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No. 6 St. John's beats Creighton 82-66 for 1st Big East Tournament crown in 25 years

RJ Luis Jr. scored all but two of his 29 points after halftime and No. 6 St. John's made 14 straight shots from the field in the second half to beat Creighton 82-66 on Saturday night for its first Big East Tournament title in 25 years. Zuby Ejiofor added 20 points and Kadary Richmond had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the top-seeded Red Storm (30-4), who reached 30 wins for the third time in program history before a roaring hometown crowd at sold-out Madison Square Garden. “For all the St. John's fans, this is for you!” Pitino proclaimed during a postgame interview on the court.

Clifford scores 24, Colorado State hits record 12 3s to beat Boise State 69-56 in MWC Championship

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nique Clifford scored 24 points and No. 2 seed Colorado State made a Mountain West Championship Tournament-record 12 3s and beat fifth-seeded Boise State 69-56 on Saturday night for its first title since 2003.

Colorado State (25-9) will make its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance on a 10-game win streak.

Boise State trailed by 10 points at the half and pulled to within five points during the first minute of the second. But Jaylen Crocker-Johnson hit consecutive 3-pointers during an 11-0 run and the Rams led 43-27. Clifford made the Rams' 12th 3-pointer with about 10 minutes left that stretched their lead to 60-36.

Ethan Moore scored a career-high 11 points and Bowen Born added nine for the Rams. Clifford and Born each made three 3s as the Rams shot 12 of 24 from distance.

Tyson Degenhart scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half to lead Boise State (24-9).

Colorado State took the lead for good about eight minutes in and led by as many as 17 points in the first half. Boise State used an 11-4 surge to cut the deficit to 32-22 at the break. Crocker-Johnson's layup gave the Rams their largest lead, 63-38, with 6:48 remaining.

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Uzan scores 25 points, No. 2 Houston ramps up 'D' to beat Arizona 72-64 for the Big 12 tourney title

Houston had crowded onto the podium inside T-Mobile Center on Saturday night, and the second-ranked Cougars were beginning to celebrate their Big 12 Tournament title, when Emanuel Sharpe was handed a championship belt as the tourney MVP. It was just about the only obvious misstep that anyone from Houston made all week. Milos Uzan poured in 25 points against Arizona in the finale, Sharpe added 17 in another brilliant effort, and the Cougars turned up their trademark defense in the final minute to hold on for a 72-64 victory over the Big 12 newcomer.

Lidge, Southern beat Alcorn St. 64-44 in SWAC title game, clinch NCAA Tournament berth

Tionna Lidge scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds — the senior's first career double-double — to help No. 1 seed Southern beat Alcorn State 64-44 on Saturday night to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament. DaKiyah Sanders and Soniyah Reed also scored 11 points apiece for Southern.

Fantastic finishes in Big Ten semifinals deliver March Madness feel heading into championship game

Tre Donaldson made the drive of his life on Saturday, going the length of the floor for a buzzer-beating layup to send No. 22 Michigan into the Big Ten Tournament title game. Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr. never got his chance. In less than three hours, two games in Indianapolis came down, literally, to the final play. Donaldson's magical moment will go down as an instant classic in Michigan lore.

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