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By Syndicated Content Mar 14, 2021 3:12 AM Duane Washington Jr. scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half and No. 9 Ohio State booked a spot in the Big Ten tournament title game by escaping with a 68-67 semifinal victory over No. 4 Michigan on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis. E.J. Liddell tallied 13 of his 18 points in the second half to help the fifth-seeded Buckeyes (21-8) reach the Big Ten title game for the first time since 2013. Ohio State faces second-seeded Illinois (ranked No. 3) in Sunday’s title game. Hunter Dickinson recorded 21 points and eight rebounds and Eli Br...

Mar 13, 2021 Georgetown is heading back to the NCAA tournament after an unlikely 73–48 win over Creighton to win the Big East championship at Madison Square Garden.  This will be Georgetown's first March Madness appearance since 2015 and the first time coach Patrick Ewing is returning to the tournament since the 1985 Final Four, where he played center for the Hoyas.  Georgetown completely dominated Creighton from start to finish on Saturday in what was a dominant performance. The Hoyas led by as much as 31 at one point and even went on a 46-8 run. Forward Chudier Bile had 19 points and ei...

Creighton effortlessly defeated Butler in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals. The Bluejays rolled to an 87-56 victory on Thursday evening. The win in New York City assures the Jays of a spot in the semifinals, where they will face either DePaul or UConn on Friday night. Marcus Zegarowski, Damien Jefferson, and Christian Bishop led the way for the Jays. The trio combined to score 42 of the 87 points scored in Thursday’s blowout win. The trio also combined to shoot 18-for-27 from the field. This was all part of a prodigious day for the Jays, as they shot 62.5 percent from the field and 54....

Damien Jefferson scored 11 of his 14 total points in the first eight minutes Thursday, leading No. 17 Creighton to an 87-56 win over Butler in the quarterfinals of the

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