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On this final Saturday, the men’s collegiate basketball regular season was coming to a finish, and they saved the best for last.
Several minor conference tournaments came to an end, but some key contests were more thrilling than others. No. 1 Houston defeated No. 14 Kansas by a score of thirty points to win the Big 12 title in its first season in the conference. The Cougars’ incredible performance may have earned them the #1 overall seed in the tournament.
In the SEC, No. 4 Tennessee and No. 15 Kentucky put on quite the show. Despite the team losing, Vols star Dalton Knecht scored 40 points in the game.
It was all just a preface to the greatest rivalry in sports history, which ended with No. 7 North Carolina defeating No. 9 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. With 31 points on 6-of-8 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc, UNC’s Cormac Ryan was absolutely unstoppable in the victory. Kyle Filipowski scored 19 of his 23 points after the break to keep Duke in the game after a rocky start.
Teams vying for improved seeds or a chance to escape the NCAA tournament bubble may find that the last games are critical. Live coverage of every move on this action-packed Saturday of college basketball can be seen on Yahoo Sports.
