KANSAS CLINCHES BIG 12 TITLE TIE
TEXAS» Devonte Graham LUBBOCK, scored 26 points and No. 8 Kansas set an NCAA record with its 14th straight regularseason conference championship, beating No. 6 Texas Tech 74-72 to clinch at least a tie for the Big 12 title.
Graham hit a tiebreaking jumper with 1:30 remaining to help Kansas (23-6, 12-4) to its fourth straight win and a twogame lead over the Red Raiders, who have lost three in a row for the first time this season. The Jayhawks never trailed.
All 14 of the titles have come under coach Bill Self, who finished second in his first season at KU.
The current skid for the Red Raiders (22-7, 10-6) started when leading scorer Keenan Evans injured a toe in the first half of a loss to Baylor that pulled Kansas even in the Big 12 race.
Zhaire Smith scored 20 points and fellow freshman Jarrett Culver had 18 for Texas Tech, which dropped its second straight game since reaching the highest ranking in school history.
HIGHLIGHTS
No. 1 Virginia allowed just seven points in the first half against Pittsburgh and secured the regular-season Atlantic Coast Conference title outright with a 66-37 win. … Marvin Bagley III had 19 points in his return from a sprained knee, and No. 5 Duke beat Syracuse 60-44 for its fifth straight win. Wendell Carter Jr. added 16 points for the Blue Devils. Bagley, the ACC’S leading scorer (21.2 per game) and rebounder (11.4 per game), missed four games after injuring his right knee in a loss at North Carolina on Feb. 8. … Johnathan Williams scored 16 points, and No. 6
Gonzaga clinched another West Coast Conference championship with a 79-65 victory over BYU. The Bulldogs have won at least a share of 18 of the past 19 regular-season conference championships. … Kevaughn Allen scored 24 points to lead Florida over No. 12 Auburn 72-66. … Markis Mcduffie scored a seasonhigh 26 points off the bench, including nine during the first four minutes of the second half, to lead No. 13 Wichita State over SMU 84-78. Jahmal Mcmurray led SMU with 28 points. … Gabe Devoe scored 25 points and Shelton Mitchell added 14 as he returned from two games missed with a concussion, leading No. 15 Clemson past Georgia Tech 75-67. The Tigers ended the game on a 29-14 run. … Muhammad-ali Abdur-rahkman scored 22 of his career-high 28 points in the decisive first half, and No. 17 Michigan easily defeated
Maryland 85-61 for its fifth straight victory. … Admiral Schofield scored 23 points, Jordan Bowden scored 15, Lamonte Turner scored 13 and No. 19 Tennessee beat Mississippi 73-65. … Jevon Carter scored 24 points and became the first major-conference player in NCAA history to record more than 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 300 steals in a career as No. 21
West Virginia pulled away to beat Iowa State 85-70. … Jock Landale had 19 points and eight rebounds in his final home game, and No. 22 Saint Mary’s beat Santa Clara 6740. … Nick King scored 22 points, Giddy Potts had 17 and No. 24 beat
Middle Tennessee UAB 79-54. AREA
Joe Rosga knocked down five 3-pointers and scored 27 points to help spark Denver to an 89-52 win over Western Illinois in the Summit League regular-season finale. … Jonah Radebaugh had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Northern Colorado beat North Dakota 79-66. Jordan Davis and Andre Spight added 16 points each and Anthony Johnson scored 12 for the Bears. … Lavelle Scottie had 18 points, Sid Tomes and Trevor Lyons added 14 each, and Air Force beat
75-65.
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