The next stop for the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic is Kansas City as Regional Round play came to an end on Thursday.

On Thursday, Ashton Gibbs scored 20 points and Pittsburgh began pulling away by holding Eastern Kentucky scoreless for more than eight minutes during a 71-60 victory, the Panthers' 24th win in a row at home.
 
Gibbs, who scored 22 against Binghamton on Tuesday, had seven points during a 13-0 run that began with 6:57 remaining in the first half and ended with Pitt leading 41-24. The surge came with a smaller lineup on the court designed to force the Colonels into taking difficult shots.

On Wednesday, Texas concluded its Regional Round play as Damion James scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Gary Johnson added 10 points and seven rebounds in 19 minutes as the No. 3 Longhorns earned a 73-41 win over Western Carolina. The win gives the Longhorns a 2-0 record as they prepare for the Championship Rounds in the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic

Wichita State used a 23-4 run in the first six minutes of the second half to pull away and take a 79-50 win against Arkansas-Monticello. JT Durley and Toure Murry led the way for the Shockers with 15 points apiece. Sophomore David Kyles also hit double-figures with 11 points.

Iowa is the only team competing the Championship Rounds not to have won a game in the tournament. The Hawkeyes dropped decisions to UTSA and Duquesne.

Texas, Pittsburgh, Wichita State, and Iowa will participate in the Championship Rounds of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic on Monday, Nov. 23 and Tuesday, Nov. 24 at Sprint Center in Kansas City. Semifinal round action commences on Monday when Wichita State meets Pittsburgh at 7:30pm (ET) followed by Texas and Iowa. On Tuesday, the consolation game will begin at 7:45pm (ET) followed by the title match. Tickets for the Championship Rounds can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com.

Subregional Round play will begin on Nov. 23 as Western Carolina will entertain Duquesne, Binghamton and Arkansas-Monticello in three days of doubleheaders. The same will be going on at Eastern Kentucky where the Colonels will host UTSA, UC Irvine, and Fairleigh Dickinson.

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