KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self will miss the Big 12 Tournament after going to the emergency room late Wednesday for what doctors called “a standard procedure.” It’s uncertain whether Self will be back for the NCAA Tournament. Dr. Steve Stites, the chief medical officer at the University of Kansas Health System, said Self did not have a heart attack, which some outlets had reported, but that he remained a patient Thursday. Stites also did not describe the nature or extent of the procedure, though Self is expected to make a full recovery.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Miles and Chuck O’Bannon scored 22 points apiece and No. 22 TCU rolled to an 80-67 victory over No. 12 Kansas State to advance to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament. The Horned Frogs had been beaten by the Wildcats in four of the past five tournaments but will now play No. 7 Texas for a spot in the title game. Keyontae Johnson had 14 points and seven boards to lead the Wildcats, though he fouled out with more than six minutes left in the game. Desi Sills also had 14 points and Markquis Nowell had 11 for Kansas State.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Playing without ailing coach Bill Self on the sideline, third-ranked Kansas turned to big offensive performances from Jalen Wilson and Dajuan Harris Jr. along with some stingy defense to pull away from West Virginia 75-61 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. They will play fifth-seeded Iowa State, which beat Baylor earlier in the day, in Friday night’s semifinals. Self missed the game with what the school called an undisclosed illness. He was being treated at the University of Kansas Health System. Erik Stevenson had 13 points to lead West Virginia in the loss.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice scored 13 points to lead four Texas players in double-figures scoring, and the seventh-ranked Longhorns shut down Oklahoma State once again in a 61-47 victory in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals. Tyrese Hunter and Dylan Disu scored 11 points apiece and Arterio Morris had 10 as the second-seeded Longhorns breezed into the semifinals and a matchup with No. 6 seed TCU. Caleb Asberry had 16 points for the Cowboys, whose slim NCAA Tournament hopes may have taken a devastating blow with the lackluster performance.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gabe Kalscheur hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points to help Iowa State beat No. 10 Baylor 78-72 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. The Cyclones will play third-ranked Kansas or West Virginia in Friday's semifinals. Jalen Bridges was nearly perfect for Baylor, going 10 of 11 from the field, 6 of 6 from the 3-point arc and finishing with a career-best 28 points.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — James Rojas, Kenny Pohto and Jaron Pierre Jr. all scored 13 points to lead sixth-seeded Wichita State to an 81-63 romp over Tulsa in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. Rojas added seven rebounds and Pohto grabbed five for the Shockers (17-14). Wichita State advances to play No. 3 seed Tulane in Friday’s quarterfinals. Tim Dalger led the Golden Hurricane (5-25) with 21 points.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tomi Taiwo led a balanced attack with 13 points and 10th-seeded TCU, winner of just one conference game, upended seventh-seeded Kansas 57-52 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. Five days after closing the regular season with an 84-61 home loss to Kansas, the Horned Frogs held the Jayhawks to a season-low 29% shooting (20 of 68). The Horned Frogs play 14th-ranked and second-seeded Oklahoma in the quarterfinals on Friday. Defense dominated play as neither team led by more than six points in a game that saw 13 lead changes and seven ties. Chandler Prater scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gabby Gregory scored 26 points and ninth-seeded Kansas State defeated eighth-seeded Texas Tech 79-69 to open the Big 12 Conference Tournament. Serena Sundell added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats, who face top-seeded Texas. ranked No. 15, in the quarterfinals on Friday. Sundell fed Gregory for a basket that made it 67-62 for the Wildcats with 3:06 to play. After a Lady Raiders’ miss, Sundell sprained her ankle but five seconds later Brylee Glenn hit a clutch 3-pointer from the left corner at the 2:06 mark. Gregory added four free throws and Sarah Shematsi converted a three-point play to cap a press breaker with 31 seconds left to seal the win. Bre’Amber Scott scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Lady Raiders.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Patrick Ewing has been fired as basketball coach at Georgetown after the latest in a series of rough seasons for the school he led to a national championship as a player in the 1980s. The school announced Thursday it would begin searching for a successor. Ewing’s last game was an 80-48 loss to Villanova in the Big East Tournament on Wednesday. He went 75-109 in six years, including 7-25 this season. Ewing also presided over a 29-game Big East losing streak that was the longest in league history. His tenure included just one winning season and zero victories in the NCAA Tournament.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The TPC Sawgrass is one of the most unpredictable courses in golf. And it got a most unpredictable leaderboard after one round of The Players Championship. The leader is Chad Ramey, who had never see the Stadium Course until this week. He shot a bogey-free 64 and leads by one over Collin Morikawa. Hayden Buckley delivered the first ace of the tournament on the island-green 17th. Aaron Wise made a 10 on the closing hole with three straight tee shots into the water. Rory McIlroy had a 76. That's his worst score in more than a year.
THURSDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (2)UCLA 80 Colorado 69
Final (3)Kansas 78 West Virginia 61
Final (6)Marquette 72 St. John's 70
Final (7)Texas 60 Oklahoma St. 47
Final (8)Arizona 95 Stanford 84
Final Iowa St. 78 (10)Baylor 72
Final (11)UConn 73 Providence 66
Final (22)TCU 80 (12)Kansas St. 67
Final (13)Virginia 68 North Carolina 59
Final (14)Miami 74 Wake Forest 72
Final (15)Xavier 89 DePaul 84
Final (17)Tennessee 70 Mississippi 55
Final (20)San Diego St. 64 Colorado St. 61
Final (21)Duke 96 Pittsburgh 69
Final (24)Creighton 87 Villanova 74
INTERLEAGUE
Final Toronto 3 Atlanta 1
Final Philadelphia 7 Baltimore 6
Final Detroit 10 Pittsburgh 7
Final Oakland 1 L.A. Dodgers 0
Final San Diego 6 Cleveland 4
Final Atlanta 9 Puerto Rico 0
Final St. Louis 6 Nicaragua 4
Final Venezuela 6 N.Y. Mets 4
Final Mexico 11 Colorado 1
Final Israel 9 Washington 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Tampa Bay 6 Toronto 1
Final Boston 11 N.Y. Yankees 7
Final Minnesota 2 Dominican Republic 1
Final Colombia 5 Chicago White Sox 4
Final Kansas City 8 Great Britain 1
Final United States 6 L.A. Angels 0
Final Seattle 5 Canada 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Chicago Cubs 8 Cincinnati 6
Final San Francisco 5 Milwaukee 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Charlotte 113 Detroit 103
Final Utah 131 Orlando 124
Final OT Indiana 134 Houston 125
Final Memphis 131 Golden State 110
Final Milwaukee 118 Brooklyn 113
Final Sacramento 122 New York 117
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Carolina 1 Philadelphia 0
Final OT N-Y Islanders 4 Pittsburgh 3
Final Dallas 10 Buffalo 4
Final SO N-Y Rangers 4 Montreal 3
Final OT Vegas 4 Tampa Bay 3
Final SO New Jersey 3 Washington 2
Final Edmonton 3 Boston 2
Final St. Louis 4 San Jose 2
Final Los Angeles 5 Colorado 2
Final Arizona 4 Nashville 1
Final Ottawa 5 Seattle 4