No. 2 Michigan wraps up Big Ten title
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Franz Wagner scored 19 points, Hunter Dickinson added 14 and No. 2 Michigan wrapped up the Big Ten title with a 69-50 victory over rival Michigan State on Thursday night.
The Wolverines (19-2, 14-2) had a chance to clinch the championship based on winning percentage with a victory in any of their final three games. They were blown out by No. 4 Illinois — the team chasing them — on Tuesday night, but they rebounded with a gritty ef for t two nights later.
NO. 3 BAYLOR 81, NO. 17 OKLA. STATE 70
WACO, Texas — Jared Butler scored 22 points and No. 3 Baylor, fresh off clinching its first Big 12 title on the road two days earlier, beat No. 17 Oklahoma State to end the Cowboys’ fivegame winning streak.
The Bears (20-1, 12-1 Big 12) seem to have their legs back under them after a three-week stretch without any games because of COVID-19 issues in the program.
NO. 5 I OWA 102, NEBRASKA 64
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Jordan Bohannon tied a career high with eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points as No. 5 Iowa routed Nebraska.
NO. 6 WEST VIRGINIA 76, TCU 67
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — Redshirt freshman Jalen Bridges set seasons highs with 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead West Virginia past TCU.
NO. 13 KANSAS 67, UTEP 62
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Marcus Garrett scored on a driving layup with 22.4 seconds to go and Dajuan Harris added a pair of clinching free throws as Kansas overcame a 15-point second-half deficit and beat UTEP.
NO. 15 TEXAS 69, NO. 16 OKLAHOMA 65
NORMAN, Okla. — Jericho Sims matched season highs with 16 points and 12 rebounds to help Texas beat
Oklahoma.
NO. 18 TEXAS TECH 81, IOWA STATE 54
LUBBOCK, Texas — Mac Mcclung scored 20 points and Texas Tech beat Iowa State for its third consecutive victory following a three-game losing streak.
NO. 24 COLORADO 75, ARIZONA STATE 61
BOULDER — Mckinley Wright IV scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half and No. 24 Colorado shook off a sluggish start to beat Arizona State.
WOMEN NO. 8 MARYLAND 88, NO. 12 MICHIGAN 63
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Diamond Miller scored eight of her 17 points in the first quarter to help No. 8 Maryland start strong and Ashley Owusu had 22 points in a victory over No. 12 Michigan that clinched a share of the Big Ten title.
NO. 4 S TANFORD 92, USC 53
LAS VEGAS — Ashten Prechtel had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead Stanford to a victor y over Southern California in a Pac-12 quarterfinal.
NO. 11 ARIZONA 60, WASHINGTON STATE 44
LAS VEGAS — Trinity Baptiste had 13 of her 17 points in the first half, and No. 11 Arizona beat Washington State in the quar ter finals of the Pac-12 tournament.
MISSISSIPPI 69, NO. 13 ARKANSAS 60
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Shakira Austin scored a career-high 29 points as Ole Miss smothered No. 13ranked Arkansas with a 6960 upset in the second round of the SEC tournament.
C . FLORIDA 58, NO. 15 S. FLORIDA 45
ORLANDO, Fla. — Masseny Kaba scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Central Florida stymied South Florida to close the regular season.