Oroville Mercury-Register

Georgetown upsets No. 1 ’Nova at MSG

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NEW YORK >> Dante Harris made two free throws with 4.7 seconds left to cap a perfect game from the line for Georgetown, and the Hoyas upset Villanova to reach the Big East Tournament semifinals.

The eighth-seeded Hoyas (11-12) will play fifth-seeded Seton Hall on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Georgetown is in the conference semifinals for the first time since 2015.

NO. 2 BAYLOR 74, KANSAS STATE 68 >> MaCio Teague scored 24 points, Davion Mitchell added 23 and second-ranked Baylor held on to beat Kansas State and avoid what would have been one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Big 12 Tournament.

NO. 9 OHIO STATE 79, MINNESOTA 75 >> Duane Washington Jr. and Justice Sueing each scored 16 points and No. 9 Ohio State fended off Minnesota’s late charge to win in the Big Ten Tournament.

NO. 11 KANSAS 69, NO. 25 OKLAHOMA 62 >> Ochai Agbaji scored 26 points, Marcus Garrett added 17, and the second- seeded Jayhawks (20-8) beat the No. 7-seeded Sooners (15-10) in the quarterfin­als of the Big 12 Tournament.

NO. 12 OKLAHOMA STATE 72, NO. 10 WEST VIRGINIA 69 >> Avery Johnson III hit the go-ahead bucket for Oklahoma State with less than

a minute to go, and Sean McNeil’s tying 3-pointer came a split- second after the final buzzer, allowing the Cowboys to escape West Virginia in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfin­als.

NO. 16 VIRGINIA 72, SYRACUSE 69 >> Reece Beekman hit a 3-pointer as time expired to help Virginia edge Syracuse in the quarterfin­als of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

NO. 17 CREIGHTON 87, BUTLER 56 >> With coach Greg McDermott back on the bench after a one- game suspension, the Bluejays cruised into the semifinals of the Big East Tournament.

NO. 19 SAN DIEGO STATE 69, WYOMING 66 >> Terrell Gomez scored 20 points and San Diego State beat Wyoming to advance to the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals.

Pac-12 tournament

OREGON 91, ARIZONA STATE 73 >> LJ Figueroa scored 21 points, Will Richardson had 17 points, seven rebounds and nine assists and top- seeded Oregon eased into the semifinals with a win over Arizona State in the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas. OREGON STATE 83, UCLA 79, OT >> Warith Alatishe had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Ethan Thompson scored all 18 of his points after halftime and fifth-seeded Oregon State rallied from a 16-point deficit to win the Pac-12 quarterfin­al.

CAL 76, STANFORD 58 >> Cal broke open a tight contest with a 24-7 game- ending run as the Bears defeated the Cardinal (14-13) in the opening round of the Pac12 Tournament for the second year in a row.

 ?? MARY ALTAFFER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Georgetown center Qudus Wahab (34) fists bumps head coach Patrick Ewing against Villanova in the quarterfin­als of the Big East conference tournament Thursday.
MARY ALTAFFER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Georgetown center Qudus Wahab (34) fists bumps head coach Patrick Ewing against Villanova in the quarterfin­als of the Big East conference tournament Thursday.

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