The Denver Post

Men’s college basketball

- — The Associated Press

No. 3 Kansas 78, West Virginia 61

KANSAS CITY, MO. >> Playing without ailing coach Bill Self on the sideline, Kansas turned to big offensive performanc­es from Jalen Wilson and Dajuan Harris Jr. along with some stingy defense to pull away from West Virginia in the quarterfin­als of the Big 12 Tournament.

No. 6 Marquette 72, St. John’s 70, OT

NEW YORK >> Tyler Kolek scored 19 of his points after halftime, including the tiebreakin­g free throws with 15.8 seconds left in overtime, and Marquette rallied past St. John’s in the Big East Tournament quarterfin­als.

No. 7 Texas 61, Oklahoma State 47

KANSAS CITY, MO. >> Sir’jabari Rice scored 13 points and Texas shut down Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfin­als.

Iowa State 78, No. 10 Baylor 72

KANSAS CITY, MO. >> Gabe Kalscheur hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points to help Iowa State beat Baylor in the quarterfin­als of the Big 12 Tournament.

Iowa State will play third-ranked Kansas in Friday’s semifinals.

No. 11 Uconn 73, Providence 66

NEW YORK >> Jordan Hawkins scored 19 points and Uconn held off a furious second-half rally to beat Providence in the Big East Tournament quarterfin­als.

No. 13 Virginia 68, North Carolina 59

GREENSBORO, N.C. >> Jayden Gardner had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 13 Virginia dealt a damaging blow to North Carolina’s already shaky NCAA Tournament hopes, beating the Tar Heels in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfin­als.

No. 14 Miami 74, Wake Forest 72

GREENSBORO, N.C. >> Jordan Miller had 18 points and nine rebounds for Miami, which held off Wake Forest’s furious comeback in the quarterfin­als of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

No. 15 Xavier 89, Depaul 84

NEW YORK >> Jack Nunge had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Colby Jones scored 22 and No. 15 Xavier needed a late comeback to beat Depaul in the Big East Tournament quarterfin­als.

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