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No. 1 Virginia 67, Louisville 66
De'Andre Hunter's 3-pointer as time expired gave Virginia a victory over Louisville on Thursday night in a wild finish that made the Cavaliers the first Atlantic Coast Conference team to go 9-0 on the road in league play. Needing everything to overcome an energized Cardinals squad desperate for a statement victory, the Cavaliers (27-2, 16-1) tied the game at 58 with 2 minutes left and overcame another five-point deficit in the final minute. Louisville led 66-64 and tried to inbounds with .9 seconds left, but Virginia got the ball after Deng Adel was called for traveling on the baseline. After a timeout, Hunter got the ball and sank a long 3 that banked in at the horn, sparking a wild dog pile of Cavaliers celebrating in front of Louisville bench. Ty Jerome scored 21 points while Devon Hall and Kyle Guy each had 10 and Hunter seven for Virginia. Adel had 18 points for Louisville (19-11, 9-8).
No. 10 Cincinnati 78, Tulane 49
Kyle Washington had 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, and Cincinnati clinched a share of the American Athletic Conference title. Cane Broome scored 13 for the Bearcats (26-4, 15-2), whose stifling defensive play helped them build leads as large as 19 in the first half and 33 in the second. The Bearcats can clinch the title outright with a victory at No. 11 Wichita State on Sunday. Bearcats leading scorer and Baton Rouge-native Jacob Evans hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points before hurting his ankle with 8 minutes left in the first half. He needed help to get to the locker room initially. He limped back to the bench before the first half ended, but never checked back in.
No. 11 Wichita State 75, UCF 71 (OT)
Shaquille Morris scored 19 points and Conner Frankamp added 16 as Wichita State beat Central Florida. Landry Shamet scored 14 points and had six assists for the Shockers (24-5, 14-3 AAC). A.J. Davis led UCF (17-12, 8-9) with 31 points, including a desperation 3-pointer with .7 seconds left in regulation that sent the game into overtime. B.J. Taylor scored 23 for the Knights.
No. 15 Michigan 77, Iowa 71 (OT)
Duncan Robinson made Michigan's only field goal in overtime, a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:15 left, and the Wolverines survived foul trouble and poor shooting to beat Iowa to advance to the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Wolverines (25-7) face fourth-seeded Nebraska today at Madison Square Garden. Michigan was 3 for 19 from 3-point range and Robinson made all of them. His OT 3 put Michigan up 72-70, and the Wolverines made just enough free throws to hold off the Hawkeyes (14-19), who got a basket from Luka Garza on their first overtime possession and not another one. Michigan was 18 for 32 from the free-throw line.