More top seeds fell in their respective conference tourneys. In the Big Ten, Ohio St. took it to Michigan St., topping the Spartans 82-70. Big Ups to ET, who filled up the stat sheet as usual - 18 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and a block. Not only did the Buckeyes shoot 53% from the field, and knock down 9 Three's, as well, but they held the Spartans to just 38% shooting. Michigan St. was just 3-21 from deep...
Behind Toney Douglas' 27, Florida St. beat North Carolina, who is still without Ty Lawson. It's the first time Florida St. has advanced all the way to the ACC Championship game. The Heels got 24 from Wayne Ellington, and Tyler Hansbrough had 22 and 12 en route to becoming the ACC's All-Time Leading Rebounder, and closing to within 2 of JJ Reddick's ACC scoring record...
Miss St. beat SEC Tourney 1-seed LSU 67-57.
The Syracuse Miracle finally came to an end, after the Orangemen's 76-66 loss to Louisville. 'Cuse jsut couldn't keep it up. Up 8 at the half, the Cards outscored the 46-28 in the second half with the aid of a 20-3 run. The Cards, who cruised through the tournament, got yet a nice balanced effort, with 6 guys hitting the double digit mark. Samardo Samuels led the way with 15, while Earl clark had 13 and 10 boards. Terrence Williams' line: 11 points, 7 boards, 7 steals, and 6 assists. Nice.
Johnny Flynn, who had 11 and 6 dimes, was named Big East Tournament MVP, and righfully so. Flynn play 67 of 70 minutes against UCONN, and all 45 the night after against West VA. Averaging 17 and 8 in the tournament, his 37 assists, breaks Mark Jackson's record for most assists in the Big East Tournament. Eric Devendorf also set the conference record for most points in a single tourney with 84 over the four games.
Other Conference Tournament Scores...
Maryland 61, Duke 67 (ACC)
Purdue 66, Illinois 56 (Big Ten)
Auburn 85, Tennessee 94 (SEC)
America East - UMBC 51, Binghamton 61
Conference USA - Tulsa 39, Memphis 64
Pac-10 - USC 66, Arizona St. 63
Big 12 - Baylor 60, Mizzou 73
A-10 - Duquesne 64, Temple 69
Mountain West - San Diego St. 50, Utah 52
MEAC - Norfolk St. 69, Morgan St. 83
MAC - Akron 65, Buffalo 53
Big East - Syracuse 66, Louisville 76
SWAC - Jackson St. 58, Alabama St. 65
WAC - Nevada 52, Utah St. 62
Big West - Pacific 66, CS Northridge 71 (OT)
Who's Already In Conference:
Chattanooga (Southern)
Cornell (Ivy League)
East Tennessee St. (Atlantic Sun)
Gonzaga (West Coast)
Morehead St. (Ohio Valley)
Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley)
Radford (Big South)
Siena (Metro Atlantic)
Virgina Commonwealth (Colonial)
N. Dakota St. (Summit League)
Cleveland St. (Horizon League)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
Robert Morris (Northeastern)
Portland St. (Big Sky)
American (Patriot League)
Binghamton (America East)
Memphis (C-USA)
USC (Pac-10)
Mizzou (Big 12)
Temple (Atlantic 10)
Utah (Mountain West)
Morgan St. (MEAC)
Buffalo (MAC)
Louisville (Big East)
Alabama St. (SWAC)
Utah St. (WAC)
CS Nothridge (Big West)
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