Recapping the First Shift

The first 18 games on the slate are done... let's recap 'em now.

ACC Tournament
Quarterfinals; Atlanta, GA



#14 North Carolina 85, Maryland 69
North Carolina State 67, Virginia 64
#6 Duke 60, Virginia Tech 56
UNC & NCSU will meet in the Semifinals (2-0)
Duke will play the winner of Miami/FSU in Semifinals (3-0)


SEC Tournament
Quarterfinals; New Orleans, LA


#1 Kentucky 60, LSU 51
#19 Florida 66, Alabama 63
-Kentucky & Florida will meet in the Semifinals (4-1)


BIG TEN Tournament
Quarterfinals; Indianapolis, IN


#12 Wisconsin 79, #15 Indiana 71
#8 Michigan State 92, Iowa 75
#13 Michigan 73, Minnesota 69 (OT)
-Wisconsin & Michigan State will meet in Semifinals (6-1)
-Michigan will play winer of Purdue/Ohio State in Semifinals (7-1)


BIG EAST Tournament
Semifinals; New York, NY


Cincinnati 71, #2 Syracuse 68
Cincy will play winner of Louisville/Notre Dame (7-2)


ATLANTIC 10 Tournament
Quarterfinals; Atlantic City, NJ


St. Bonaventure 71, St. Joseph's 68
Massachusetts 77, #24 Temple 71
St. Louis 78, La Salle 71
St. Bonaventure & UMass will meet in Semifinals (8-3)
St. Louis will play winner of Dayton/Xavier in Semifinals (9-3)


CONFERENCE USA Tournament
Semifinals; Memphis, TN


Marshall 73, Southern Mississippi 62
Memphis 83, Central Florida 52
Marshall & Memphis will meet in Finals (10-4)


MAC Tournament
Semifinals; Cleveland, OH


Akron 78, Kent State 74
Akron will play winner of Ohio/Buffalo in Finals (11-4)


SWAC Tournament
Semifinals; Garland, TX


Texas Southern 60, Alcorn State 55
TX Southern will play winner of AR-Pine Bluff/MVSU in Finals (12-4)


MEAC Tournament
Semifinals; Winston-Salem, NC


Bethune-Cookman 81, Hampton 72
Norfolk State 58, Florida A&M 46
Bethune-Cookman & Norfolk State will meet in Finals (14-4)