Henry keys stunning run as No. 1 Kansas moves on

TOP 25 college basketball

Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Xavier Henry scored 11 points in a stunning 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.

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.

No. 2 Kentucky 73, Alabama 67

NASHVILLE, TENN.

John Wall had 23 points, including seven straight in the second half to give the Wildcats the lead for good, and Kentucky overcame an 11-point deficit in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals.

Kentucky (30-2) will play No. 15 Tennessee in the semifinals today looking to add a 26th tournament title to the 44th regular-season championship.

No. 4 duke 57, virginia 46

greensboro, n.c.

Kyle Singler had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Duke pulled away late to beat pesky Virginia in an Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal.

Nolan Smith added 15 points for the top-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) and Jon Scheyer shook off a rough start to score 15 — including seven during the late 11-0 run that sent them into today’s semi against 12th-seeded Miami.

no. 15 tennessee 76, mississippi 65

nashville, tenn.

Wayne Chism had 16 points and 15 rebounds and Tennessee beat Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals.

J.P. Prince added 17 points for Tennessee (25-7), which is 7-0 this season when Chism gets a double-double. Cameron Tatum came off the bench to score 15, and Bobby Maze added 13.

no. 17 temple 69, st. bonaventure 51

atlantic city, n.j.

Juan Fernandez hit three 3-pointers and handed out three assists in a game-opening 24-8 run that led Temple over St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament.

Georgia Tech 69, No. 19 Maryland 64

GREENSBORO, N.C.

Iman Shumpert scored 14 points and made the key defensive play that lifted Georgia Tech past Maryland in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals.

no. 24 xavier 78, Dayton 73

atlantic city, n.j.

Terrell Holloway hit a go-ahead three-point play with 1:22 to play and Xavier rallied from a 15-point deficit in the final 10 minutes in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.

no. 25 utep 75, tulsa 61

tulsa, okla.

Randy Culpepper scored 21 points to lead UTEP over Tulsa in the semifinals of the Conference USA tournament.

Arnett Moultrie added 18 points, Christian Polk scored 13 points and Derrick Caracter added 10 for the top-seeded Miners (26-5).