College basketball scores, live updates: Houston vs. Arizona, St. John’s vs. Creighton and more
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We are just hours away from Selection Sunday and the action is getting better all the time.
With most favorites delivering earlier in the week, Saturday is jam-packed with marquee showdowns as the majority of conference tournaments wrap up.
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 in their respective conference finals.
Top-ranked Duke will again be without star Cooper Flagg as it tries to finish off its ACC season with a tourney title to go along with its regular-season title. Plenty of other top teams are in action late as well as contenders vie for the top seed line in the NCAA tournament.
Here are all the games we’ll be keeping a close eye on Saturday. (Scroll for live updates.)
ACC championship: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 13 Louisville, 8:30 p.m. | ESPN
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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
St. John’s and Creighton locked in a battle
No one can create any separation in this one as we’re well into the second half.
Houston flexing on Arizona
Suddenly, the Cougars have seized momentum in the Big 12 title game, leading 56-48
Houston knots it up
The Cougars have come out of the half firing, and they’re all square with Arizona at 40-40.
Halftime: Creighton 28, St. John’s 25
It’s been a rock fight so far, with points tough to come by. Should be a dramatic final 20 minutes to decide the Big East champ.
Creighton quiets the crowd
St. John’s has made it close after trailing almost the entire game, but Creighton’s Steven Ashworth silenced the heavily SJU-favored crowd at Madison Square Garden with this shot:
Halftime: Arizona 33, Houston 28
Caleb Love continues his hot run in the Big 12 tournament. He’s got 14 to lead the Wildcats at the break.
Even his missed shot resulted in a bucket before the halftime buzzer:
St. John’s shoeless and trailing in Big East title game
Creighton is up 19-15 early in the Big East championship, and St. John’s players are out here losing shoes.
Arizona has taken a 21-19 lead on a Tobe Awaka hook shot in the paint. The Wildcats are on a 10-0 run.
“You gotta be tough!”
Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd was shown firing up his team during a timeout huddle, yelling at them to be tough in fighting for the ball when Houston goes for the steal.
Here comes Arizona?
A Carter Bryant 3 and Caleb Love layup have pulled Arizona to a 19-16 margin.
The Wildcats had a chance to cut the deficit to one point, but Carter Bryant and Henri Veesaar couldn’t connect on a fast-break lob attempt.
Houston has hit two of its three 3-point shots with Milo Uzan following up Emanuel Sharp’s game-opening trey.
The Cougars’ shooting is improving, up to 39%, while Arizona is still cold at 15% (2-of-13) — including 0-for-4 from 3.
At the second TV timeout, Houston is up 12-7 nearly midway through the first half.
March Madness = the Big 12 tournament floor
Welcome to all the viewers who are seeing the Big 12 tournament floor for the first time. See if you can spot the sailboat.
This Big 12 court might give me a seizure if I look at it for any longer.
Houston and Arizona are both off to rough shooting starts.
The Wildcats are 1-of-8 to begin, while the Cougars aren’t much better at 2-of-8. The difference is Emanuel Sharp’s 3-pointer, which was Houston’s first shot of the game.
At the TV timeout, the Cougars have a 5-2 lead.
The final sequence of Michigan’s thrilling win
Here’s another look at the back-and-forth final seconds of a wild Big Ten semifinal:
Final: Florida 104, Alabama 82
An absolute bludgeoning by the Gators to advance to the SEC title game, where they’ll face Tennessee on Sunday.
Michigan advances to Big Ten championship!
Tre Donaldson was the hero for the Wolverines, hitting two clutch shots in the final seconds, including the game-winner at the last second.
Michigan will face Wisconsin for the Big Ten tourney title on Sunday.
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