Iowa State blows past No. 1 Houston

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Keshon Gilbert wrapped up a spectacular Big 12 Tournament for Iowa State with 16 points, and the seventh-ranked Cyclones blitzed No. 1 Houston to begin the second half Saturday night, allowing them to roll to a 69-41 win and their sixth championship in six appearances in the title game.

Milan Momcilovic had 18 points and Hason Ward scored 13 for the Cyclones (27-7), who have beaten five different programs to raise the trophy, including Oklahoma, which at the time was led by current Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson.

NO. 2 UCONN 73, NO. 10 MARQUETTE 57

NEW YORK — Donovan Clingan scored 22 points and Jaylin Stewart gave the Huskies an unexpected boost with three second-half 3-pointers during a decisive run as UConn won the Big East Tournament for the first time since rejoining the league four years ago.

The Huskies’ eighth Big East Tournament title matched Georgetown for the most in conference history and was their first since 2011, when Kemba Walker led UConn to five wins in five days — and then a national title.

WISCONSIN 76, PURDUE 75, OT

MINNEAPOLIS — Max Klesmit made a runner in the lane with 4.8 seconds to play in overtime and Wisconsin beat Big Ten Tournament top-seed Purdue for a spot in the conference championship game.

Klesmit’s clutch shot followed his teammate Chucky Hepburn’s in regulation, when Hepburn made a layup as time expired to force overtime.

Hepburn finished with 22 points. AJ Storr had 20 points and Klesmit had 12 points, five assists and five rebounds for fifth-seeded Wisconsin (22-12).

Zach Edey led No. 3 Purdue (29-4) with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Edey surpassed Rick Mount’s school record of 2,323 career points (1967-1970) with about seven minutes remaining in the second half. He finished the game with 2,339 career points.

NO. 13 ILLINOIS 98, NEBRASKA 87

MINNEAPOLIS — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a career-high 40 points for a Big Ten Tournament record to lead a second-half surge in the semifinals.

Marcus Domask added 16 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and Luke Goode made four 3-pointers for the Illini (25-8), who fell behind by 15 points early in the second half before seizing control to move to the conference championship game against Wisconsin on Sunday.

NEW MEXICO 68, SAN DIEGO ST. 61

LAS VEGAS — Jaelen House had 28 points, Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 21 and JT Toppin posted a double-double to propel sixth-seeded New Mexico

past No. 5 seed San Diego State in the championship game of the Mountain West Conference Tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center, earning the Lobos an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.

New Mexico (26-9) had already made history by becoming the first team in the conference to win three games to reach the final. The Lobos won all three games by double digits and trailed for a total of 42 seconds. They were on the short end for just 6:38 against the Aztecs.

HOWARD 70, DELAWARE ST. 67

NORFOLK, Va. — Jordan Hairston scored 18 points and Bryce Harris and Seth Towns each scored 16 points and Howard beat Delaware State in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament championship to secure an NCAA Tournament bid.

FGC 76, C. ARKANSAS 47

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Emani Jefferson scored 20 points with eight rebounds and five assists to help power Florida Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Sun Conference title game.