Another happy ending
Michigan stuns Purdue in OT
Two days after its airplane’s scary abandoned takeoff, Michigan’s wild journey carried right on into the Big Ten semifinals with a 74-70 overtime upset of 13th-ranked Purdue behind D.J. Wilson’s 26 points Friday in Washington.
The eighth-seeded Wolverines (22-11) got 13 points from Zak Irvin, including their first four of the extra period, against the top-seeded Boilermakers (25-7).
It was a back-and-forth afternoon affair, the most engaging game of the week so far. The teams combined for 14 ties and 17 lead changes in regulation alone, and they headed to overtime tied at 66 after Irvin pulled Michigan even on a layup with 4.2 seconds left, before Wilson blocked a three-point attempt at the buzzer.
Caleb Swanigan, the secondleading scorer in the Big Ten, fouled out in OT with 13 points and 13 rebounds for Purdue — his 26th double-double, tying Jerry Lucas and Brad Sellers for the league’s single-season record.
Minnesota 63, Michigan State 58: Reggie Lynch returned after taking a forearm to the face early in the second half and scored 16 points to lead the Golden Gophers (24-8) past the Spartans (19-14).
Northwestern 72, Maryland 64: Vic Law and Scottie Lindsey had 17 points apiece and the Wildcats (23-10) knocked off the Terrapins (24-8). BIG EAST
(2) Villanova 55, Seton Hall 53: Josh Hart scored 19 points, including the game-winning basket with 9.6 seconds to play, and the Wildcats (30-3) escaped with a victory over the Pirates (21-11) in the semifinals in New York.
Hart’s three-point play on a rebound was the fifth lead change in the final 4 minutes and there were two ties.
There was almost a third as Seton Hall’s Angel Delgado, the nation’s leading rebounder, missed a shot from in close with 1 second left.
Creighton 75, Xavier 72: Marcus Foster drained a threepointer with 6.6 seconds left and the Bluejays (25-8) outlasted the Musketeers (21-13). TOP 25
(8) Kentucky 71, Georgia 60: Isaiah Briscoe and De’Aaron Fox scored 20 points apiece and the Wildcats (27-5) downed the Bulldogs (19-14) in the SEC quarterfinals in Nashville, Tenn.
(12) SMU 81, East Carolina 77: Semi Ojeleye poured in a career-high 36 points and the Mustangs (28-4) held off the Pirates (15-18) in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic tournament in Hartford, Conn.
(14) Duke 93, (6) North Carolina 83: Jayson Tatum scored 24 points and the Blue Devils (26-8) rallied in the second half to sink the Tar Heels (27-7) in the ACC semifinals in New York.
(15) Cincinnati 80, Tulsa 61: Kyle Washington scored 21 points and Jacob Evans added 20 as the Bearcats (28-4) routed the Golden Hurricane (15-17) in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic tournament.
Vanderbilt 72, (17) Florida 62: Riley LaChance scored five of his 18 points in overtime and the Commodores (19-14) upset the Gators (24-8) in the SEC quarterfinals in Nashville.
(24) Iowa State 84, TCU 63: Former Milwaukee Vincent standout Deonte Burton scored 22 points and the Cyclones (2210) rolled past the Horned Frogs (19-15) to reach the Big 12 title game in Kansas City, Mo. WOMEN
Washington (Mo.) 68, UWOshkosh 56: Madeline Homoly had 20 points and the host Bears (26-2) turned back the Titans (26-4) in the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament.