State 66, Texas 49 Oklahoma State 74, Baylor 72

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

Kansas 88, Iowa State 73 Kansas State 68, Oklahoma State 57

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Kansas vs. Kansas State, 5 p.m.

BIG WEST CONFERENCE At The Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif.

THURSDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES

Pacific 71, UC Santa Barbara 68 Cal Poly 64, UC Davis 41 Long Beach State 75, Cal State Fullerton 66 UC Irvine 71, Hawaii 60

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

UC Irvine 67, Long Beach State 60 Pacific vs. Cal Poly, (n)

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinal winners, 9:30 p.m.

CONFERENCE USA At BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.

THURSDAY’S QUARTERFINALS

Southern Mississippi 81, UAB 66 Texas-El Paso 80, Houston 69 Memphis 81, Tulane 68 Tulsa 79, East Carolina 72

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

Southern Mississippi 85, Texas-El Paso 67 Memphis 85, Tulsa 74

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Southern Mississippi vs. Memphis, 10:30 a.m.

GREAT WEST CONFERENCE (Non-automatic bid) At Jones Convocation Center, Chicago

THURSDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAME

Houston Baptist 76, Utah Valley 74, 2OT

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

Houston Baptist 62, NJIT 61 Chicago State 63, Texas-Pan American 55

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Houston Baptist vs. Chicago State, 7:30 p.m.

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland

THURSDAY’S THIRD-ROUND GAMES

Kent State 70, Buffalo 68 Western Michigan 70, Eastern Michigan 55

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

Akron 62, Kent State 59 Ohio 74, Western Michigan 63

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Akron vs. Ohio, 5:30 p.m.

MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE At Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Va.

THURSDAY’S QUARTERFINALS

Delaware State 63, Hampton 60 Morgan State 64, Savannah State 61, OT

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

Morgan State 82, Bethune-Cookman 71 N.C. A&T 84, Delaware State 78

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Morgan State vs. N.C. A&T, 4 p.m.

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE At The Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

New Mexico 60, San Diego State 50 UNLV vs. Colorado State, (n)

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.

PACIFIC-12 CONFERENCE At MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas

WEDNESDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES

Arizona State 89, Stanford 88, OT Colorado 74, Oregon State 68 Utah 69, Southern Cal 66 Washington 64, Washington State 62

THURSDAY’S QUARTERFINALS

UCLA 80, Arizona State 75 Arizona 79, Colorado 69 Utah 79, California 69, OT Oregon 80, Washington 77, OT

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

UCLA 66, Arizona 64 Utah vs. Oregon, (n)

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinal winners, 10:02 p.m.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE At The Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas

WEDNESDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES

McNeese State 62, Nicholls State 59 Sam Houston State 69, Central Arkansas 63

THURSDAY’S SECOND-ROUND GAMES

Southeastern Louisiana 85, McNeese State 65 Sam Houston State 58, Oral Roberts 55

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

Stephen F. Austin 68, Southeastern Louisiana 57 Northwestern State 55, Sam Houston State 52

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Stephen F. Austin vs. Northwestern State, 7:30 p.m.

SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE At Curtis Culwell Center, Garland, Texas

WEDNESDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAME

Alabama A&M 59, Grambling State 51

THURSDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES

Jackson State 66, Alabama State 59 Prairie View 67, Alcorn State 59

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

Prairie View 88, Jackson State 75 Southern 72, Alabama A&M 59

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Prairie View vs. Southern, 3:30 p.m.

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE At Orleans Arena, Las Vegas

THURSDAY’S QUARTERFINALS

New Mexico State 65, Idaho 49 Texas State 72, Denver 68 Texas-San Antonio 73, Louisiana Tech 67 Texas-Arlington 83, Utah State 78

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS

New Mexico State 74, Texas State 65 Texas-San Antonio vs. Texas-Arlington, (n)

TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinal winners, 10 p.m.

Sports, Pages 22 on 03/16/2013

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