Oklahoma St. sweeps Kansas
STILLWATER, Okla. — Kendall Smith scored a career-high 25 points, and Mitchell Solomon had 16 points and seven rebounds to lead Oklahoma State to an 82-64 victory over No. 6 Kansas in the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday.
The Cowboys’ home fans rushed the court at the final buzzer.
“It hasn’t been a smooth ride, there’s been a lot of ups and downs, but these kids have been really resilient and I couldn’t be more proud,” Cowboys coach Mike Boynton said. “We were locked in. Our guys played with a determination today that we haven’t had consistently throughout the year.”
Oklahoma State (18-13, 8-10 Big 12) swept the season series from Kansas, marking the first time that the Jayhawks have been swept in a homeand-home since 2003-04, a span of 103 series.
Devonte’ Graham scored 15 to lead the Jayhawks (24-7, 13-5). Kansas had already secured the top seed in next week’s Big 12 Tournament. AUBURN 79
SOUTH CAROLINA 70
Bryce Brown scored 29 points, and the No. 14 Tigers claimed at least a share of the Southeastern Conference title with a victory over the Gamecocks at Auburn, Ala.
The Tigers (25-6, 13-5) earned the top seed in next week’s SEC tournament with their first regular-season title since 1999 and third overall.
“It’s unreal. It’s unbelievable, knowing where the program came from,” Brown said. “When I signed here, of course our goal was to win a championship. But I don’t know if I really, truly felt like we were going to be able to.”
The Tigers won the SEC despite the firing of associate head coach Chuck Person as result of a federal investigation that also sidelined players Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy.
“Having gone through some of the adversity during the course of the season did not sidetrack us,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. “Nobody made excuses for being shorthanded. The guys wanted to make history. They truly, truly did.” MICHIGAN 75 MICHIGAN STATE 64
Mo Wagner scored 14 of his 15 points after a dreadful first half, and the Wolverines moved within a game of a second straight Big Ten tournament title with a win in the conference semifinals at New York, ending the No. 2-ranked Spartans’ 13game winning streak. VIRGINIA 62 NOTRE DAME 57
Devon Hall scored 17 points, and the No. 1 Cavaliers won at Charlottesville, Va.
Ty Jerome added 13 points for the Cavaliers (28-2, 17-1),. DUKE 74, N. CAROLINA 64
Marvin Bagley III had 21 points in 15 rebounds, and the No. 5 Blue Devils beat the No. 9 Tar Heels at Durham, N.C.
Grayson Allen added 15 points to help the Blue Devils (25-6, 13-5) clinch the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Cameron Johnson scored 16 for the Tar Heels (22-9, 11-7). XAVIER 65, DEPAUL 62
Trevon Bluiett scored 22 points and the No. 3 Musketeers set a school record for regular-season wins while clinching the top seed in the Big East with a victory at Chicago.
The Musketeers (27-4, 15-3 Big East) hung on to end Villanova’s four-year run of first-place finishes. VILLANOVA 97 GEORGETOWN 73
Mikal Bridges scored 24 points as the No. 4 Wildcats won at Philadelphia. FLORIDA 80 KENTUCKY 67
Jalen Hudson scored 22 points, Chris Chiozza broke the school’s all-time assist record, and the Gators beat the No. 23 Wildcats at Gainesville, Fla.
The Gators (20-11, 11-7) swept Kentucky for the first time in four years and secured the No. 3 seed in the SEC tourney. SYRACUSE 55, CLEMSON 52
Oshae Brissett and Tyus Battle each scored 17 points, and the Orangemen upset the No. 18 Tigers at Syracuse, N.Y. TENNESSEE 66, GEORGIA 61
Admiral Schofield scored 23 points as the No. 16 Volunteers won for a share of the Southeastern Conference title at Knoxville, Tenn. GONZAGA 83 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 69
Killian Tillie scored 24 points, and Johnathan Williams added 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the No. 7 Bulldogs at Las Vegas. PURDUE 78, PENN ST. 70
Carsen Edwards scored 27 points, and the No. 8 Boilermakers advanced to the Big Ten championship game at New York.
From staff and wire reports