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On Thursday eight teams took the court to see who would advance in the 2006 Conference USA Tournament, by days end the top seeded teams had proven that they were still the top dogs. Below is a small description of the action from each game.
(2) UAB 69 (10) SMU 55
UAB looked to solidify their position in the NCAA Tournament with a strong showing in the C-USA tournament, and did so in the quaterfinals yesterday afternoon. The Blazers put pressure early and often on SMU forcing 26 turnovers that lead to an additional 27 points. Four Blazers scored in double digits including Lawrence Kinnard (12), Richard Jones (12), Paul Delaney (11) and Marvett McDonald (11). SMU, who advanced with a 61-59 win over Rice, was lead by Bryan Hopkins with 13 points.
(3) UTEP 66 (11) Southern Miss 47
The UTEP Miners moved on to the round of four with a win over the Golden Eagles. The Miners (20-8) are aware that they must win their way into the NCAA Tournament and so far are on the right track with another tournament win. The Miners held the Eagles to 39% shooting, including two periods longer than 5 minutes where the Eagles felled to convert a shot. UTEP shot 50% for the game lead by Jason Williams (14), Edgar Moreno (13) and Miguel Ayala (10). The Eagles were lead by Mildon Ambres with 8 points.
(1) Memphis 75 (8) Tulane 56
Memphis looks to dismiss all doubters of the reason why they should be a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and winning the C-USA Tournament could help those chances. Memphis used the three ball to perfection, hitting 11 from behind the arc which put Tulane behind quickly. The Green Wave could never recover from 20 turnovers as Memphis lead by as much as 30 points in the first half. Tulane was able to cut the lead to under 20 due to the Tigers playing reserves throughout the second half. Memphis was lead in scoring by Rodney Carney (18), Darius Washington (15) and Shawne Williams (13). Tulane did have impressive games from Chris Moore (21) and Quincy Davis (19).
(4) Houston 71 (5) UCF 52
Houston (20-8), much like UTEP, must win the C-USA Tournament to advance to the big dance. Houston jumped up early on the Knights and never looked back, leading 32-19 at the half. The Cougars took care of the ball only committing three turnovers in the game, plus hitting 6 from behind the arc. UCF could never find the touch that helped them to get to the second round, only hitting one of the seven threes attempted. Houston was lead in scoring by Oliver Lafayette (19), Lanny Smith (13) and Jahmar Thorpe (11). Josh Peppers had 15 points for the Knights.
Today’s Semifinal Matchups:
(4) Houston v. (1) Memphis
(3) UTEP v. (2) UAB
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