It’s a Saturday for champions.
Several major men’s college basketball conferences, including the Big East, Big 12 and Pac-12will crown their champs today, and thus decide a handful of automatic entries into the NCAA Tournament.
Before that, however, the Big Ten takes center stage with a pair of semifinal games, starting with regular-season champion Purdue against potential bid-stealer Ohio State. The winner of that game will face the winner of Indiana-Penn State in the championship game on Sunday.
Here are the top moments!
Ohio State vs. Purdue (Big Ten)
First punch
Purdue pulled ahead in the first few minutes with a strong start by big man Zach Edey.
Retaliation
Roddy Gayle Jr. tied it up at 19-19 thanks to a cross-court setup by Isaac Likekele, who went on to add another to the tally to put the Buckeyes in the lead.
Easy commute
Eugene Brown drove straight down the middle through traffic to slam down this bucket, extending Ohio State’s lead 23-19. The Buckeyes were shooting accurately from deep, while the Boilermakers struggled with turnovers.
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Ohio State Buckeyes
OSU
+2.5
+163
o146.5
Purdue Boilermakers
PUR
-2.5
-250
u146.5
Indiana vs. Penn State (Big Ten)
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Penn State Nittany Lions
PSU
+4.0
+140
o139.5
Kansas vs. Texas (Big 12 Final)
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Texas Longhorns
TEX
+2.0
+105
o142.5
Kansas Jayhawks
KU
-2.0
-143
u142.5
Marquette vs. Xavier (Big East Final)
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Xavier Musketeers
WANT
+2.0
+105
o154
Marquette Golden Eagles
MARQ
-2.0
-143
u154
UCLA vs. Arizona (Pac-12 Final)
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Arizona Wildcats
ARIZ
+1.0
-110
o148
UCLA Bruins
UCLA
-1.0
-125
u148
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