NO. 6 MICHIGAN
STATE 65, NO. 10 MICHIGAN 60
CHICAGO -- Matt McQuaid scored
a career-high 27 points, Cassius
Winston converted the go-ahead layup in the closing minute and
No. 6 Michigan State rallied to beat No. 10 Michigan 65-60 on Sunday for its
sixth Big Ten Tournament championship.
The top-seeded Spartans (28-6) rallied from a 13-point
deficit in the second half and scored the final 10 points for their first
championship since 2016. No other program has won the tournament as many times
as Michigan State and this one was particularly sweet.
After all, the Spartans prevented a championship three-peat
by Michigan (28-6) and beat their rival for the third time this season.
McQuaid made a personal-best seven 3-pointers. Winston, the
Big Ten Player of the Year, had 14 points and 11 assists to help Michigan State
win for the 10th time in 11 games. The Spartans were awarded a No. 2 seed in
the NCAA Tournament and will face Bradley in the second round on Thursday in
Des Moines, Iowa.
Ignas Brazdeikas led Michigan with 19 points.
NO. 22 AUBURN 84, NO. 8 TENNESSEE 64
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Bryce Brown scored
19 points and Auburn won its first Southeastern Conference Tournament championship
since 1985.
Auburn (26-9) won its fourth game in four days to capture
only the second SEC Tournament title in program history. The Tigers have won
eight straight and 10 of their last 11.
Auburn and Coach Bruce Pearl have become the nemesis to his
old program, beating Tennessee (29-5) three straight times. Auburn ruined
Tennessee's hopes of winning back-to-back SEC regular-season titles for the
first time with an 84-80 win to wrap up the season a week ago, and the Tigers
also are the last team to beat Tennessee in Knoxville.
Chuma Okeke scored
18 points and had 13 rebounds for Auburn, and Danjel
Purifoy added 10. Lamonte' Turner led Tennessee with 24
points. Grant
Williams, the two-time SEC player of the year, was held to 13.
NO. 24 CINCINNATI 69 NO. 11 HOUSTON 57
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Jarron
Cumberland had 33 points and eight rebounds to lead Cincinnati
past Houston in the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game.
Cane Broome added
15 points, and Tre Scott had
12 to help Cincinnati advance to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth straight
year. The Bearcats (28-6) also beat Houston in the final last year.
Armoni Brooks led
Houston (31-3) with 17 points.
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