



JuJu Watkins scored 31 points, Kiki Iriafen added 21 and each grabbed 10 rebounds in their first Big Ten Tournament games, leading No. 2 Southern California to an 84-79 victory over Indiana on Friday.
The Trojans (27-2) take an eight-game win streak into Saturday’s semifinal against fifth-seeded Michigan (22-9).
Yarden Garzon had 23 points to lead the Hoosiers (19-12).
Michigan 98, Maryland 71 >> Jordan Hobbs scored 23 points and crushed No. 15 Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
Freshmen Syla Swords and Olivia Olson added 22 and 20, respectively.
The fifth-seeded Wolverines (22-9) face league champion and second-ranked USC in the semifinals on Saturday.
Sarah Te-Biasu scored 25 points for the fourth-seeded Terrapins (23-7).
UCLA 85, Nebraska 74 >> Lauren Betts finished with 28 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks as No. 4 UCLA reached the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals with a victory over Nebraska.
The second-seeded Bruins (28-2) now face No. 13 Ohio State, seeded third, on Saturday.
Nebraska (21-11) was led by Britt Prince’s 24 points.
Texas 70, mississippi 63 >> All-America forward Madison Booker scored 19 points, and No. 1 Texas beat Mississippi 70-63 in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals.
Kyla Oldacre added 12 points for Texas (30-2).
The Longhorns, the tournament’s No. 2 seed after losing a coin flip to South Carolina, will play either Florida or No. 9 LSU in Saturday’s semifinals.
Kirsten Deans finished with 20 points to lead the Rebels (20-10), and Madison Scott had 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
notre dame 73, california 64 >> Hannah Hidalgo scored 25 points and No. 6 Notre Dame took over down the stretch to beat California in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
Olivia Miles added 14 points and six assists for the second-seeded Fighting Irish (26-4).
Lulu Twidale scored 16 points for the seventh-seeded Golden Bears (25-8).
South Carolina 84, Vanderbilt 63 >> Chloe Kitts had 25 points and 10 rebounds and No. 5 South Carolina topped Vanderbilt in the SEC quarterfinals.
MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 15 off the bench for South Carolina (28-3), which will face No. 10 Oklahoma in Saturday’s semifinals.
Vanderbilt (22-10) got 20 points from Mikayla Blakes.
North Carolina State 73, Georgia Tech 72 >> Aziaha James hit two free throws with 7.1 seconds left to help No. 7 N.C. State beat Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
James scored 16 points for the top-seeded Wolfpack (25-5), who had a tough grind to advance to Saturday’s semifinals against North Carolina.
Tonie Morgan and Kara Dunn each scored 21 points for Georgia Tech (22-9).
Texas Christian 69, Colorado 62 >> Hailey Van Lith scored 24 points and eighth-ranked TCU held on for a victory over Colorado in the quarterfinals of the women’s Big 12 Tournament.
The Horned Frogs (29-3) advanced into Saturday night’s semifinal against No. 16 West Virginia.
Jade Masogayo finished with 22 points for the No. 9 seed Buffaloes (20-12).
Oklahoma 69, Kentucky 65 >> Raegan Beers had 20 points and 11 rebounds and No. 10 Oklahoma battled back from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat No. 12 Kentucky and advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals.
The Sooners (25-6) will face two-time defending SEC champion and fifth-ranked South Carolina on Saturday.
Georgia Amoore scored 29 points to lead Kentucky (22-7).
duke 61, louisville 48 >> Oluchi Okananwa came off the bench to score 13 points and No. 11 Duke cruised to a victory over Louisville in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
The third-seeded Blue Devils (24-7), who have won four in a row, will play No. 2 seed Notre Dame in Saturday’s semifinals.
Mackenly Randolph led the sixth-seeded Cardinals (21-10) with 13 points.
North Carolina 60, Florida State 56 >> Alyssa Ustby scored 12 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and freshman Lanie Grant made two free throws with 7.3 seconds left to give No. 14 North Carolina a win over No. 22 Florida State in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
The fifth-seeded Tar Heels (27-6) play No. 7 N.C. State, the top seed, in Saturday’s semifinals.
Makayla Timpson had 15 points, eight rebounds and she tied a tournament record with eight blocks for the fourth-seeded Seminoles (23-8).
West Virginia 73, Kansas State 69 >> JJ Quinerly made a steal to set up her game-winning basket and scored 24 points to lift No. 16 West Virginia to a win vs. No. 20 Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.
Jordan Harrison scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half for West Virginia (24-6). Shaw added 13 points and Jordan Thomas 11.
Baylor 69, iowa state 63 >> Jada Walker scored 18 points as 17th-ranked Baylor beat No. 7 seed Iowa State to advance to the Big 12 Tournament semifinals.
It was Baylor’s first Big 12 quarterfinal victory in three seasons after Iowa State won the past two playoff meetings.
Baylor (26-6) scored the opening 10 points of the game.
Audi Crooks led Iowa State (22-11) with 32 points.
lsu 101, Florida 87 >> Aneesah Morrow scored 36 points with 14 rebounds as ninth-ranked LSU defeated Florida to reach the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.
Mikaylah Williams logged 16 points for the Tigers (28-4).
Liv McGill had 16 points to lead Florida (16-17).
ohio state 60, iowa 59 >> Cotie McMahon sank two free throws with six seconds left to give 13th-ranked and third-seeded Ohio State a win over Iowa to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference Tournament.
The Buckeyes (24-5) will battle second-seeded and No. 4-ranked UCLA on Saturday.
Lucy Olsen scored 14 points for the Hawkeyes (22-10).
oklahoma state 62, texas tech 59 >> Stailee Heard scored 34 points to rally No. 21 Oklahoma State to victory over Texas Tech in a Big 12 Conference Tournament quarterfinal.
The third-seeded Cowgirls (25-5) will play second-seed Baylor in Saturday’s semifinals.
Loghan Johnson’s 17 points led the Lady Raiders (17-17).
North Dakota 80, St. Thomas 67 >> Jo Langbehn scored 26 points but the No. 4-seeded St. Thomas women’s basketball team lost its Summit League Tournament opener to No. 5 seed North Dakota.
Kiera Pemberton scored a game-high 30 points for the Hawks (12-18), who were 20 of 24 from the free-throw line while the Tommies went just 3 of 6 from the line.
Amber Scalia added 18 points for UST (16-14, 9-7).
Men
Illinois 88, Purdue 80 >> Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left and the Illini rallied past No. 18 Purdue.
Will Riley’s 22 points led Illinois (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten).
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 29 points for Purdue (21-10, 13-7).
Memphis 84, south florida 68 >> PJ Haggerty and Dain Dainja scored 20 points apiece and No. 16 Memphis won the AAC regular-season title by beating South Florida.
Tyrese Hunter added 16 points for the Tigers (26-5, 16-2 AAC).
Jayden Reid led the Bulls (13-18, 6-12) with 20 points.