UCF 87, Utah 72
Keyshawn Hall scored 23 points – 17 of them after halftime – to help 14th-seeded UCF advance to face sixth-seeded Kansas in the Big 12 tourney’s second round. Hall, who led the conference in scoring during the season, shot 12-for-14 from the foul line for his 15th 20-point game. Darius Johnson (20 points), Jordan Ivy-Curry (15), and Moustapha Thiam (14 points, 11 rebounds) also aided the Knights (17-15). Keanu Dawes’ 21 points, 15 boards led 11th-seeded Utah (16-16) in the defeat.
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Colorado 69, TCU 67
Andrej Jakimovski posted 18 points – 16 coming after intermission – as 16th-seeded Colorado held off No. 9 TCU’s second-half rally. Julian Hammond III (16 points) joined Jakimovski in double digits for the Buffaloes (13-19), who led by as many as 14 before TCU (16-16) cut the deficit to two in the final minute. Noah Reynolds scored all 17 of his points in the second half for the Horned Frogs. Colorado meets eighth-seeded West Virginia in round two.
Cincinnati 87, Oklahoma State 68
Dillon Mitchell delivered 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to push 13th-seeded Cincinnati into a second-round clash with No. 5 Iowa State. Day Day Thomas’ 21 points led the Bearcats (18-14), who forced 24 turnovers. Josh Reed chipped in 19 points. Connor Dow shot 4 of 5 from distance for 12 points to pace the 12th-seeded Cowboys (15-17).
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Kansas State 71, Arizona State 66
Coleman Hawkins recorded a season-high 26 points, propelling 10th-seeded Kansas State (16-16) past short-handed Arizona State (13-19). Leading scorer David N’Guessan contributed just five points (foul trouble), but Dug McDaniel delivered 12 of his 14 in the second half. Max Jones and Brendan Hausen added 10 each for the Wildcats, who move on to face seventh-seeded Baylor. Alston Mason scored 17 to lead the undermanned Sun Devils, while Joson Sanon (13), Basheer Jihad (13), and Shawn Phillips Jr. (11) also reached double figures.
