LAS VEGAS — A day after upsetting fifth-seeded Wyoming, Colorado State gave No. 4 seed New Mexico a scare before the Lobos prevailed 62-48 on Wednesday in a women’s quarterfinal at the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
CSU led through much of the first half, but fell behind 25-22 at halftime. The margin remained within three points until Amy Beggin’s 3-pointer put New Mexico (22-9) up by six with 4:44 left.
New Mexico had too much punch from Angela Hartill and Beggin, who combined for 38 points. Bonnie Barbee came off the bench as CSU’s only player in double figures with 12 points.
“We’ve come a long way this year,” said CSU coach Kristen Holt, whose Rams finished 10-21. Natalie Meisler, The Denver Post
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PATRIOT: Lehigh (26-6) is heading to only its second NCAA Tournament and first since 1997 after a 64-56 win over Lafayette.
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No. 18 Syracuse 89, Seton Hall 74: Eric Devendorf scored all but one of his 19 points in a technical-filled second half to lead the Orange (24-8) in the Big East Tournament in New York.
No. 21 Marquette 74, St. John’s 45: Wesley Matthews scored 20 points and the Golden Eagles (24-8) snapped a four-game losing streak by holding St. John’s to a Big East Tournament-record 10 points in the first half.
BIG 12 MEN’S TOURNAMENT AT OKLAHOMA CITY — TEXAS TECH 88, TEXAS A&M 83: Mike Singletary single-handedly led the biggest comeback (21 points) in Big 12 Tournament history, scoring all 29 of Texas Tech’s points during a second-half surge that pushed the Red Raiders (17-15) to the win. Singletary finished with 43 points to break the tournament scoring record of 38 set by Iowa State’s Marcus Fizer in 2000 against Baylor.
OKLAHOMA STATE 81, IOWA STATE 67: Marshall Moses matched his career high with 18 points for the Cowboys (21-10).
BAYLOR 65, NEBRASKA 49: Curtis Jerrells scored 19 points, and Kevin Rogers had 10 points and a career-high 20 rebounds as the Bears (18-13) dominated.
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NORTHEAST: Dallas Green picked up a loose ball and made a hurried shot with 2.5 seconds remaining for his only basket of the game, and regular-season champion Robert Morris (24-10) defeated Mount St. Mary’s 48-46 at Coraopolis, Pa.
BIG SKY: Julius Thomas got free for a tiebreaking dunk with 3.5 seconds left and Portland State (23-9) held on for a 79-77 win over Montana State in Ogden, Utah.
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