HOUSTON _ There was no place to run and hide. Tom Izzo couldn't bury himself underneath the bench, shielding his eyes from the horror unfolding before him. He sat quietly on his solitary stool on the elevated court at Reliant Stadium. Like his team, he had to sit there and take the punishment.

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Derrick Rose posted a career-high 27 points as Memphis used an early barrage to best Michigan State, 92-74, in the South region semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.

Michael Beasley scored 25 points and Bill Walker had 19 and No. 22 Kansas State ended a 24-year, home-court losing streak against archrival Kansas with an 81-73 victory Wednesday night against the previously unbeaten No. 2 Jayhawks.

By DOUG ALDEN SALT LAKE CITY - Drew Neitzel scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half as No. 9 Michigan State rallied to beat No. 20 Brigham Young 68-61 on Saturday, extending the Spartans' winning streak to five games.

The mask protecting his broken nose kept sliding around, frustrating Tyler Hansbrough as he tussled in the paint with Michigan State's physical defenders. So North Carolina's big man tossed it off, then helped the Tar Heels dispose of the determined Spartans.