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CHATTANOOGA 79, ELON 78: Kevin Goffney scored 18 points and Chattanooga held off Elon 79-78 in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament on Saturday night in Chattanooga, Tenn.

A shot by Elon's Devan Carter bounced off the rim at the buzzer.

Stephen McDowell and Nicchaeus Doaks scored 17 points apiece for the Mocs (16-16_, who made 12 of 24 3-pointers.

Ola Atoyebi, who missed two free throws with 53 seconds left, led the Phoenix (11-20) with 20 points. Long had 18 and was 6 of 8 from 3-point range.

ELON (11-20) -- Sanders 3-10 0-0 7, Atoyebi 8-12 4-6 20, Bonney 1-2 0-0 3, Carter 1-5 7-7 9, James 4-11 0-2 10, Spradlin 2-4 0-0 6, Long 6-9 0-0 18, Constantine 1-2 0-0 2, Douglas 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 27-58 11-15 78.

CHATTANOOGA (16-16) -- Goffney 6-11 6-7 18, Doaks 7-8 0-1 17, Hartwell 3-7 2-5 8, McDowell 6-12 0-0 17, Sheard 4-9 0-2 12, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Early 0-1 0-0 0, Ferrell 0-0 0-0 0, Patterson 1-4 1-2 3, Saffore 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 29-55 9-17 79.

Halftime--Tied 40-40. 3-Point Goals--Elon 13-30 (Long 6-8, Spradlin 2-3, James 2-6, Bonney 1-2, Douglas 1-3, Sanders 1-5, Carter 0-3), Chattanooga 12-24 (McDowell 5-8, Sheard 4-8, Doaks 3-3, Early 0-1, Goffney 0-2, Patterson 0-2). Fouled Out--Sanders. Rebounds--Elon 33 (Atoyebi 9), Chattanooga 33 (Doaks 9). Assists--Elon 12 (Bonney, Carter, Long 3), Chattanooga 16 (Sheard 7). Total Fouls--Elon 19, Chattanooga 16. A--4,542.

DAVIDSON 84, APPALACHIAN STATE 68: Stephen Curry scored 43 points to lead Davidson to a victory over Appalachian State in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament.

Davidson (26-6) led 44-34 at halftime with Curry playing only 10 minutes due to foul trouble. Appalachian State (13-18) pulled within 56-55 with 10:42 to go, but the Wildcats responded with a 10-0 run.

Curry's 43 points is the third-highest individual performance in SoCon tournament history and the most since Marshall's Skip Henderson scored 55 in 1988.

APPALACHIAN STATE (13-18) -- Hunter 4-9 5-8 13, Butts 3-4 0-0 6, Sims 6-17 12-12 29, Hughes 0-5 1-2 1, Brand 3-9 0-0 6, Dowdell 0-1 0-0 0, Booth 1-4 2-2 4, Wright 2-3 0-0 4, Highsmith 1-2 0-0 3, Webb 0-0 0-0 0, Williamson 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 21-58 20-24 68.

DAVIDSON (26-6) -- Archambault 0-1 2-2 2, Rossiter 3-5 0-2 6, Lovedale 7-12 3-6 17, Paulhus Gosselin 2-4 2-2 6, Curry 11-18 16-18 43, McKillop 1-5 0-0 2, Barr 2-8 0-2 6, Ben-Eze 0-1 0-0 0, Nelms 0-0 0-0 0, Allison 1-3 0-1 2. Totals 27-57 23-33 84.

Halftime--Davidson 44-34. 3-Point Goals--Appalachian St. 6-19 (Sims 5-12, Highsmith 1-2, Booth 0-1, Brand 0-4), Davidson 7-18 (Curry 5-10, Barr 2-4, Archambault 0-1, McKillop 0-3). Fouled Out--Brand. Rebounds--Appalachian St. 44 (Williamson 9), Davidson 33 (Lovedale 14). Assists--Appalachian St. 12 (Booth, Brand, Hughes, Sims, Wright 2), Davidson 15 (McKillop 7). Total Fouls--Appalachian St. 26, Davidson 18. Technicals--Appalachian St. Bench, Davidson Bench. A--4,542.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 67, WESTERN CAROLINA 48: Andrew Goudelock scored 16 points to lead the College of Charleston to a victory over Western Carolina in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (25-7) -- Johnson 0-2 2-6 2, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, Wiggins 2-4 1-2 6, Goudelock 6-11 0-1 16, White Jr. 2-9 6-6 12, Monroe 0-1 3-7 3, Sundberg 3-5 0-1 8, Simmons 5-7 1-1 11, Hammond 2-5 4-5 9. Totals 20-44 17-29 67.

WESTERN CAROLINA (16-15) -- Gailliard 1-5 1-2 3, Mutombo 3-11 2-5 8, Cole 0-4 0-0 0, Waginger 1-6 0-2 2, Gordon 3-5 1-4 7, Giles 4-10 0-0 10, Robinson 4-8 0-0 10, Childs 2-2 0-0 4, Avery 2-7 0-0 4, Magowan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-59 4-13 48.

