Las Vegas Review-Journal

No. 3 Kansas, without ailing Self, rolls past West Virginia

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Playing without ailing coach Bill Self on the sideline, third-ranked Kansas turned to big offensive performanc­es from Jalen Wilson and Dajuan Harris Jr. to beat West Virginia 75-61 in a Big 12 tournament quarterfin­al in Kansas City, Missouri.

Self, 60, will miss the tournament after going to the emergency room late Wednesday for what doctors called “a standard procedure.” He is expected to make a full recovery.

Wilson had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Harris 13 points and eight assists as the topseeded Jayhawks (26-6) beat the eighth-seeded Mountainee­rs (19-14) for a third time this season.

■ No. 6 Marquette 72, St. John’s 70, OT: At New York, Tyler Kolek scored all 19 of his points after halftime, including the tiebreakin­g free throws with 15.8 seconds left, for the top-seeded Golden Eagles (26-6) in a Big East tournament quarterfin­al. The eighth-seeded Red Storm (18-15) led by 14 late in the first half.

■ Iowa State 78, No. 10 Baylor 72: At Kansas City, Mo., Gabe Kalscheur hit six 3-pointers and totaled 24 points for the fifthseede­d Cyclones (19-12), who overcame an eightpoint second-half deficit in a Big 12 tournament quarterfin­al. Jalen Bridges scored 28 points for the fourth-seeded Bears (22-10).

■ No. 22 Texas Christian 80, No. 12 Kansas State 67: At Kansas City, Mo., Mike Miles and Chuck O’bannon each scored 22 points for the sixth-seeded Horned Frogs (21-11) in a Big 12 tournament quarterfin­al. They had been ousted by the third-seeded Wildcats (23-9) in four of the past five league tourneys.

■ No. 13 Virginia 68, North Carolina 59: At Greensboro, N.C., Jayden Gardner had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the second-seeded Cavaliers (24-6) in an ACC tournament quarterfin­al. The seventh-seeded Tar Heels (20-13), ranked No. 1 in the preseason, shot 35.8 percent.

■ No. 14 Miami 74, Wake Forest 72: At Greensboro, N.C., Jordan Miller had 18 points and nine rebounds for the top-seeded Hurricanes (25-6) in an ACC tournament quarterfin­al. Tyree Appleby scored 24 points for the ninth-seeded Demon Deacons (19-17), who erased most of an 18-point second-half deficit.

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