No. 2 UCLA wins 11th straight, beats Colorado in Pac-12 quarters
LAS VEGAS – Freshman Amari Bailey scored a season-high 26 points and No. 2 UCLA beat Colorado 8069 Thursday in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
The Bruins (28-4) kept pushing for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with their 11th straight win. UCLA has won 25 of 27 games overall and will next face fourth-seeded Oregon in Friday’s semifinals.
Colorado coach Tad Boyle was ejected with 54.4 seconds left after arguing a call. He had to be restrained by his assistants before leaving the floor.
Bailey eclipsed his previous high of 24 points on Feb. 9 at Oregon State. Tyger Campbell scored 18 points for the Bruins, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 16 and Adem Bona totaled 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Tristan da Silva led the Buffaloes (17-16) with 17 points.
NO. 3 KANSAS 78, WEST VIRGINIA 61
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Playing without ailing coach Bill Self on the sideline, Kansas turned to big offensive performances from Jalen Wilson and Dajuan Harris Jr. along with some stingy defense to pull away from West Virginia in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.
Wilson had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Harris had 13 points with eight assists, as the top-seeded Jayhawks (26-6) began the defense of their tournament crown by knocking off the Mountaineers for the third time this season.
Assistant Norm Roberts filled in for Self, who was hospitalized at the University of Kansas Health System after having a medical procedure.
Gradey Dick scored 18 points for the Jayhawks, who will play fifth-seeded Iowa State in Friday night’s semifinals.
Erik Stevenson had 13 points to lead the No. 8 seed Mountaineers (19-14), who likely secured an NCAA Tournament bid with an opening win over Texas Tech. Tre Mitchell and Joe Toussaint added 11 points apiece.
NO. 6 MARQUETTE 72, ST. JOHN’S 70, OT
NEW YORK – Tyler Kolek scored 19 of his points after halftime, including the tiebreaking free throws with 15.8 seconds left in overtime, and Marquette rallied past St. John’s in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.
Olivier-maxence Prosper added 16 points with some highlight-reel dunks and Oso Ighodaro had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the top-seeded Golden Eagles (26-6), who have won seven straight and 12 of 13.
Dylan Addae-wusu and David Jones each scored 16 to lead eighth-seeded St. John’s (18-15).
Marquette advanced to play Uconn in the semifinals Friday night.