Duke is the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, but heads to Charlotte for the ACC tournament with a few question marks after late-season injuries to Caleb Foster and Patrick Ngongba II. Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer ruled them both out this weekend, which cracks open the door for Virginia, Miami and possibly even North Carolina.

No. 8 seed Florida State had an open shot to beat top-ranked and top-seeded Duke in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.

Beating a team three times in a season is a tall order. So is toppling the tournament’s top seed. For the UNLV basketball team, Thursday proved both points.

The ACC Tournament’s top three seeds made it through to the semifinals before No. 5 seed Clemson pulled a mild upset over No. 4 UNC.

Houston basketball held on to win a close game against the BYU Cougars in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament.

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Glenelg girls basketball falls, 46-39, in Class 2A title game to No. 15 Manchester Valley

The 6-8 Michigan State commit scored 21 points and had four rebounds and three blocks for the Crusaders. After St. Peter’s had forged a 41-40 lead early in the fourth quarter, Avent sank back-to-back buckets with a runner in the lane and a dunk off a steal for a 44-41 lead with 4:57 to go. He closed his career with 1,328 points.

These two teams met once during the regular season, with Texas Tech earning an 82-73 victory over the Cyclones in Ames.