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VCU ousts Duquesne 71-66 in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament quarterfinal

By The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Terrence Hill Jr. came off the bench to score 20 points and lead VCU to a 71-66 victory over Duquesne on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.

The second-seeded Rams (25-7) advance to play in a Saturday semifinal against the winner of Friday’s final quarterfinal matchup between No. 3 seed Saint Joseph’s and No. 6 seed Davidson.

Hill added six assists for the Rams. Michael Belle added 14 points and seven rebounds, sinking 7 of 10 shots from the floor. Lazar Djokovic had 13 points.

Alex Williams finished with 20 points and eight rebounds for the seventh-seeded Dukes (18-15. Jimmie Williams added 13 points, five assists and three steals. David Dixon pitched in with eight points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

VCU went into the half leading Duquesne 39-29 behind 10 points from Belle. Hill led VCU with 11 points in the second half to close out the victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Star freshmen Darryn Peterson at Kansas, Cameron Boozer at Duke declare for NBA draft

By The Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson declared for the NBA draft on Friday, just as nearly everyone had expected he would ever since his arrival on campus, and the high-scoring guard figures to be among the first three players selected in June. That top freshman trio includes Duke's Cameron Boozer, The Associated Press national player of the year who joined the list Friday evening; and BYU’s A.J. Dybantsa, who announced Thursday he was officially part of this deep and touted draft class. The 6-foot-6 Peterson showed flashes of brilliance with the Jayhawks, but he also caused a lot of headaches for the team. He dealt with a severe full-body cramping issue that required hospitalization before the season, and additional injuries and illnesses caused him to miss 11 games, hurting his ability to build any continuity with the rest of his teammates. Peterson wound up averaging 20.2 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc in 24 games.
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