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Other 2013 Conference Tournaments of Interest
Atlantic Ten
By virtue of their #1 seed, Xavier got a bye into the quarterfinals and beat (9) LaSalle with ease, 96-60. In the semifinals, they took on (4) Charlotte and beat them 80-60. Then in a rematch, they took on (2) Temple and beat them 70-58 to win the A-Ten tournament and clinch an automatic berth.
Missouri Valley
In the first round, (7) Wichita State beat (10) Evansville 73-52. Then they upset (2) Illinois St. 77-72 in the quarterfinals, and upset (3) Indiana St. 73-59 in the semifinals to advance to the championship. On the other side of the bracket, (1) Creighton beat (9) Drake 62-59 in the quarterfinals, and hammered (5) Bradley 106-79 in the semifinals. In the MVC Championship game, Creighton edged Wichita St. 59-56. A good run for the Shockers though.
SEC
(10) Arkansas beat (7) South Carolina 75-71 in the first round. In the quarterfinals, they beat (2) LSU 74-73 in a thriller of a game. And they lost to (11) Kentucky 73-69 in the semis, but probably did enough to get a postseason berth.
WAC
(7) Hawaii lost in the quarterfinals to (2) Gonzaga 79-67, ending a very painful season.
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