With Selection Sunday just days away, the Madness is nearly upon us. College basketball conference tournaments are now in full swing and most of the nation’s top teams will be in action on Thursday.
The day started with a scary moment in Duke’s ACC opener against Georgia Tech. Projected No. 1 NBA Draft pick Cooper Flagg sprained his ankle and needed to be helped off the court just before halftime. The Blue Devils held on for a nervy win, but coach Jon Scheyer was noncommittal on Flagg’s status moving forward.
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Later on Thursday, two-time defending national champion UConn returns to Madison Square Garden to try to remind everybody why the Huskies are so dangerous in March.
This week may just be a prelude to the Big Dance, but there’s a crush of worthwhile action to tune in for in the power conferences and beyond. (Scroll for live updates.)
Thursday’s best games:
ACC
No. 1 Duke 78, No. 8 Georgia Tech 70
No. 5 UNC 68, No. 4 Wake Forest 59
Big 12
No. 4 BYU 96, No. 5 Iowa State 92
No. 2 Texas Tech 76, No. 7 Baylor 74
No. 3 Arizona vs. No. 6 Kansas, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
SEC
No. 8 Ole Miss 83, No. 9 Arkansas 80
No. 13 Texas 94, No. 5 Texas A&M 89
No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Oklahoma, 9:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Big East
No. 5 Marquette 89, No. 4 Xavier 87
No. 3 UConn vs. No. 6 Villanova, 9:30 p.m. | FS1
Big Ten
No. 8 Oregon 72, No. 9 Indiana 59
No. 5 Wisconsin 70, No. 13 Northwestern 63
Best of the rest
Boise State 62, San Diego State 52
UNLV at Utah State, 11:30 p.m. ET | CBSS
Live61 updates
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM EDT
Arizona raining 3s on KU
The Wildcats are scorching from deep early (5-of-6), and that’s a big reason they lead Kansas 33-24 at the under-8 timeout in the first half.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM EDT
Arizona takes early edge on Kansas
The Wildcats are up 14-9 in the early going of this marquee Big 12 tournament matchup
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM EDT
Final: Creighton 85, DePaul 81, 2OT
Creighton comes back from 17 down (and 11 down in the final 2 minutes of regulation) to escape a big upset in the Big East quarterfinals.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM EDT
Creighton controlling 2OT
Creighton is punishing DePaul inside and has taken an 81-78 lead with 53 seconds to play.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM EDT
Double OT in Creighton-DePaul!
DePaul sent the game into a second OT after Layden Blocker hit a floater with 1.3 seconds left to tie it at 73-73 after the first overtime.
Gutsy stretch for DePaul after melting down in the final minutes of regulation.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM EDT
Final: Texas Tech 76, Baylor 74
In the end, the Bears didn’t have enough juice to rally all the way back and the Red Raiders move on to the semifinals to face the winner of Arizona vs. Kansas.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM EDT
Creighton rallies for OT!
Meanwhile, Creighton went on an incredible 11-0 run in the final minutes of regulation to force overtime vs. DePaul.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM EDT
Lousiville wins at the buzzer!
Chucky Hepburn hits the winning jumper to lift Louisville past Stanford 75-73 after an initial miss and scramble for the ball in the final seconds. Wow.
Cardinals advance to the ACC semifinals in dramatic fashion.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM EDT
Baylor trying to come back against Texas Tech
Meanwhile, Baylor has surged back in the second half and made it a game against Texas Tech. The Bears were trailing by as much as 15 but have made it a five-point game with just over 2 minutes left.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM EDT
Stanford not done yet
It looked like Louisville was about to pull away and avoid the upset, but Stanford’s Chisom Okpara has tied it up with an and-1.
It’s 73-73 with 27 seconds to go in the ACC quarters.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM EDT
Can DePaul finish the upset?
DePaul (14-18) finished 10th in the Big East, but it leads No. 2 seed Creighton 51-40 with under 10 minutes to play.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM EDT
Iowa’s McCaffery ejected
Meanwhile, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery might be coaching his last game (he’s on the hot seat) and he was just ejected after going ballistic on a referee.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM EDT
Teams on upset alert at the moment
-Louisville is down double digits in the second half
-Creighton is struggling badly against Big East No. 10 DePaul
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM EDT
Final: BSU 62, SDSU 52
The Broncos come up with a huge win in the clutch while fighting for a spot in the NCAA tournament. It’s a team effort for Boise State, which had four players score more than 10 points.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM EDT
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM EDT
Boise trying to fight off the bubble
Yet another bubble team, Boise State, is in a battle with San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament. The bubble drama continues today.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM EDT
Texas wins in double OT!
Tre Johnson scores 20 points and makes a couple clutch shots to help the Longhorns pull off a critical win over Texas A&M in double overtime. Texas absolutely had to have that one to have a realistic shot at the NCAA tourney.
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM EDT
Texas takes control in 2OT
The Longhorns lead 89-85 with under a minute to go. This 3 gave them their initial lead:
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM EDT
WE HEAD TO DOUBLE OT!
Texas’ Kadin Shedrick was left wide open under the basket for an easy game-tying dunk in the closing seconds.
Texas 79, Texas A&M 79, after first OT
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Thu, March 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM EDT
Texas won’t go away
Longhorns score 4 straight to get it within 1 point. Now under a minute to play.
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