Beyond that, there are plenty of other noteworthy games on tap. Auburn, Michigan State, Houston and St. John’s are all in action as contenders vie for the top seed line in the NCAA tournament.
No. 3 Auburn 62, Ole Miss 57 No. 8 Tennessee vs. Texas, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN No. 4 Florida vs. No. 21 Missouri, 7 p.m. | SECN No. 15 Kentucky vs. No. 5 Alabama, 9:30 p.m. | SECN
Big East
No. 6 St. John’s vs. No. 25 Marquette, 6:30 p.m. | Fox Creighton vs. UConn, 9 p.m. | Fox
Big Ten
No. 7 Michigan State 74, No. 23 Oregon 64 No. 18 Wisconsin vs. UCLA, 2:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network No. 11 Maryland vs. No. 24 Illinois, 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network No. 20 Purdue vs. No. 22 Michigan, 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Tennessee starting off hot in front of their home state crowd.
Viols off to a great start shooting 60% from the field (9-15) Nashville native Chaz Lanier has 17 points including two three pointers! @WVLTSports@wvlt
It’s the Chaz Lanier show for Tennessee so far. He has 13 of the Vols’ 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
Texas-Tennessee is underway
The battle over which school is the real UT begins in Nashville…
Tennessee won the first meeting with Texas this season, 74-70.
FINAL: Memphis 83, Wichita State 80
Memphis outlasts Wichita State in the AAC quarterfinals, 83-80.
The Tigers had a 72-61 lead with 6:34 remaining in the second half, but the Shockers wouldn’t go away and got to within 77-74 with 54 seconds left. But PJ Haggerty effectively put the game away, knocking down a jumper for a five-point margin with 32 seconds remaining.
Haggerty finished with 42 points, tying an AAC tournament record. He added eight rebounds and four assists. Dain Dainja followed with 18 points.
Bijan Cortes led Wichita State with 19 points, four rebounds and five assists. Xavier Bell added 18 points, keeping the Shockers in the game down the stretch.
FINAL: Auburn 62, Ole Miss 57
Auburn is on to the SEC tournament semifinals after a tough 62-57 win over Ole Miss.
Johni Broome finishes with 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Tigers, while Sean Padulla and Dre Davis each scored 12 for the Rebels
Auburn faces the winner of this afternoon’s Texas-Tennessee quarterfinal tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.
Two Jaylen Murray free throws cut the Auburn lead to 60-57. But Johni Broome may have sunk the dagger with a spinning shot in the post to give the Tigers a five-point lead with 11 seconds remaining in regulation.
Broome is just a beast down the stretch. Still don’t understand how defenders don’t anticipate him going left more. @SECUnfiltered
Another basket from Johni Broome and a 3-point play by Denver Jones has lifted Auburn to a 10-point lead, 57-47, with three minutes remaining.
The Tigers may be pulling away but there’s time for the Rebels to make another run here.
Auburn has seemingly righted itself after Ole Miss tied the score at 46-46. A Chaney Johnson 3-pointer and three points from Johni Broome have put the Tigers back on top, 52-47, with 3:56 remaining in regulation.
Johni Broome completes the and-one, and Sean Pedulla throws up an airball to lead us to the final media timeout. The Auburn crowd is finally getting into it.#Auburn 52 Ole Miss 47 | 2H 3:56
Sean Padulla has tied the game at 46-46 on a layup with 6:56 remaining in the second half.
Auburn is struggling with its shooting in the second half and that’s allowed Ole Miss back into the game. The Rebels have cut the margin to 46-44 on a Dre Davis jumper and had a chance to tie or take the lead, but Jaylen Murray missed a layup.
It’s still a two-point game with 7:29 remaining and a TV timeout being taken.
Ole Miss is beginning to find its shot and is sticking close to Auburn as a result. A Dre Davis closes the Rebels to within 43-37 at the 12:48 mark of the second half.
HALFTIME: Memphis 39, Wichita State 39
In the AAC tournament, Memphis and Wichita State are tied 39-39 at halftime. The Tigers fell behind 20-10 points, but rallied before the break.
PJ Haggerty has 21 for the Tigers, while Bijan Cortes leads the Shockers with 11.
FINAL: Michigan State 74, Oregon 64
Michigan State is on to the Big Ten semifinals after dispatching Oregon, 74-64. They will face the winner of this afternoon’s Wisconsin-UCLA matchup.
Jase Richardson led the Spartans with 17 points, followed by 12 from Jaden Akins.
Nate Bittle scored a game-high 22 points for Oregon with 11 rebounds. But the Ducks only had two players score in double figures with TJ Bamba tallying 11.
Back to Indianapolis, another Coen Carr dunk puts Michigan State up 68-57 with 3:24 remaining and Oregon is running out of time to make a run.
HALFTIME: Auburn 29, Ole Miss 22
Ole Miss goes into the half with a season-low 22 points, shooting 27% from the floor. However, Auburn is shooting 36%, which has prevented them from building a big lead.
Rebels coach Chris Beard might feel pretty good about his team’s chances with only being down by seven despite the shooting woes.
Ole Miss is struggling to shoot, not just from 3-point range. The Rebels are shooting 7-of-25 (28%) from the floor. Despite that, Auburn hasn’t pulled away. But it’s going to be difficult for Ole Miss if they can’t shoot better and create some easy baskets off missed shots and turnovers.
Auburn extends lead to 27-18 with 3:09 left in the first half.
Ole Miss has gone cold from 3-point range since Davon Barnes gave the Rebels a 14-13 lead. They’re 3-for-13 from long range with just under four minutes remaining in the first half. That’s allowed Auburn to create some distance with a 24-18 lead.
Over in Nashville, Davon Barnes hit a 3 to give Ole Miss a 14-13 lead. But Auburn hasn’t flinched, making four free throws in addition to shots from Ja’Heim Hudson and Chad Baker-Mazara to go up 20-16.
Johni Broome is going to the bench for a rest, which may provide an opportunity for the Rebels.
Frankie Fidler has helped Michigan State regain its lead over Oregon, hitting a 3 for a 53-43 margin. A Coen Carr put-back dunk also gave the Spartans a boost during their run.
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