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Bullet Points

In the Patriot League, your champions are the Lehigh Mountain Hawks. The former Engineers defeated their cross-valley rival Lafayette with a strong second-half burst, and will go to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time.
Higher seeds were 12-4 on Friday. The No. 3 over No. 2 upset was popular, however. Long Beach moved past Pacific in the Big West, South Carolina State eliminated Delaware State in a MEAC overtime thriller, and in the late-late game, WAC tourney host Nevada is out, thanks to a game-winning basket by New Mexico State's Jahmar Young.
But the biggest surprise was Ohio, which has rode a No. 9 seed all the way to the Mid-American Conference final after defeating the eight, one, and now No. 4 Miami (Oh.). A nine has not made the MAC title game since Miami did in 2000.
On this penultimate day of Championship Fortnight, there will be seven autobid games. The America East, last seen six days ago, will match up Boston and Vermont. Only one of today's tilts is between the top two seeds: Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin in the Southland. It's No. 1 seed UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach in the Big West, defending MEAC champion and regular-season winner Morgan State goes against S.C. State, and top seed Utah State awaits New Mexico State in the WAC. The tattered SWAC bracket produced a 2-vs.-5 matchup between Pine Bluff and Texas Southern, and it's an odd 3-9 game in the MAC with Ohio and Akron.
And don't forget South Dakota and Houston Baptist, angling to be the inaugural Great West titlist. It's a championship!
The Atlantic 14 will continue its march to the Atlantic One today with semifinals.

Brackets

Patriot League



at [1] Lehigh 74, [3] Lafayette 59
Star of the Game: Zahir Carrington 18 Pts (9-11 FG, 0-1 FT), 10 Reb, 2 Stl

Carrington leads Lehigh past rivals, into big dance - Senior Zahir Carrington scored 18 points, grabbed ten rebounds and blocked four shots en route to leading Lehigh to its first Patriot League championship since 2004 with a 74-59 victory over archrival Lafayette on Friday evening inside Stabler Arena in front of 4,259 fans. The Mountain Hawks harassed the Leopards into a 3-of-23 showing from three-point range and shot 49% themselves as they win their school record 22nd game this season and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in school history. Carrington earned Tournament MVP honors, while classmate Marquis Hall and freshman C.J. McCollum were named to the All-Tournament Team. Lafayette sees its season come to a close with an overall mark of 19-13. (via Lehigh)


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Big West



[1] California-Santa Barbara 76, [4] California-Davis 62
Star of the Game: James Nunnally 17 Pts (6-10 FG, 3-4 FT), 9 Reb

Gauchos Advance to Big West Championship Game with 76-62 Win Over UC Davis - Senior guard James Powell scored 16 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, including 10 in a row during a pivotal stretch, as UC Santa Barbara defeated UC Davis in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament on Friday in Anaheim, 76-63. The win sends the Gauchos to their second Big West Tournament championship game ever and first since 2002. They will play Long Beach State, a winner of Pacific in Friday's late game. Top-seeded UCSB (19-9), which led 33-11 when James Nunnally opened the second half with a lay-up, saw its once 22-point lead dwindle to five on five occasions in the second half. Fourth-seeded Davis (14-18) cut the advantage to five for the last time when Julian Welch made a jumper from the free throw line with 7:01 left. The Aggies had a chance to shrink the lead even more when Todd Lowenthal was fouled after Jaimé Serna missed a lay-up from under the backboard. Lowenthal, however, missed the front end of the one-and-one and Nunnally rebounded. (via California-Santa Barbara)

[3] Long Beach State 68, [2] Pacific 61
Star of the Game: Casper Ware 22 Pts (6-16 FG, 10-11 FT), 6 Ast, 5 Stl

