San Francisco Chronicle

⏩ College basketball: Oregon men finish first in Pac-12.

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Will Richardson scored 22 points to lead five Oregon players in double figures, and the Ducks made a seasonhigh 15 3pointers in beating host Oregon State 8067 on Sunday night to finish as the Pac12 Conference’s regularsea­son champion for the second straight year.

Oregon’s win was its fifth in 11 days, and the Ducks are 102 since Feb. 4.

Richardson finished 6for7 from beyond the arc. Oregon was 15for23 (65.2%) from deep as a team.

Eugene Omoruyi scored 18 points, Eric Williams Jr. added 14 and Chris Duarte and LJ Figueroa had 10 apiece for the Ducks (195, 144).

Ethan Thompson scored 16 points to lead the Beavers (1412, 1010). Warith Alatishe had 14 points, Jarod Lucas 12 and Roman Silva 10.

Oregon and Oregon State both earned byes in the first round of the Pac12 tournament, which begins Wednesday in Las Vegas. The Ducks are the No. 1 seed while the Beavers are seeded fifth.

Michigan State 70, #2 Michigan 64: Rocket Watts scored 21 points and Aaron Henry had 18 to lead the host Spartans (15-11, 9-11 Big Ten) past the Wolverines (19-3, 14-3). Franz Wagner scored 19 points for Michigan, which lost starting guard Eli Brooks to an ankle injury.

#3 Baylor 88, #18 Texas Tech 73: MaCio Teague hit 10 3-pointers in a 35-point outing as the host Bears (21-1, 13-1 Big 12) beat the Red Raiders (17-9, 9-8).

#5 Iowa 77, #25 Wisconsin 73: Luka Garza scored 21 points and had 16 rebounds for the host Hawkeyes (20-7, 14-6 Big Ten) against the Badgers (16-1, 10-10). Micah Potter scored 23 points for Wisconsin.

#9 Houston 67, Memphis 64: Tramon Mark banked in a 35-foot 3-pointer as time expired to lift the host Cougars (21-3, 14-3 American) past the Tigers (15-7, 11-4). DeJon Jarreau had 19 points to lead Houston.

#15 Texas 76, TCU 64: Andrew Jones scored 16 points for the visiting Longhorns (17-7, 11-6 Big 12) against the Horned Frogs (12-13, 5-11).

#20 Loyola (Chicago) 75, Drake 65: Cameron Krutwig and Braden Norris scored 20 points apiece as the Ramblers (24-4) beat the Bulldogs (25-4) in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final in St. Louis.

Coach hired: Northern Illinois hired Arizona State assistant Rashon Burno as its head coach. He replaces Mark Montgomery, who was fired in January.

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