Michigan State Rallies to Edge Northwestern in Big Ten Clash
No. 2 Michigan State, led by a clutch floater from Mateen Cleaves with 87 seconds left, escaped Northwestern 61-59 to reach the semifinals. The Spartans, 27-4, seek an NCAA top seed after a 16-game win streak and will face Wisconsin next. Evan Eschmeyer scored 30 for Northwestern as coach Kevin O’Neill ranted at times.
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Auburn dominates Alabama to reach SEC semifinals
No. 4 Auburn blitzed Alabama 93 61 in Atlanta, led by Chris Porter with 22 points. Auburn forced 25 turnovers, grabbed 25 second chance points, and sank 27 free throws to seal the quarterfinal win as it pursues another SEC title.
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Langdon may miss Duke NC State semifinal in ACC tourney
Duke wing guard Trajan Langdon did not practice with a foot injury and may miss the top ranked Blue Devils semifinal against North Carolina State. Langdon was hurt late in Thursday's win over Virginia and has started 121 straight games averaging 17.1 points. X-rays were negative.
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Knights Reach Region X Final Behind Strong Comeback
Lamass Barefield scored 26 and Tuffy Walker 20 as ATC Tech College rallied from a halftime deficit to beat Rockingham Community College 82-72 in the Region X semifinals. ATC will face Clinton Junior College for a spot in the national tournament.
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UNC holds off Georgia Tech to push ACC title bid
No 15 North Carolina beat Georgia Tech 78 49 in the ACC tournament quarterfinals at Charlotte Coliseum to move to 17 4 all time in the event. Ed Cota and Brendan Haywood led with 14 and 13 points as Brian Bersticker sparked a 23 2 second half run.
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