Americans are anticipated to legally wager $2.72 billion on the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments this year, according to a report by the American Gaming Association released on Thursday.
LAS VEGAS — Oumar Ballo had a double-double, KJ Lewis scored a team-high 15 points off the bench and No. 6 Arizona put on an impressive defensive display in a 70-49 victory over Southern California in a Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal game on Thursday.
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 24 points on 11-for-15 shooting and No. 15 South Carolina pulled away for an 80-66 win over Arkansas on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn.
Emanuel Sharp scored 14 points and Jamal Shead added 12 as top-ranked Houston put on a defensive display in a 60-45 win over TCU on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City. Mo.
Josh Hubbard scored 24 points and No. 9 seed Mississippi State defeated No. 8 seed LSU 70-60 in the second round of the SEC tournament on Thursday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.
John Blackwell came off the bench to score 18 points and three other players scored in double figures, leading Wisconsin to an 87-56 blowout of Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday.
NEW YORK — Joel Soriano muscled his way to 14 points and 12 rebounds, and fifth-seeded St. John’s took down fourth-seeded Seton Hall 91-72 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.
Ishmael Leggett poured in 30 points off the bench and Pitt fended off hard-charging Wake Forest to win 81-69 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday afternoon at Washington, D.C.
In a true AAC battle that developed to be a game of runs between either side, it was ECU who outlasted Tulsa, using a 42-16 points in the paint advantage to hold off 29 points from Pj Haggerty and defeat the Golden Hurricane 84-79.