LBSU advances to Big West Tournament championship game with 68-61 win over Pacific - Long Beach State gave Pacific a little taste of its own medicine Friday night in the semifinals of the Big West Conference Tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center. The Beach (17-15) turned the tables on Pacific a year after the Tigers (20-11) eliminated the 49ers from the Big West Conference Tournament after LBSU swept Pacific in the regular season. This year, the Tigers owned a regular-season sweep of the 49ers but LBSU won the one that counts advancing to the Big West Tournament championship game with a 68-61 win. Long Beach State will meet No. 1 seed UC Santa Barbara at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. Long Beach State did to Pacific what the Tigers did to The Beach and a number of other opponents this year. LBSU clamped down on Pacific defensively holding the Tigers to just 8-of-26 shooting (30.8 percent) in the first half and 21-of-59 shooting (35.6 percent) for the game. LBSU countered making 20-of-51 shots (39.2 percent), including a respectable (by Pacific's defensive standards) 42.9 percent in the first half when the 49ers built a 13-point halftime lead. (via Long Beach State)


Great West



[1] South Dakota 76, [5] Texas-Pan American 71
Star of the Game: Tyler Cain 16 Pts (7-11 FG, 2-3 FT), 17 Reb, 2 Stl

South Dakota Bucks Broncs, 76-71 - Junior guard Kendall Cutler scored six points in the final three minutes to lead the No. 1 seed University of South Dakota men's basketball team to a 76-71 win over No. 5 Texas-Pan American in the semifinals of the Great West Conference Tournament on Friday in the McKay Center. USD's 12th straight win moved it to 21-9 on the season and advanced it to tomorrow's final against No. 2 Houston Baptist at 8:30 p.m. CT. After trailing by double digits in the second half, the Coyotes clawed back into the contest and made a 10-2 run over the final 3:22 to grab the win. With USD down by one, junior guard Mitchell Bouie (Chicago, Ill.) made a bucket to give USD the lead, before Cutler (Brooklyn, N.Y.) notched the next six points, including two free throws with 14 seconds left. Freshman guard Jake Thomas (Racine, Wisc.) connected on two more free throws with four seconds left to ice the game. (via South Dakota)

[2] Houston Baptist 74, [6] New Jersey Tech 64
Star of the Game: Miles Dixon 15 Pts (5-8 FG, 4-5 FT), 8 Reb

Huskies Advance to Great West Championship Game - HBU defeated NJIT 74-64 on Friday night at the UVU Events Center to earn a spot in the Great West Tournament championship game on Saturday with an automatic bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament on the line. The Huskies jumped out to a 21-7 lead less than nine minutes in to the first half but NJIT fought back to lead 37-34 at the half. The game was back and forth in the second half until a pair of Andrew Gonzalez free throw made it 59-58 in HBU's favor. The Huskies led the rest of the way. (via Houston Baptist)


MEAC



[1] Morgan State 74, [5] Hampton 67
Star of the Game: Ameer Ali 14 Pts (6-10 FG, 2-3 FT), 8 Reb, 2 Stl

Ali, Smith and Davis Lead Morgan To Win Over Hampton, 74-67 - Winston-Salem, NC—March 12--Ameer Ali scored 12 of his team-high 14 points in the second half and Troy Smith and Joe Davis added 11 and 10, respectively after the half to lead Morgan State to a 74-67 win over Hampton University in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament at the Joel Coliseum. (via Morgan State)

[3] South Carolina State 70, [2] Delaware State 66 (OT)
Star of the Game: Jason Flagler 19 Pts (7-9 FG, 5-6 FT), 8 Reb

SC State Men Defeat Delaware State 70-66 in MEAC Tourney - South Carolina State blew a 15-point lead in the last 6:49 of regulation but came back to grab a 70-66 overtime win over Delaware State Friday in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament at the Lawrence Joel Veteran Memorial Coliseum. The victory earned third-year head coach Tim Carter and the third-seeded Bulldogs a trip to Saturday’s semifinals against top-seeded Morgan State Saturday at 2 p.m. The contest will be televised live by ESPN2. (via South Carolina State)


Mid-American



[3] Akron 66, [7] Western Michigan 64
Star of the Game: Chris McKnight 18 Pts (7-12 FG, 2-3 FT), 8 Reb

