No. 9 Stanford had a big second half to come back to beat No. 8 Oregon State 62-54. No. 7 Washington State ended No. 10 Oregon’s miserable season with a 62-40 win.

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Junior forward Grant Maxey, senior guard Darrion Griffin and junior forward Garrison Johnson scored all but 10 of the Tigers’ points in a 72-65 win. SWAC favorite No. 1 Alabama State took care of business in the quarterfinals, beating No. 8 Alabama A&M 70-58.

No. 6 Montana State shocked No. 1 Weber State 70-61 on the Wildcats’ home court. No. 2 Portland State moved into the Big Sky championship game after beating No. 4 Idaho State 61-53.

The Hilltoppers beat back No. 6 South Alabama 64-56 after allowing a 15-point first-half lead to slip away.

Trailing by one in the final minute, senior guard Dwight O’Neil hit a jumper with about 20 seconds remaining to pull No. 9 Fresno State ahead of No. 8 Hawaii 59-58.

No. 16 DePaul won its first conference game of the season, beating No. 9 Cincinnati 67-57 in a game the Bearcats had to win to keep hopes for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament alive. No. 13 St. John’s followed that with a 64-59 against No. 12 Georgetown. No. 10 Notre Dame advanced to the second round with a 61-50 win against No. 15 Rutgers. No. 11 Seton Hall wore down No. 14 South Florida in the second half, overcoming a two-point hole at halftime to win 68-54.

No. 7 Hampton held No. 10 Delaware State to 26 percent shooting in a 51-32 victory. No. 8 Florida A&M was on fire from long range, hitting 11-of-16 three-pointers in a 71-58 win against No. 9 Howard.

No. 5 Akron’s Anthony “Humpty” Hitchens hit a three-pointer at the end of regulation to complete a frantic comeback and tie the game at 78, and as overtime expired, sophomore forward Brett McKnight hit a jumper to give Akron the 93-92 win against No. 12 Toledo. Meanwhile. No. 6 Kent State beat No. 11 Northern Illinois 64-61, No. 7 Central Michigan beat No. 10 Eastern Michigan 62-49, and No. 9 Ohio was the lone underdog to win, beating No. 8 Western Michigan 62-55.

No. 1 North Dakota State beat No. 3 Oakland 66-64 on a jumper from senior guard Ben Woodside with three seconds remaining, giving the Bison a Summit League championship and NCAA Tournament bid just two years after they joined Division I.