Texas Tech Upsets No. 3 Texas

Bob Knight gave back his salary because he didn’t like how Texas Tech played in the regular season. The postseason is turning out quite differently.

Nathan Doudney scored a career-high 25 points, mostly on three-point baskets, to help the Red Raiders build a 20-point lead before halftime, then they held on to beat No. 3 Texas, 92-81, in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament Friday night at Dallas.

Andre Emmett had 30 points and 11 rebounds and Kasib Powell had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the fourth triple-double in school history as Knight earned his most impressive victory in two years coaching the Red Raiders.

It’s quite a bargain for the school, since Knight has told Athletic Director Gerald Myers he won’t accept his $250,000 base salary no matter how March turns out.

“Gerald has ... to take me out to eat tonight.” Knight said.

Texas Tech (17-11) hadn’t beat a team ranked so high since knocking off No. 2 SMU in January 1985. The Red Raiders also had lost 13 straight against Texas.

The Longhorns are 22-6.

In other Big 12 games:

No. 6 Oklahoma 74, Colorado 59 -- Quannas White and Hollis Price both scored 19 for the Sooners (21-6), who led throughout after the Buffaloes (20-11) made the opening basket.

Missouri 60, No. 23 Oklahoma State 58 -- Travon Bryant made a short jumper just before time expired to give the Tigers (20-9) the upset over Oklahoma State (21-9).

No. 4 Kansas 89, Iowa State 74 -- Sophomores Keith Langford and Aaron Miles combined for 35 points to help the Jayhawks (25-6) shot 60% from the field and advance to the semifinals to play Missouri. Iowa State (16-13) never got closer than 10 in the second half.

ATLANTIC 10

Temple 63, No. 10 Xavier 57 -- Brian Polk scored 22 points and Temple’s famed matchup zone throttled David West as the Owls (15-14) won a tournament semifinal at Dayton, Ohio.

No. 22 Dayton 76, No. 25 St. Joseph’s 73 -- D.J. Stelly converted a three-point play with 48 seconds left and Dayton (23-5) withstood St. Joseph’s second-half comeback from a 19-point deficit to advance to the final.

ATLANTIC COAST

No. 9 Wake Forest 69, Florida State 61 -- Josh Howard struggled but still scored 17 points to help top-seeded Wake Forest (24-4) win at Greensboro, N.C., in a first-round game. The Demon Deacons will play North Carolina State in today’s semifinal.

No. 12 Duke 83, Virginia 76 -- Daniel Ewing scored a career-high 32 points, making five three-point baskets, as Duke extended its record ACC tournament winning streak to 13. Duke (22-6) advanced to play North Carolina.

North Carolina 84, No. 14 Maryland 72 -- Jawad Williams scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Tar Heels (17-14) to the upset. Second-seeded Maryland is 19-9.

North Carolina State 71, Georgia Tech 65 -- Josh Powell had 18 points for the Wolfpack (17-11).

BIG EAST

No. 5 Pittsburgh 61, Boston College 48 -- Pittsburgh (25-4) scored the game’s first seven points in a tournament semifinal at New York and never trailed against Boston College (18-11), which scored a season-low in points.

Connecticut 80, No. 11 Syracuse 67 -- Freshman Rashad Anderson had 21 points to help Connecticut (21-8) reach the tournament championship game for the fifth time in six years.

MOUNTAIN WEST

Colorado State 86, Brigham Young 80 -- Matt Nelson scored six of his 28 points in overtime to help the Rams (18-13) win a semifinal at Las Vegas. Colorado State advanced to play the Utah-Nevada Las Vegas winner.

PATRIOT

Holy Cross 72, American 64 -- Patrick Whearty converted a key three-point play during an 11-0 run that carried Holy Cross to its third straight NCAA tournament with a win the conference final at Worcester, Mass. Whearty, the tournament MVP and league player of the year, led Holy Cross (26-4) with 21 points.

SOUTHEASTERN

Louisiana State 65, No. 7 Florida 61 -- Jaime Lloreda scored 21 points and made a key free throw with 15 seconds remaining to help LSU win a tournament quarterfinal at New Orleans.

LSU (21-9) will play Mississippi State in one semifinal today.

No. 2 Kentucky 81, Vanderbilt 63 -- Kentucky erased a nine-point first-half deficit before cruising to the victory. Kentucky (27-3) extended its winning streak to 21 games and advanced to play Auburn.

Mississippi State 73, Mississippi 64 -- Mario Austin scored 19 points for Mississippi State (20-8).

Auburn 66, Tennessee 53 -- Marco Killingsworth had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help Auburn (20-10) advance.

SOUTHLAND

Sam Houston State 69, Stephen F. Austin 66 -- Donald Cole made a three-point basket with 14 seconds left in overtime to lift Sam Houston (23-6) in the tournament final at Huntsville, Texas.

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Tulsa 66, Hawaii 56 -- Kevin Johnson scored 20 points to help Tulsa win its semifinal at Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa (21-9) will play Nevada for the title.

Nevada 81, Southern Methodist 66 -- Kirk Snyder had 19 points and Nevada led throughout to help the Wolf Pack (18-12) advance.

OTHER TOURNAMENTS

Cal State San Bernardino 86, Sonoma State 58 -- Bobby Burries scored 32 points to help San Bernardino win an NCAA Division II tournament first-round game at Brigham Young Hawaii in Laie.

Cal Poly Pomona 80, Alaska Fairbanks 76 -- Guy Beahm had 15 points and Jonathan Williams had 14 to help Cal Poly Pomona win another NCAA Division II first-round game at Laie.

Occidental 67, Buena Vista, Iowa 62 -- Gavin Kehane had 21 points, making 10 of 13 from the field to help Occidental win an NCAA Division III tournament third-round game at Storm Lake, Iowa.