Top 25 roundup: Purdue escapes Penn State for Big Ten title
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[March 13, 2023]
Zach Edey totaled 30 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 5
Purdue hang on for a 67-65 victory over Penn State and secure the
Big Ten Conference tournament championship on Sunday afternoon in
Chicago.
The top-seeded Boilermakers (29-5) won the Big Ten tournament title
for the second time in program history and first time since 2009. It
was the first time Purdue, which earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA
Tournament, won both the Big Ten regular-season and tournament
titles in the same year.
Penn State (22-13), the No. 10 seed, was the lowest seed to ever
advance to the tournament final. The Nittany Lions will try to make
a splash in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 10 seed.
Penn State pulled to within a point with 6.4 seconds remaining. Down
five, Myles Dread made a 3-pointer, and Camren Wynter then scored
following a steal by Evan Mahaffey. Purdue's Fletcher Loyer was
fouled and made the first free throw at the other end but missed the
second, allowing Penn State to collect the rebound and call timeout
with 3.3 seconds left. But Wynter bobbled a quick pass at the
perimeter from Dread and then traveled with the ball, turning it
over with 0.6 seconds left.
Memphis 75, No. 1 Houston 65
Kendric Davis poured in 31 points as the Tigers built a huge lead
and held on to upset the Cougars and capture the American Athletic
Conference championship in Fort Worth, Texas.
Second-seeded Memphis (26-8) earned the AAC's automatic bid into the
NCAA Tournament and will be a No. 8 seed. DeAndre Williams added 16
points and 13 rebounds for the Tigers, with Alex Lomax scoring 10.
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Houston, the AAC's top seed, still earned a No. 1
seed in the 68-team tournament field. Jamal Shead led Houston with
16 points while Jarace Walker had 13 and J'Wan Roberts scored 12 and
took 20 rebounds. The Cougars played without All-American and league
player of the year Marcus Sasser, who injured his groin Saturday.
No. 4 Alabama 82, No. 18 Texas A&M 63
Brandon Miller had 23 points and 12 rebounds as the Crimson Tide --
the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament -- cruised to their
second Southeastern Conference tournament title in the past three
years, beating the Aggies in Nashville, Tenn.
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Miller, the SEC's Player and Freshman of the Year, added four
assists and three steals, while Jahvon Quinerly had 22 points for
top-seeded Alabama (29-5). Charles Bediako finished with 12 points,
13 rebounds and five blocks for Alabama, which won for the seventh
time in its past eight games.
Second-seeded Texas A&M (25-9), which saw its four-game winning
streak end, was led by Dexter Dennis' 14 points and five rebounds.
Wade Taylor IV scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and
Tyrece Radford had 12 points for the Aggies, a No. 7 seed in the
NCAA Tournament.
--Field Level Media
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