Halftime--Coll. of Charleston 35-19. 3-Point Goals--Coll. of Charleston 10-20 (Goudelock 4-7, Sundberg 2-3, White Jr. 2-5, Wiggins 1-2, Hammond 1-2, Johnson 0-1), W. Carolina 4-17 (Giles 2-4, Robinson 2-5, Avery 0-1, Magowan 0-1, Cole 0-3, Waginger 0-3). Fouled Out--Gordon, Scott. Rebounds--Coll. of Charleston 39 (Johnson, Simmons 8), W. Carolina 33 (Gordon, Mutombo 6). Assists--Coll. of Charleston 14 (Monroe 6), W. Carolina 7 (Cole 2). Total Fouls--Coll. of Charleston 19, W. Carolina 22. A--4,542.

BOSTON COLLEGE 67, GEORGIA TECH 66: Rakim Sanders hit an off-balance, 15-foot fallaway jumper from the right baseline with 1.7 seconds left to lift Boston College to a victory over Georgia Tech.

Sanders finished with 19 points and Tyrese Rice had 17 for the Eagles (21-10, 9-7 ACC).

The Yellow Jackets (11-18, 2-14) had taken a one-point lead with 12.4 seconds to play when Lewis Clinch hit two free throws after Sanders was called for a reach-in foul, attempting to tie him up for a jump ball 20 feet from the basket.

GEORGIA TECH (11-18) -- Lawal 8-12 0-0 16, Peacock 3-6 1-2 8, Clinch 5-17 4-5 16, Shumpert 0-5 5-6 5, Miller 3-3 2-3 10, Foreman 0-1 0-0 0, Storrs 0-4 0-0 0, Sheehan 0-0 0-0 0, Aminu 4-11 3-7 11. Totals 23-59 15-23 66.

BOSTON COLLEGE (21-10) -- Raji 3-8 0-0 6, Trapani 1-8 0-0 2, Southern 4-4 4-5 12, Rice 2-9 12-12 17, Sanders 8-15 2-4 19, Jackson 4-6 2-2 11, Paris 0-0 0-0 0, Roche 0-2 0-0 0, Dunn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-53 20-23 67.

Halftime--Boston College 30-25. 3-Point Goals--Georgia Tech 5-21 (Miller 2-2, Clinch 2-12, Peacock 1-1, Foreman 0-1, Shumpert 0-2, Storrs 0-3), Boston College 3-18 (Jackson 1-2, Rice 1-5, Sanders 1-6, Raji 0-1, Roche 0-2, Trapani 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Georgia Tech 29 (Aminu 11), Boston College 39 (Southern 9). Assists--Georgia Tech 14 (Storrs 5), Boston College 13 (Rice 4). Total Fouls--Georgia Tech 21, Boston College 15. A--8,606.

VIRGINIA 68, MARYLAND 63: Mamadi Diane hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds remaining to give Virginia a victory over Maryland on in the regular-season finale for both teams.

With the win, Virginia (10-17, 4-12 ACC) snapped a four-game skid and completed a regular season in which it won just two ACC home games.

The Terrapins (18-12, 8-8) were led by Greivis Vasquez, who scored 21 points.

MARYLAND (18-12) -- Milbourne 5-11 0-0 10, Neal 6-12 0-0 15, Mosley 1-2 0-0 2, Vasquez 8-20 4-4 21, Bowie 2-6 0-2 4, Hayes 3-10 0-0 7, Tucker 0-3 0-0 0, Gregory 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 27-66 4-6 63.

VIRGINIA (10-17) -- Diane 7-12 6-7 23, Soroye 0-0 0-0 0, Baker 3-7 2-2 9, Landesberg 4-8 5-7 14, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Farrakhan 2-2 0-0 4, Sene 0-0 0-0 0, Tucker 2-5 2-2 7, Zeglinski 0-3 0-0 0, Scott 3-6 5-6 11. Totals 21-46 20-24 68.

Halftime--Maryland 27-26. 3-Point Goals--Maryland 5-22 (Neal 3-5, Vasquez 1-6, Hayes 1-7, Milbourne 0-1, Bowie 0-1, Tucker 0-2), Virginia 6-14 (Diane 3-4, Landesberg 1-1, Baker 1-2, Tucker 1-2, Zeglinski 0-2, Jones 0-3). Fouled Out--Milbourne. Rebounds--Maryland 27 (Milbourne 6), Virginia 36 (Scott 11). Assists--Maryland 19 (Vasquez 6), Virginia 13 (Baker 6). Total Fouls--Maryland 18, Virginia 9. A--11,050.

