Marcus Morris and Thomas Robinson had double-doubles and No. 2 Kansas wrapped up its eighth consecutive Big 12 championship by holding on for a 70-66 win against No. 22 Missouri on Saturday that spoiled the Tigers’ unbeaten home season.
Robinson had 15 points and 13 rebounds, returning to form less than a month after arthroscopic surgery on the right knee he injured against
The Jayhawks (29-2, 14-2 Big 12) committed a season-worst 24 turnovers, but dominated inside and held Missouri (22-9, 8-8) to season-worst 29.3 percent shooting, and have won 10 of 11 heading into the conference tournament. The Tigers have lost three in a row heading into the postseason and were 3-for-23 from 3-point range, many of them hurried attempts and several of them air balls.
No. 3 BYU 102,
Jimmer Fredette scored 38 points and No. 3 BYU closed a tumultuous week with an easy 102-78 win against
No. 13
Harrison Barnes scored 18 points to help No. 13 North Carolina beat No. 4 Duke 81-67 on Saturday night, clinching the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship.
T-No. 4 Pittsburgh 60, No. 19 Villanova 50
Ashton Gibbs had 18 points and No. 4 Pittsburgh clinched the outright Big East title, using a big second half to beat reeling No. 19 Villanova 60-50.
Jarryd Cole had 16 points and 10 rebounds in his final home game and
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No. 8 Notre Dame 70, No. 16
Ben Hansbrough scored 21 points despite fouling out with over 8 minutes left and No. 8 Notre Dame held off Kemba Walker and No. 16 Connecticut 70-67.
No. 9 San Diego State 66, Colorado State 48
Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 9 San Diego State beat Colorado State 66-48 on Saturday night to share the Mountain West Conference title with No. 3 BYU.
Truck Bryant sank two free throws with 1 second left to lift
No. 12 Syracuse 107, DePaul 59
Rick Jackson had 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, making sure his final game in the Carrier Dome was one he would never forget as No. 12 Syracuse overwhelmed DePaul 107-59 on Saturday.
No. 14 Florida 86, No. 21 Vanderbilt 76
Kenny Boynton scored 17 points, all three of
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D.J. Kennedy scored 16 points and No.
Cincinnati 69, No. 17 Georgetown 47
Yancy Gates scored 10 of his 13 points from the free-throw line, where Cincinnati was nearly flawless, and the Bearcats completed a sweep of No. 17 Georgetown with a 69-47 victory on Saturday.
No. 18
Derrick Williams had 14 points despite early foul trouble and got plenty of help in what may have been his final home game, lifting No. 18 Arizona to a 90-82 win against Oregon and the outright Pac-10 title.
No. 23 Xavier 66, Saint Louis 55
Tu Holloway scored 25 points and No. 23 Xavier extended its winning streak to nine games with a 66-55 win against Saint Louis.
No. 24
David Loubeau scored 21 points to help No. 24 Texas A&M beat Texas Tech 66-54 on Saturday.