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No. 7 Duke avoids upset, reaches ACC semis

March 15th, 2008 · No Comments

No. 7 Duke avoids upset, reaches ACC semis
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Vols escape, send Odom into retirement (AP)

Tennessee forward Wayne Chism (4) and South Carolina forward Mike Holmes (24) reach for a rebound in the first half of a game in the Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Friday, March 14, 2008. Tennessee defeated South Carolina 89-87.

Tennessee hardly looked like a No. 1 seed, and South Carolina sure didn’t resemble the team that lost by 33 points to the Volunteers less than a week ago. In a stunning turnaround, the lowly Gamecocks were in position to pull off a major upset against No. 4 Tennessee before Chris Lofton hit a 3-pointer with 11.4 seconds remaining to give the Vols an 89-87 victory in the quarterfinals of the…


Arkansas upsets No. 18 Vanderbilt 81-75 (AP)

Arkansas defender Patrick Beverley, right, blocks the shot of Vanderbilt's Jermaine Beal (0) in the second half of their game in the Southeastern Conference basketball tournament in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Friday, March 14, 2008. Arkansas won, 81-75.

John Pelphrey was looking for his Arkansas team to play tough in the Southeastern Conference tournament, and the Razorbacks responded in a big way Friday. Darian Townes and Gary Ervin each scored 18 points and Arkansas dominated No. 18 Vanderbilt inside, winning 81-75 to advance to the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals.


Conference tourney roundup
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St. Joe’s stuns Xavier, makes A-10 final (AP)

Xavier's coach Sean Miller shouts to his players during the semifinals round of the Atlantic 10 men's basketball championship against  Saint Joseph's, Friday, March  14, 2008, in Atlantic City, N.J. Saint Joseph's won 61-53.

A little tough love from coach Phil Martelli has Saint Joseph’s on the verge of returning to the NCAA tournament for the first time in four years. Martelli was blunt with his team on the eve of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament, telling them to win or pack their bags. There was going to be no NCAA or even an NIT bid if the Hawks didn’t run the tournament.


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