Category: Basketball

Villanova Wildcats (17-12, 11-6 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (23-5, 15-2 Big East) Omaha, Nebraska; Sunday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Creighton will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Bluejays face Villanova.

Marquette Golden Eagles (20-8, 12-5 Big East) at UConn Huskies (27-3, 17-0 Big East) Storrs, Connecticut; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. UConn hosts Marquette after Sarah Strong scored 22 points in UConn's 72-53 win against the Creighton Bluejays.

The Hokies are 8-9 against ACC opponents. Virginia Tech ranks second in the ACC shooting 37.9% from 3-point range. Clemson is shooting 42.5% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points lower than the 44.1% Virginia Tech allows to opponents.

Ben Gregg scored 23 points on Saturday night to help Gonzaga beat San Francisco 95-75 in the regular season finale for both teams and clinch a berth into the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament. The Bulldogs will be the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, which begins March 6 in Paradise, Nevada. San Francisco falls to the third seed and earns a berth into the quarterfinals.

Duke Brennan's 18 points helped Grand Canyon defeat Seattle U 63-60 on Saturday night. Brennan added 12 rebounds for the Antelopes (22-6, 12-2 Western Athletic Conference). JaKobe Coles added 13 points while going 5 of 8 and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line while he also had 12 rebounds.

Myles Che's 19 points helped UC Irvine defeat Long Beach State 70-60 on Saturday night. Che shot 5 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Anteaters (25-5, 15-3 Big West Conference). Justin Hohn scored 14 points, shooting 4 for 9 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Augustas Marciolionis scored 25 points and No. 23 Saint Mary’s won its seventh straight, 74-64 over Oregon State on Saturday night. Marciolionis, the son of Hall of Famer Sarunas Marciolionis, made four 3-pointers and shot 7 of 12 overall to lead the regular-season champion Gaels (27-4, 17-1 West Coast Conference) in their final tune-up before the conference tournament this week. Luke Barrett had 13 points and nine rebounds for Saint Mary’s. Mitchell Saxen, who recently became the Gaels’ career leader for games, had 12 points and 11 rebounds in his final home game.

It was a familiar feeling for West Virginia on Saturday against BYU. Last Saturday, the Mountaineers battled early and led in the first half on the road against a ranked opponent in Texas Tech, before they pulled away towards the end of the first half, handing the Mountaineers a loss. This Saturday, the Mountaineers once again battled early against the No. 25 ranked Cougars, leading during the first half.

Zach Freemantle and Ryan Conwell combined for 43 points as Xavier crushed Creighton 83-61 in a Big East clash.

Milan Momcilovic scored 17 points as No. 9 Iowa State survived a late scare from No. 22 Arizona for an 84-67 win on Saturday night. Tamin Lipsey added 15 for the Cyclones (22-7, 12-6 Big 12) while Curtis Jones and Nate Heise each contributed 12 points off the bench. Brandton Chatfield scored 10 points for a new season-high with Iowa State.

UCLA went 27-0 in games not involving JuJu Watkins this year.

Jamir Watkins had 21 points and Jerry Deng added 12 points for Florida State (16-13, 7-11). The Seminoles have lost three straight and four of five. Duke led 14-11 when Flagg departed.

Jeremy Roach scored 21 points, Norchad Omier had a double-double and Baylor beat Oklahoma State 71-61 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak. Baylor used a 12-0 run to take a 41-29 lead with 14:12 remaining. Roach scored eight points that included back-to-back 3s during the stretch.

Reserve Malik Reneau scored 22 points on 10-for-13 shooting and Luke Goode scored 18 points and Indiana led for all but 47 seconds in a 78-62 win over Washington on Saturday.