BU advances to Patriot final
Terriers able to hold off Bucknell
Max Mahoney scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Walter Whyte added 16 and 10 and thirdseeded Boston University beat seventh-seeded Bucknell 64-61 in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament on Sunday.
Avi Toomer scored inside with 43 seconds left to pull the Bison within three. Javante McCoy missed a 3 for the Terriers late in the shot clock and Toomer came up empty on a tying 3 with five seconds left.
Mahoney missed the front end of a one-and-one but a fullcourt heave was well short for the Bison, who knocked off No. 2 seed American in the quarterfinals.
The Terriers (20-13) travel to face league champion Colgate on Wednesday for an NCAA berth. BU last made the conference final in 2013 and won its last title in 2011.
Javante McCoy had 12 points and eight assists for Boston University (20-13). Jo
Toomer scored a careerhigh 23 points in his last game for the Bison (14-20) and Jimmy Sotos added 10.
Colgate 89, Lafayette 64 — Jordan Burns scored 17 points and Will Rayman had a double-double and topseeded Colgate ran away from No. 5 seed Lafayette in a Patriot League Tournament semifinal game..
Colgate (24-8) will host No. 3 seed Boston University on Wednesday for a berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Rayman finished 7-of-11 shooting for 16 points and 11 rebounds. Jack Ferguson scored 13 points off the bench, Rapolas Ivanauskas 12, Nelly Cummings 11 and Keegan Records 10 off the bench.
No. 9 Maryland 83, No. 25 Michigan 70 — Anthony Cowan Jr. had 20 points and eight assists in his final home game at Maryland, and the ninth-ranked Terrapins beat No. 25 Michigan to earn a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.
Eric Ayala scored 19, Jalen Smith had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Aaron Wiggins added 15 points for the Terps (24-7, 14-6). Cowan, a senior guard, went 7 for 11 from the floor and hit six free throws in the final minute.
No. 16 Michigan State 80, No. 19 Ohio State 69 — Cassius Winston scored 27 points and No. 16 Michigan State beat No. 19 Ohio State to win a third straight Big Ten championship.
The Spartans (22-9, 14-6 Big Ten) shared the conference title with No. 9 Maryland and No. 24 Wisconsin and they will be the secondseeded team at the Big Ten Tournament behind the Badgers.
No. 21 Houston 64, Memphis 57 — Fabian White Jr. had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Quentin Grimes added 17 points and No. 21 Houston defeated Memphis.
Grimes had 15 second-half points, which led a big run for the Cougars (23-8, 13-5 American Athletic Conference). Nate Hinton had 13 points for Houston, which shot 34%, including 48% in the second half.