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Sports 11 3-12-17 PDF
Sports 11 3-12-17 PDF
Tatum leads Duke past Notre Dame for ACC title (28-5) to today’s champion-
ship game against Arkansas.
Dazon Ingram had
The Associated Press and 25 of its last 26 after a 4-3 Conference championship game during an 11-minute stretch. 17 points for No. 5 seed
start to their season. B.J. Taylor to earn its first NCAA Tourna- Bryan Gellineau hit a foul-line Alabama (19-14), which
Jayson Tatum took over had 20 points, and Nick Banyard ment berth in 11 years. The jumper with 3:20 left to finally outrebounded Kentucky
in the final three minutes, 16 for the Knights. They had won top-seeded Wolf Pack claimed end the drought at 62-48 with 33-28, but couldn’t get
making key plays on both ends six in a row. the league’s automatic bid for 3:29 to go. the basket when needed to
of the floor, and No. 14 Duke their first trip to the NCAAs overcome the Wildcats.
became the first team to win No. 15 CINCINNATI 81, CONNECTI- since winning the 2006 Western Another slow start dug
SWAC a 17-7 hole before the
the Atlantic Coast Conference CUT 71: Gary Clark scored 25 Athletic Conference Tournament.
Tournament with four wins points to lead Cincinnati (29-4) Texas Southern 53, Alcorn Wildcats answered with 11
in four days by rallying to beat over UConn in the American State 50: Kevin Scott had 15 straight points for the lead.
America East points and 12 rebounds and Monk got out of his funk
No. 22 Notre Dame 75-69 on Athletic Conference semifinals.
Saturday night. Jacob Evans added 21 points Vermont 56, Albany 53: Ver- top-seeded Texas Southern (24- after two subpar games to
The freshman forward and Troy Caupain had 18 for mont (29-5) capped off a perfect 11) beat Alcorn State (18-14) to shoot 6 of 14 with a pair of
finished a spectacular week the Bearcats (29-4), who will be America East season with the win the Southwestern Athletic 3-pointers. Derek Willis
in Brooklyn with 19 points seeking their first AAC title today conference tournament cham- Conference Tournament title. added a pair of key 3s as
and eight rebounds for the against SMU. The Huskies finish pionship. Junior forward Payton Marvin Jones added 14 points well.
fifth-seeded Blue Devils (27- their season 16-17, their first Henson converted a three-point on 6-of-7 shooting, and Demon-
8). Duke won its first ACC losing campaign in 30 years. play with 39 seconds remaining trae Jefferson had 13 points for Arkansas 76, Vanderbilt
Tournament championship to propel the Catamounts over Texas Southern. The Tigers won 62: Moses Kingsley had 12
since 2011 and its 20th overall, Albany (21-13) in the America the title for the third time in the points and 13 rebounds as
Big east East men’s basketball champi- the third-seeded Arkansas
most in league history. last four years.
Bonzie Colson was a beast No. 2 Villanova 74, Creighton onship game. The top-seeded Razorbacks beat Vanderbilt
60: Josh Hart scored 29 points Catamounts secured a berth in
Big sky in the Southeastern Confer-
for third-seeded Notre Dame
(25-9), with 29 points and and No. 2 Villanova (31-3) beat the NCAA Tournament with their North Dakota 93, Weber State ence Tournament semifinals.
nine rebounds. Creighton (25-9) to win the Big 21st consecutive victory. 89, OT: Quinton Hooker scored The Razorbacks (25-8) won
East Tournament and probably 28 points and North Dakota (22- their third straight to reach
MEAC the championship for the
lock up the overall No. 1 seed in 10) beat Weber State (19-13) in
AAC the NCAA Tournament. Hart, the North Carolina Central 67, overtime and earn its first NCAA seventh time. Arkansas
No. 12 SMU 70, UCF 59: Sterling conference player of the year, Norfolk State 59: Patrick Cole Tournament bid. Top-seeded simply smothered Vanderbilt,
Brown scored 22 points and No. became just the third player to scored 18 points and grabbed North Dakota rallied with a 20-9 especially in the paint where
12 SMU (29-4) beat UCF (21-11) win the tournament MVP award eight rebounds, Dajuan Graf run to force overtime after fall- the Razorbacks had a 46-16
in the semifinals of the American twice, joining Patrick Ewing of added 17 points, and North ing behind 72-61 with 7:26 left. scoring edge. Jaylen Barford
Athletic Conference Tournament. Georgetown and Peyton Siva of Carolina Central (25-8) beat led Arkansas with 18 points.
Semi Ojeleye added 17 points, Louisville. Norfolk State (17-16) in the Dusty Hannahs added 16 and
and Shake Milton had 14 of his championship game for the
Conference USA Daryl Macon 15. Playing a third
16 points in the second half for Eagles’ second NCAA Tourna- Middle Tennessee 83, Marshall game in as many days took its
the Mustangs. They are back in
Mountain West ment spot in four years. After a 72: Giddy Potts matched his toll on seventh-seeded Vander-
the championship game after Nevada 79, Colorado State 71: back-and-forth first half, NCCU season high with 30 points to bilt (19-15). The Commodores
missing last year’s tournament Jordan Caroline had 23 points used a 19-0 run in the second lead Middle Tennessee (30-4) saw a three-game winning
because of NCAA sanctions. The and 10 rebounds as Nevada half to pull away as the Spar- its second straight Conference streak end after reaching the
Mustangs won the title in 2015. (28-6) beat Colorado State tans missed 14 straight shots USA Tournament championship, semifinals for the first time
SMU has won 15 straight games (23-11) in the Mountain West and committed five turnovers beating Marshall (20-15). since 2013.