Kansas takes care of A&M

Xavier Henry scored 11 points in a 21-2 run that broke a tight game wide open and carried No. 1 Kansas past No. 23 Texas A&M 79-66 in a rough-and-tumble Big 12 semifinal Friday night in Kansas City, Mo.

Texas A&M (23-9) led by as many as nine points early in the second half while the regular-season Big 12 champion Jayhawks (31-2) fouled and fumbled and committed turnover after turnover.

Sherron Collins had six of his 26 points in the big run that made Kansas 16-1 against the Aggies and sent them into the finals against Kansas State.

(9) Kansas St. 82, (21) Baylor 75: Dominique Sutton had a double-double and a key offensive rebound that led to Jacob Pullen’s 3-pointer with 2:02 left, helping the Wildcats (26-6) survive against the Bears (25-7).

Southeastern Conference

(2) Kentucky 73, Alabama 67: John Wall had 23 points, including seven straight in the second half to give the Wildcats the lead for good, and Kentucky (30-2) overcame an 11-point deficit in beating the Crimson Tide (17-15) in the quarterfinals in Nashville, Tenn.

(15) Tennessee 76, Mississippi 65: Wayne Chism had 16 points and 15 rebounds and the Vols (25-7) beat Mississippi (21-10) in the quarterfinals.

(20) Vanderbilt 78, Georgia 66: John Jenkins scored 22 of his career-high 25 points in the second half, and the Commodores (24-7) held off the Bulldogs (14-17) in the quarterfinals.

ACC

(4) Duke 57, Virginia 46: Kyle Singler had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the top-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) pulled away late to beat the pesky Cavaliers (15-16) in a quarterfinal in Greensboro, N.C.

Georgia Tech 69, (19) Maryland 64: Iman Shumpert scored 14 points and made the key defensive play that lifted the Yellow Jackets (21-11) past the Terps (23-8) in a quarterfinal.

Big Ten

(5) Ohio State 69, Michigan 68: Evan Turner drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give the Buckeyes (25-7) a win over the Wolverines (15-17) in the quarterfinals in Indianapolis.

Illinois 58, (13) Wisconsin 54: Mike Tisdale scored 21 points and Demetri McCamey had 13 as the Fighting Illini (19-13) hung on for a quarterfinal upset of the Badgers (23-8).

(6) Purdue 69, Northwestern 61: E’Twaun Moore tied a career high with 28 points to help the Boilermakers (27-4) beat the Wildcats (20-13) in the quarterfinals.

Minnesota 72, (11) Michigan St. 67 (OT): Devoe Joseph made two 3-pointers during a 10-0 overtime run and scored 17 points to lead the Gophers (20-12) past the Spartans (24-8) in the quarterfinals.

Big East

(7) West Virginia 53, Notre Dame 51: Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia’s last-second quarterfinal hero, scored 24 points to lead the Mountaineers (26-6) over the Fighting Irish (23-11) in a semifinal in New York.

(22) Georgetown 80, Marquette 57: Greg Monroe had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Hoyas (23-9) finally got the better of Marquette (22-11) in a victory that sent Georgetown to the tournament title game for the third time in four years.

Chris Wright followed his 27-point performance against top-seeded Syracuse in the quarterfinals with 15 points for Georgetown, which put the game away with a 14-1 run with less than 10 minutes to go.

Mountain West

San Diego State 72, (8) New Mexico 69: Dairese Gary missed a runner in the final second and the Aztecs (24-8) escaped with an upset of the top-seeded Lobos (29-4) in the semifinals in Las Vegas.

The Lobos saw their 15-game winning streak snapped and, in all likelihood, lost a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament.

UNLV 70, (14) BYU 66: Tre’Von Willis scored 18 points, Chace Stanback added 17 and Brice Massamba 13 for the Runnin’ Rebels (25-7), who face the Aztecs for the title tonight.

UNLV didn’t let Jimmer Fredette go off quite like he did a night earlier in a win over TCU, when the junior set tournament records with 45 points and a 23-of-24 performance from the line. This time, he was “held” to 30 points – 12 of 12 from the stripe – for the Cougars (29-5).

Atlantic 10

(17) Temple 69, St. Bonaventure 51: Juan Fernandez hit three 3-pointers and handed out three assists in a game-opening 24-8 run that led the Owls (27-5) over Bonnies (15-16) in the quarterfinals in Atlantic City, N.J.

Fernandez finished with 17 points and matched a career high with seven assists for the top-seeded and two-time defending champion Owls.

(24) Xavier 78, Dayton 73: Terrell Holloway made a go-ahead three-point play with 1:22 remaining and the Musketeers (24-7) rallied from a 15-point deficit in the final 10 minutes to defeat the Flyers (20-12) in the quarterfinals.

Conference USA

(25) UTEP 75, Tulsa 61: Randy Culpepper scored 21 points to lead the top-seeded Miners (26-5) over the Golden Hurricane (23-11) in the semifinals at Tulsa, Okla.

Patriot League

Lehigh 74, Lafayette 59: C.J. McCollum scored 20 points to lead the Mountain Hawks (22-10) to championship and into its first NCAA tournament in six years with a win over the Leopards (19-13) in Bethlehem, Pa.