Men's Hoops Tops WMU in Thrilling 66-64 Semifinal Win - Chris McKnight scored on a putback with 6.8 seconds left in regulation, lifting the third-seeded Akron men's basketball team to a thrilling 66-64 victory over seventh-seeded Western Michigan on Friday in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena. McKnight scooped up the rebound underneath the basket after a miss on a driving layup by Steve McNees and was able to gather himself and bank in the game-winning shot. Western Michigan (18-15) guard David Kool was able to drive the length of the court and launch a 3-point attempt as the clock wound down, but the shot caromed off the rim and WMU was unable to corral the rebound in time for another shot. With the win, Akron (24-9) advances to Saturday night's MAC championship game against the winner of the second semifinal, between Ohio University and Miami (Ohio). It is UA's fourth-consecutive appearance in the championship game. The Zips never trailed in the first half and finished the game with a 41.4 percent (24-of-58) shooting performance from the field and converted 73.3 percent (11-of-15) from the foul line. (via Akron)

[9] Ohio 54, [4] Miami (Oh.) 42
Star of the Game: Armon Bassett 28 Pts (5-13 FG, 15-18 FT)

Bobcats Blanket Miami, Advance to MAC Title Game - -Ohio's Armon Bassett had another monster game in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, powering the ninth-seeded Bobcats to a 54-42 win over fourth-seeded Miami Friday evening in Quicken Loans Arena. Bassett erupted for 28 points (15-18 FT), giving him a MAC Tournament-record 91 points and 42 free throws during the Bobcats' run past Ball State, Kent State and Miami. Ohio improved to 20-14 overall and advanced to Saturday evening's MAC title matchup with third-seeded Akron at 6 p.m. on ESPN2. The RedHawks dropped to 14-18 overall. DeVaughn Washington chipped in with 18 points and shared the team's top rebounding honors at seven with Kenneth van Kempen. D.J. Cooper had a team-high four assists. (via Ohio)

SWAC



[2] Arkansas-Pine Bluff 46, [3] Alabama State 43
Star of the Game: Terrance Calvin 12 Pts (5-14 FG, 2-5 FT), 12 Reb

Golden Lions Advance To SWAC Championship Game - Terrance Calvin's baseline jumper with one second to play gave #2 seed Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff a 46-44 victory over #3 seed Alabama State in a men's semifinal of the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament. UAPB (16-15) advances to the SWAC Tournament final for the first time since 2006 where it will face the Texas Southern - Grambling State winner on Saturday night. Alabama State's season ends at 16-15. With the score tied at 44-all, UAPB's Allen Smith stole the inbounds pass under his own basket with 22 seconds to play. The Golden Lions passed on using their final timeout and got the ball in the hands of Calvin, who drove the left side and floated a 10-footer jumper for the game winner. (via Arkansas-Pine Bluff)

[5] Texas Southern 60, [8] Grambling State 57
Star of the Game: Whitworth Treasure 21 Pts (7-15 FG, 4-7 FT), 3 Stl


Western Athletic



[1] Utah State 85, [4] Louisiana Tech 55
Star of the Game: Jared Quayle 16 Pts (5-8 FG, 2-2 FT)

Aggies Will Play New Mexico State In WAC Championship Game After Defeating Louisiana Tech 85-55 In Semifinals - Terrance Calvin's baseline jumper with one second to play gave #2 seed Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff a 46-44 victory over #3 seed Alabama State in a men's semifinal of the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament. UAPB (16-15) advances to the SWAC Tournament final for the first time since 2006 where it will face the Texas Southern - Grambling State winner on Saturday night. Alabama State's season ends at 16-15. With the score tied at 44-all, UAPB's Allen Smith stole the inbounds pass under his own basket with 22 seconds to play. The Golden Lions passed on using their final timeout and got the ball in the hands of Calvin, who drove the left side and floated a 10-footer jumper for the game winner. (via Utah State)

[3] New Mexico State 80,at [2] Nevada 79
Star of the Game: Wendell McKines 16 Pts (7-10 FG, 2-3 FT), 10 Reb

