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DETROIT (AP) — Dalton Knecht had 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals, and Tennessee moved within a victory of its first trip to the Final Four, beating Creighton 82-75 in a Midwest Region semifinal on Friday night. When Tennessee lost last year in the regional semifinals for the second straight season, Knecht was at Northern Colorado and Zeigler was out with a torn knee ligament. The Bluejays advanced to the second weekend of the tournament with a rout of Akron and a double-overtime win over Oregon. Tennessee: Barnes had his team prepared and made sound adjustments, but he needs another win to quiet his critics. UP NEXTThe Vols will play in front of a pro-Boilermakers crowd when Purdue tries to make its first Final Four since 1980.

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(AP) — Jahmyl Telfort matched his season high with 26 points, DJ Davis added 22 and Butler held off No. Boden Kapke, who has played sparingly in six games before Friday, made two 3s and hit key free throws late. Creighton got the ball right back when Butler’s inbound pass following Kalkbrenner’s free throws went off DJ Davis’ leg and out of bounds. Davis was unable to shoot the free throws, with Kapke taking his place and making both with 6.4 seconds left for a three-point lead. Alexander was fouled immediately and made two free throws to make it 99-98 with 5.8 seconds left.

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Purdue is back atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll, right where it spent so much of last season. 15 after getting walloped by Colorado State in the Hall of Fame Classic championship game. IN AND OUTVillanova, BYU and Colorado State not only entered the poll but jumped right into the top 20. ON THE DOORSTEPMemphis, San Diego State, Colorado, Ohio State and TCU received the most votes among those outside the poll. ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

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(AP) — Baylor Scheierman knocked down a 3-pointer to open Creighton's game against Loyola Chicago on Wednesday, turned to the crowd inside T-Mobile Center and promptly blew it a kiss. Isaac Traudt and Francisco Farabello hit 3-pointers early in the second half. Kalkbrenner began to assert himself inside, then added two more 3s — he hit only six all of last season. And by the time Ashworth connected on consecutive 3s, the Bluejays had stretched their lead past 20 and were able to coast to the finish. “We switched up a little bit what we were doing defensively in the second half.

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☆ NCAA Tournament roundup: Fairleigh Dickinson makes history against Purdue
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Kobe Johnson supplied 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists, while the Trojans' usual leading scorer, Boogie Ellis, was held to six points. Vermont (23-11) was led by Robin Duncan, Dylan Penn and Matt Veretto who each scored 11 points. Jamarius Burton added 11 points and Greg Elliott had 10, as the Panthers advanced to face No. Jordan Hawkins chipped in 13 points, Donovan Clingan posted 12 and Andre Jackson Jr. supplied 10. Adrian Baldwin Jr. paced the Rams (27-8) with 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting.

☆ Top 25 roundup: No. 25 Texas A&M hangs on vs. No. 11 Tennessee
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The Volunteers pulled within 64-63 when Zakai Zeigler (14 points) made a layup with 25 seconds to play. 9 Baylor 65Keyontae Johnson scored 25 points to lead the Wildcats past the Bears in Manhattan, Kan., for their second victory in a row. LJ Cryer scored 16 points and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua recorded 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Bears, who have lost two in a row after winning 10 of their previous 11 games. Creighton's Baylor Scheierman recorded 18 points and 13 rebounds and Ryan Nembhard had 16 points. Jalen Hood-Schifino had 16 points for the Hoosiers, who had won nine of their previous 11 games.

☆ Paul Silas, 3-time NBA champion, longtime coach, dies at 79
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Silas, whose son, Stephen Silas, is coach of the Houston Rockets, was 79. “We mourn the passing of former NBA All-Star and head coach Paul Silas,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “Paul’s lasting contributions to the game are seen through the many players and coaches he inspired, including his son, Rockets head coach Stephen Silas. “I coached LeBron for two years, his first two years, and LeBron was unbelievable,” Paul Silas said. “I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Creighton legend Paul Silas,” Bluejays coach Greg McDermott said.

☆ Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Indiana puts up 101 vs. Bethune-Cookman
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jackson-Davis went 9 of 10 from the field and was aided by wingman Miller Kopp, who made 4 of 6 from 3-point range to add 12 points for Indiana (2-0). Bethune-Cookman (0-2) was paced by Joe French with 11 points and Marcus Garrett with 10. North Dakota State (0-2) got 11 points from Grant Nelson and 10 from Boden Skunberg. 9 Creighton 96, North Dakota 61Ryan Kalkbrenner collected a career-high 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help the Bluejays coast past North Dakota in Omaha, Neb. Tsotne Tsartsidze sank 4 of 5 shots from 3-point range and led North Dakota (1-1) with 16 points.

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