Memphis, which went undefeated in conference play and is the tournament’s top seed, used a 24-2 run in the first half sparked by the 3-point shooting of Mack and Hunt to build its lead to 28 before halftime.
Louisville (23-8) won its season-high seventh straight and 11th in the last 13 games. The Cardinals, who were 6-2 on the road in conference play, advanced to a semifinal matchup against No. 13 Pittsburgh, which beat No. 18 Marquette 89-79 in the late game.
UCLA’s second straight defeat dealt a serious blow to its hopes of being a No. 1 seed in next week’s NCAA tournament
Ainge led the way with seven assists and by continually breaking the Frogs’ full-court press to get his teammates easy baskets. The Cougars’ point guard is the son of Danny Ainge, the former BYU All-American and NBA player who is the Boston Celtics executive director of basketball operations.
“I thought for us it was the best defensive performance in 10 years against Arizona,” Kent said after Oregon’s third win over the Wildcats in the last 11 games between the teams. “We put together a game plan, and my hat is off to these guys because they executed it perfectly.”
The ‘Canes may have been short a few bodies — they dressed eight scholarship players because of injuries and a suspension — but they outhustled and outworked the Terrapins for their fourth win in the last 14 games.
Nevada is trying to make sure it’s well rested for what the No. 10 Wolf Pack hope will be an extended run in the NCAA tournament.
Notre Dame (24-6), which finished fourth in the conference and received a first-round bye, won its sixth straight game. The Irish won 23 games in the regular season, their most since the 1985-86 season.
Roy Hibbert scored eight of his 14 points in No. 9 Georgetown’s opening 26-2 run, and the Hoyas held on for a 62-57 victory Thursday over ninth-seeded Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament
The win put the Wildcats (20-11, 12-5) into the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in school history, the first since 2003.
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