Cyclones Fall in Heartbreaker in Big 12 Semifinals
Second-ranked Arizona and seventh-ranked Iowa State traded shot-for-shot down the stretch in their Big 12 Tournament semifinal Friday night, and it seemed almost inevitable that whichever team had the ball last would win. Wildcats guard Jaden Bradley made the inevitable happen in a heart-stopping 82-80 victory. Milan Momcilovic matched a career high with eight 3-pointers and led the Cyclones (27-7) with 28 points. All-Big 12 forward Joshua Jefferson had 21 points.
The Wildcats will face No. 5 Houston in the final. The Cougars beat No. 14 Kansas 69-47 in the second semifinal.
Badgers Advance to Big 10 Semi’s
CHICAGO (AP) — Trailing by 15 points in the second half, No. 23 Wisconsin looked as if it was ready to get knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament by No. 9 Illinois. Then again, comebacks are kind of the Badgers’ thing. And they pulled off another big one in the conference quarterfinals. Nick Boyd scored a career-high 38 points, John Blackwell added 31 and Wisconsin rallied to beat Illinois 91-88 in overtime. Six times this season, the Badgers have rallied to win after falling behind by 10 or more points.
Wisconsin faces Michigan in the semi-finals this afternoon. Purdue and UCLA meet in the other semi-final.