CENTRAL FLORIDA 74, EAST CAROLINA 71: Jermaine Taylor scored 36 points, converting a three-point play with 28 second left, to propel Central Florida to a victory over East Carolina in the Conference USA regular-season finale for both teams.

EAST CAROLINA (13-16) -- Morrow 2-2 3-4 7, Legan 5-10 0-1 13, Hinnant 8-12 0-0 22, Young 2-8 2-2 6, Abrams 3-8 6-6 13, Turner 1-4 0-1 2, O'Bryan 1-1 0-0 2, Wynn 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 25-49 11-14 71.

CENTRAL FLORIDA (17-13) -- Zondervan 5-6 5-7 15, Tyler 1-7 0-0 3, Taylor 12-31 7-8 36, Rompza 0-4 0-0 0, Sosa 1-5 0-0 3, Weathers 2-4 0-0 4, Young 0-1 2-2 2, Baez 2-5 0-0 5, Gaynor 3-4 0-0 6, Yotio 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-67 14-17 74.

Halftime--East Carolina 37-23. 3-Point Goals--East Carolina 10-22 (Hinnant 6-9, Legan 3-6, Abrams 1-5, Turner 0-1, Young 0-1), UCF 8-28 (Taylor 5-14, Tyler 1-4, Baez 1-4, Sosa 1-5, Young 0-1). Fouled Out--Hinnant, Morrow. Rebounds--East Carolina 30 (Young 6), UCF 37 (Taylor, Zondervan 8). Assists--East Carolina 14 (Young 7), UCF 16 (Baez, Rompza, Weathers, Young 3). Total Fouls--East Carolina 17, UCF 18. A--4,788.

ST. BONAVENTURE 74, CHARLOTTE 68: Chris Matthews scored a game-high 22 points as host St. Bonaventure (15-14, 6-10) beat Charlotte (11-19, 5-11) in Atlantic 10 Conference play at the Reilly Center.

DiJuan Harris scored 16 points to lead Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE (11-19) -- Coley 6-13 1-5 13, Mack 3-10 4-4 10, Wilderness 4-7 2-4 10, Harris 5-11 4-8 16, Andersen 2-9 5-7 10, Barnett 1-4 0-0 2, Ngoundjo 0-1 0-0 0, Coleman 0-2 1-2 1, Jones 3-8 0-0 6. Totals 24-65 17-30 68.

ST. BONAVENTURE (15-14) -- Carter 2-5 0-0 4, Matthews 5-11 8-10 22, Hall 3-5 3-7 9, Benson 4-7 0-0 12, Eleby 2-3 3-5 7, Blackburn 1-2 2-2 5, Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Davenport 0-1 0-0 0, Nicholson 7-10 1-5 15. Totals 24-44 17-29 74.

Halftime--St. Bonaventure 42-28. 3-Point Goals--Charlotte 3-20 (Harris 2-4, Andersen 1-7, Coleman 0-1, Barnett 0-3, Mack 0-5), St. Bonaventure 9-18 (Benson 4-7, Matthews 4-10, Blackburn 1-1). Fouled Out--Jones. Rebounds--Charlotte 35 (Coley 8), St. Bonaventure 42 (Nicholson 10). Assists--Charlotte 11 (Harris 7), St. Bonaventure 18 (Blackburn, Hall 5). Total Fouls--Charlotte 21, St. Bonaventure 23. Technical--Charlotte Bench. A--4,933.

NO. 4 OKLAHOMA 82, OKLAHOMA STATE 78: Blake Griffin scored 33 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to set a Big 12 season record.

NO. 5 MEMPHIS 74, TULANE 47: Robert Dozier had 16 points and 12 rebounds.

NO. 6 LOUISVILLE 62, WEST VIRGINIA 59: Terrence Williams scored 20 points and Louisville clinched the Big East regular-season title.

NO. 9 KANSAS 83, TEXAS 73: Sherron Collins had 21 points and seven assists.

AUBURN 69, NO. 12 LSU 53: Korvotney Barber had 16 points and 17 rebounds for Auburn.

NO. 25 SYRACUSE 86, NO. 13 MARQUETTE 79 (OT): Jonny Flynn scored 24 points.

TEXAS A&M 96, NO. 15 MISSOURI 86: Donald Sloan scored 16 points and Texas A&M fought off a late rally.

NO. 16 WASHINGTON 67, WASHINGTON STATE 60: Quincy Pondexter scored 16 points.

RICHMOND 80, NO. 17 XAVIER 75: Kevin Anderson scored a career-high 29 points.

NO. 20 UCLA 94, OREGON 68: Josh Shipp scored a career-high 28 points and Darren Collison added 19 for UCLA.

NO. 21 ARIZONA STATE 83, CALIFORNIA 66: Jeff Pendergraph had 27 points and 10 rebounds.

NO. 22 BUTLER 62, WRIGHT STATE 57: Horizon League player of the year Matt Howard had 24 points in the conference tournament semifinals.