Young Hits Game Winner, Aggies Advance to WAC Championship - New Mexico State junior guard Jahmar Young hit the game-winning shot with five seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Aggie men's basketball team over Nevada, 80-79, in the WAC Tournament Semifinals, Friday, March 12, at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev. The Aggies improved to 21-11 and advance to the title game against Utah State, Saturday, March 13 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2. NM State is making its third appearance in the championship game in the last four years. With the Aggies trailing, 79-78, Young sank a jumper from the elbow to finish with 15 points. Sophomore forward Troy Gillenwater had a season-high 21 points while junior forward Wendell McKines recorded his second consecutive double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Senior guard Jonathan Gibson also scored 10 points for the Aggies. NM State is now 8-0 in games decided by five points or less this season. Nevada jumped to an early lead and scored the first seven points of the game. The Aggies answered with a 7-2 run to tie the game at 9-9 following a pair of sophomore center Hamidu Rahman free throws at the 17:20 mark. NM State collected its first lead, 13-11, with two free throws from Gillenwater with 16:09 to play.(via New Mexico State)


Atlantic 8



[1] Temple 69, [8] Saint Bonaventure 51
Star of the Game: Lavoy Allen 14 Pts (7-14 FG, 0-1 FT), 15 Reb

Men's Basketball Cruises to 69-51 A-14 Quarterfinal Victory Over St. Bonaventure - Holding a comfortable lead most of the way, the #17/17 Temple men's basketball team cruised its way into the Atlantic 14 Tournament semifinals with a 69-51 quarterfinal win over eighth-seeded St. Bonaventure (15-16). The Owls (27-5) will face #5 seed Rhode Island, a 63-47 winner over #4-seed Saint Louis, in their semifinal at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 13. Temple is looking to become the first A-14 team to win three straight titles since Massachusetts won five in a row from 1992-96. The Owls have now won eight straight which ranks as their longest streak since a run of 10 wins in 2000-01. Juan Fernandez hit four-of-five from behind the arc en route to a game-high 17 points, also dishing out a game and career-high-tying seven assists. Lavoy Allen notched his 13th double-double of the season with 14 points and a game-high 15 rebounds, and Micheal Eric went six-of-eight from the field and finished with 13 points for Temple. (via Temple)

[5] Rhode Island 63, [4] Saint Louis 47
Star of the Game: Lamonte Ulmer 16 Pts (6-9 FG, 4-7 FT)

Rams Defeat Saint Louis 63-47 to Advance to the A-14 Semifinals - The Rhode Island men's basketball team (23-8) defeated Saint Louis 63-47 Friday afternoon at Boardwalk Hall and will advance to the semifinals of the 2010 Atlantic 14 tournament. Rhody advances to the semifinals of the league championship for the first time since the 2006-07 season with the win Senior Lamonte Ulmer led URI offensively as he netted 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. Freshman Akeem Richmond and sophomore Orion Outerbridge also chipped in with 13 and 10 points apiece. Defensively, Rhody held its opponent to under 50 points for the first time since Jan. 21, 2006 (URI 58, Richmond 46). (via Rhode Island)

[2] Xavier 78, [7] Dayton 73
Star of the Game: Jason Love 17 Pts (4-9 FG, 9-9 FT), 10 Reb

Xavier Rallies, Defeats Dayton 78-73 In A-14 Quarterfinals - The No. 24 ranked and No. 2 seed Xavier men's basketball team extended its win streak to eight games as the Musketeers fought back from a 15 point deficit to defeat Dayton 78-73 Friday night. With the win, the Musketeers advance to the semifinals of the Atlantic 14 Tournament where they will face Richmond on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS College Sports national network and 55KRC-AM. Xavier has now reached at least the semifinals of the Atlantic 14 Championship for nine straight years. XU has reached at least the semifinals 11 times in 15 years as an Atlantic 14 Conference member. This was a hard-fought win. Xavier had to rally from a 15-point second-half deficit to secure the win over Dayton. The largest deficit Xavier had previously overcome this season was an 11-point deficit at George Washington with 9:31 left in the game on Jan. 10 in a 76-69 XU win. (via Xavier)

[3] Richmond 77, [11] Massachusetts 72
Star of the Game: Ryan Butler 14 Pts (4-6 FG, 3-4 FT), 7 Reb, 3 Stl

