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College basketball scores, results: Duke, Houston, St. John’s roll to conference tournament titles

We are just hours away from Selection Sunday and the action is getting better all the time.

On a jam-packed Saturday of marquee showdowns, favorites ruled in major conference title games.

Duke ran away from Louisville 73-62 to win the ACC title, Houston put a cap on its brilliant season with a 72-64 win over Arizona in the Big 12 championship game and St. John’s knocked off Creighton for the Big East crown. All three conference tournaments were won by the top seeds.

Did Duke or Houston put themselves in the conversation for the No. 1 overall spot in the NCAA tournament?

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It’s possible as the day started off with a pair of upsets in the Big Ten and SEC semifinals. Wisconsin knocked off top-seeded Michigan State and Tennessee held off Auburn to advance to their respective conference finals. Michigan also delivered a dramatic finish with Tre Donaldson hitting the game-winner with 0.9 seconds left to beat Maryland.

SEC semifinal: No. 8 Tennessee 70, No. 3 Auburn 65

Big Ten semifinal: No. 18 Wisconsin 77, No. 7 Michigan State 74

AAC semifinal: No. 16 Memphis 78, Tulane 77

SEC semifinal: No. 4 Florida 104, No. 5 Alabama 82

Big Ten semifinal: No. 22 Michigan 81, Maryland 80

Big 12 championship game: No. 2 Houston 72, Arizona 64

Big East championship game: No. 6 St. John’s vs. Creighton

ACC championship: No. 1 Duke 73, No. 13 Louisville 62

Live88 updates

  • Duke wins ACC title, makes case for No. 1 seed

    With star freshman Cooper Flagg sidelined for most of the tournament, No. 1 Duke still ran off with the ACC championship. Could the Blue Devils be in the running for the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament?

  • Dickie V gets emotional on air

    Beloved commentator Dick Vitale was in tears near the end of the Duke-Louisville game when discussing his return from multiple battles with cancer:

  • Duke closing in on victory

    Duke leads 68-58 with 1:05 to go. Even without Cooper Flagg, the Blue Devils have rolled through the ACC

  • Halftime: UC Irvine 33, UC San Diego 31

    Bubble teams will have a close eye on this one, with UC Irvine a potential bid stealer if they win the Big West autobid here. UC San Diego may be in the field regardless of result.

  • Can Louisville mount a rally?

    It’s 62-51 Duke at the under-8 timeout. Louisville hasn’t been able to get back into the game after that Duke flurry. And the Cardinals are starting to run out of time.

  • Duke is starting to take over

    Duke has taken a 57-47 lead in Charlotte and it’s gotten raucous.

  • Terrance Edwards keeping Louisville in it

    Terrence Edwards Jr. has hit two 3-pointers after that opening half airball. He’s carrying the Cardinals right now, with 22 points.

    Every time a team takes a lead, the other has an answer. It’s tied 45-45 with 14:28 to go.

  • John Groce’s Akron team beats his brother’s Miami (Ohio) to win MAC title!

    Akron trailed by as many as 18 points before rallying back and winning it on Nate Johnson’s floater in the final seconds.

    It was a matchup head coaching brothers John Groce (Akron) and Travis Steele (Miami), as detailed by Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Eisenberg.

  • Halftime: Louisville 38, Duke 33

    Louisville closes the half on a 7-0 run to take the lead into the break. The Cardinals are shooting 55% from the field as Terrence Edwards Jr. has scored 15 points and hit three shots behind the arc.

  • Deadlocked in the ACC title game

    We’re tied 28-28 at the final TV timeout of the half. Roughly half of the shots have been threes so far. Louisville is 4-of-11 — Chucky Hepburn is just 1-of-6 — and Duke is 5-of-13.

  • Duke-Louisville trading blows

    Duke maintains a slim 17-15 lead into the under-12 timeout of the ACC title game. This has been a fun and frenetic start.

  • St. John’s coasts to Big East crown!

    St. John’s secures the double title, regular season and tournament, in the Big East. First tournament title since 2000.

    RJ Luis (29 points) led the game-deciding surge in the 2nd half.

  • St. John’s can taste it

    The Red Storm have this one in hand, leading 78-66 with about 2 minutes to play.

    It was close until SJU went on a massive surge midway through the 2nd half.

  • Houston wins Big 12 tournament title!

    The No. 1 seed Cougars finish the game on an 11-2 run to hold off a feisty Wildcats team.

    That most likely secures Houston as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tourney.

  • Houston can close out

    This dunk followed by an Arizona turnover has Houston within a few free throws of icing this one away.

  • It’s a (Red) Storm of scoring for St. John’s

    A tight game has suddenly turned into a 70-57 St. John’s lead. Under 5 minutes to go.

  • Colorado State wins MWC title, potentially stealing a bid

    The Rams blow out Boise State to win the Mountain West autobid. That might be bad news for some bubble teams, as Boise was likely already in the NCAA tourney field.

  • Houston steals momentum back

    The Cougars head into the final TV timeout with a 66-62 lead over Arizona.

    Final 2:33 on tap with the Big 12 trophy on the line.

  • Arizona back in front

    This KJ Lewis’ bucket was part of a 7-0 Wildcats run to give them a 62-61 lead with 5:28 to play.

  • St. John’s takes its first lead

    Vince Iwuchukwu hit back-to-back buckets to give the Johnnies their first lead of the game, and the crowd is on its feet in New York City.

    St. John’s 47, Creighton 44 | 10:21 to play

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