College Basketball Thursday
Cincinnati vs. West Virginia
Cincinnati had made a run during the Big East Tournament, beating Rutgers and Louisville. And the 1, 2, and 4 seeds who had a double-bye had all lost. West Virginia wanted to end that. Facing Cincinnati, it looked likely. Devin Ebanks scored 5 early points and the Mountaineers took a 13-3 lead, and 3 more by Ebanks made it 18-4 WVU. But Lance Stephenson keyed a 9-0 run that cut the WVU lead to 18-13. DaSean Butler made a 3 pointer, but Deonta Vaughn answered and Ibrahima Thomas and Darnell Wilks got a dunk to cut it to 21-20. Casey Mitchell added 2 to West Virginia, but Larry Davis' 3 tied it at 23 and forced West Virginia to call timeout. Jonnie West put WVU up 26-23 with a buzzer-beating 3. The Mountaineers went up 30-23, and Cincinnati didn't make a field goal until Yancy Gates followed Butler's 3 with 12:41 left, which is a run of 7:58 without a field goal. Lance Stephenson scored 5 straight but WVU still dominated, and a Kevin Jones layup put WVU up 45-36. But Cincinnati came back, and after falling behind 47-38, Yancy Gates and Lance Stephenson hit jumpers, and a 3 by Vaughn cut the lead to 47-45. A layup after his own miss by Wilks tied it at 47, and after Kevin Jones' jumper, Lance Stephenson split 2 free throws and Jones made another layup at the buzzer of the shot clock after a scuffle for the ball. But Stephenson got open, and he hit a 3 with 47 seconds left. Then, Cincinnati had the ball with 6 seconds left and the ball was knocked out of bounds on Deonta Vaughn. West Virginia got the ball, and DaSean Butler hit a tough fadeaway 3 at the buzzer (off the glass) as West Virginia advanced to the semifinals tonight vs. Notre Dame at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN. The final was 54-51.
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Isaiah Thomas scored 15 points, including 3 second half 3's as Washington rallied from a 35-23 second half deficit to stay on the bubble with a 59-52 win over Oregon State. Matthew-Bryan-Amining and Elston Turner had 10, while Quincy Pondexter had 8 of his 9 points in the second half. Washington will face Stanford at 11:30 PM ET tonight on FSN.
Jeremy Green and Landry Fields both made key shots and they were both able to drive to the hoop as Stanford stayed alive for the NCAA Tournament with a 70-61 win over Arizona State. ASU had 17 turnovers and Ty Abbott was cold, and Green had 18 and Fields had 17. Fields, the Pac-10 scoring leader, will get to prove himself vs. Washington tomorrow.
Cincinnati had made a run during the Big East Tournament, beating Rutgers and Louisville. And the 1, 2, and 4 seeds who had a double-bye had all lost. West Virginia wanted to end that. Facing Cincinnati, it looked likely. Devin Ebanks scored 5 early points and the Mountaineers took a 13-3 lead, and 3 more by Ebanks made it 18-4 WVU. But Lance Stephenson keyed a 9-0 run that cut the WVU lead to 18-13. DaSean Butler made a 3 pointer, but Deonta Vaughn answered and Ibrahima Thomas and Darnell Wilks got a dunk to cut it to 21-20. Casey Mitchell added 2 to West Virginia, but Larry Davis' 3 tied it at 23 and forced West Virginia to call timeout. Jonnie West put WVU up 26-23 with a buzzer-beating 3. The Mountaineers went up 30-23, and Cincinnati didn't make a field goal until Yancy Gates followed Butler's 3 with 12:41 left, which is a run of 7:58 without a field goal. Lance Stephenson scored 5 straight but WVU still dominated, and a Kevin Jones layup put WVU up 45-36. But Cincinnati came back, and after falling behind 47-38, Yancy Gates and Lance Stephenson hit jumpers, and a 3 by Vaughn cut the lead to 47-45. A layup after his own miss by Wilks tied it at 47, and after Kevin Jones' jumper, Lance Stephenson split 2 free throws and Jones made another layup at the buzzer of the shot clock after a scuffle for the ball. But Stephenson got open, and he hit a 3 with 47 seconds left. Then, Cincinnati had the ball with 6 seconds left and the ball was knocked out of bounds on Deonta Vaughn. West Virginia got the ball, and DaSean Butler hit a tough fadeaway 3 at the buzzer (off the glass) as West Virginia advanced to the semifinals tonight vs. Notre Dame at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN. The final was 54-51.
Headlines
Isaiah Thomas scored 15 points, including 3 second half 3's as Washington rallied from a 35-23 second half deficit to stay on the bubble with a 59-52 win over Oregon State. Matthew-Bryan-Amining and Elston Turner had 10, while Quincy Pondexter had 8 of his 9 points in the second half. Washington will face Stanford at 11:30 PM ET tonight on FSN.
Jeremy Green and Landry Fields both made key shots and they were both able to drive to the hoop as Stanford stayed alive for the NCAA Tournament with a 70-61 win over Arizona State. ASU had 17 turnovers and Ty Abbott was cold, and Green had 18 and Fields had 17. Fields, the Pac-10 scoring leader, will get to prove himself vs. Washington tomorrow.
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