Richmond Advances To Quarterfinals With 25th Victory - Senior David Gonzalvez scored 15 points to lead five Spiders in double-figures as Richmond led by as many as 17 in a 77-72 Atlantic 14 Quarterfinal victory. The second seed Spiders (25-7) advance to the Atlantic 14 semifinals for the third time in nine seasons in the league and will play third seed and No. 24 ranked Xavier on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The Musketeers edged Richmond 78-76 in double overtime on Feb. 28 in Cincinnati. Xavier is the only Atlantic 14 team that the Spiders have not defeated this season. Gonzalvez made 5-of-11 field goals, including 4-of-6 three-pointers to finish with a team-high 15 points. He also had six rebounds, four steals and three assists. Junior Kevin Smith had 14 points, including four second-half dunks and senior Ryan Butler also had 14 points, making 3-of-4 three-pointers. (via Richmond)


On Tap Tonight

America East





[4] Boston University at [2] Vermont - 12:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box


Players to watch:
BU - #23 John Holland Jr. F (19.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 0.9 apg)
UVM - #23 Marqus Blakely Sr. F (17.2 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 3.7 apg)

Terriers, Catamounts Clash for America East Championship Saturday on ESPN2 - Looking to become the lowest seed to ever win the America East championship, the No. 4 Boston University men's basketball team visits No. 2 Vermont Saturday at 12 p.m. on ESPN2. The Terriers (19-12) have won eight of their last nine games, while the Catamounts (24-9) have captured 10 of the previous 11. BU is the active leader in the league with five titles and will try to capture its first since 2002. Holding a 5-8 record in championship finals, the Terriers dropped a heartbreaking 56-55 decision to Vermont in 2003 at Case Gym. Having never advanced past the semifinals in their first three attempts, the nine seniors made sure they would at least get one shot at the title before graduation by taking care of business last weekend in Hartford. Corey Lowe led the way with a combined 50 points against the No. 5 seed Hawks and No. 1 Stony Brook. He shot a stifling 17-for-28 (.607) and 12-for-18 (.667) from beyond the arc while also averaging 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 3.0 assists in the two contests. (via Boston University)


Big West


[3] Long Beach State vs. [1] California-Santa Barbara - 8:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box


Players to watch:
LBSU - #15 TJ Robinson So. F (15.4 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 0.8 apg)
UCSB - #33 Orlando Johnson So. F (17.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.2 apg)


Great West


[2] Houston Baptist vs. [1] South Dakota - 9:30 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box


Players to watch:
HBU - #31 Andrew Gonzalez Jr. F (18.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.2 apg)
SDAK - #30 Tyler Cain Sr. F (15.1 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 2.3 apg)


MEAC


[3] South Carolina State vs. [1] Morgan State - 2:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box


Players to watch:
SCST - #15 Jason Flagler Sr. G (15.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.1 apg)
MORG - #33 Kevin Thompson So. F (12.7 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 1.9 apg)


Mid-American


[9] Ohio vs. [3] Akron - 6:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box


Players to watch:
OHIO - #5 D.J. Cooper Fr. G (12.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 5.9 apg)
AKR - #32 Jimmy Conyers Sr. F (9.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.4 apg)


Southland


[2] Stephen F. Austin vs. [1] Sam Houston State - 4:05 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box


Players to watch:
SFA - #12 Eddie Williams Jr. G (13.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.7 apg)
SAMH - #14 Gilberto Clavell Jr. F (16.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.3 apg)


SWAC


[5] Texas Southern vs. [2] Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 8:30 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box


Players to watch:
TXSO - #1 Deandre Hall Sr. F (16.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.7 apg)
UAPB - #21 Tavaris Washington Sr. F (9.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.9 apg)


Western Athletic


[3] New Mexico State vs. [1] Utah State - 10:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box



Players to watch:
NMSU - #1 Jahmar Young Jr. F (20.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.2 apg)
USU - #42 Tai Wesley Jr. F (13.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.4 apg)


Atlantic 4


[5] Rhode Island vs. [1] Temple - 1:00 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box


Players to watch:
URI - #15 Lamonte Ulmer Sr. F (12.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.3 apg)
TU - #24 Lavoy Allen Jr. F (11.8 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 2.3 apg)


[3] Richmond vs. [2] Xavier - 3:30 pm ET | BBState Preview/Box


Players to watch:
RICH - #14 Kevin Anderson Jr. G (17.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.6 apg)
XU - #55 Jordan Crawford So. G (19.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.9 apg)

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