CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Freshman Coby White scored 21 points and third-ranked North Carolina hung on late to beat fourth-ranked Duke, 79-70, on Saturday to clinch a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship.
Senior Kenny Williams scored a season-high 18 points for the Tar Heels (26-5, 16-2), who led by 15 with about 6½ minutes left but had to hold off a rally from their fiercest rival — who played yet again without injured freshman star Zion Williamson. Duke lost starting big man Marques Bolden early in this one, too.
The Tar Heels bumbled their way to the finish after building their big lead, letting the Blue Devils (26-5, 14-4) get as close as 75-70 on RJ Barrett’s 3-pointer with 2:19 left.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Ty Jerome scored 24 points, including the go-ahead free throw with 5:34 remaining, and No. 2 Virginia held off Louisville to wrap up the top seed in the ACC Tournament.
AUBURN, Ala. — Jared Harper made four straight free throws over the final 31 seconds to help Auburn beat Tennessee in its regular-season finale.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Tyler Herro scored 16 points and led a big second-half run that helped Kentucky overcome Florida.
The Wildcats (26-5, 15-3 SEC) went back and forth with the Gators (17-14, 9-9) early in the second half and trailed 40-39 with 13:46 remaining.
AMES, Iowa — Jarrett Culver scored a career-high 31 points, Davide Moretti added 20 and Texas Tech beat Iowa State to wrap up its first Big 12 regular-season title.
EVANSTON, Ill. — Carsen Edwards scored 21 points and Purdue clinched a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship. The Boilermakers (23-8, 16-4) secured the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament in Chicago.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Trent Forrest scored 11 points and Florida State reeled off 18 straight points in the second half. The Seminoles (25-6, 13-5 ACC) have won 12 of their last 13.
MILWAUKEE — James Akinjo scored 25 points, Mac McClung added 23 and Georgetown beat Marquette, the Golden Eagles’ fourth straight loss to close the regular season.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Nathan Hoover scored 17 points and Wofford extended its school-record winning streak to 18 games, beating VMI in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament.
NEWARK, N.J. — Myles Powell scored 20 points, Myles Cale added 19 and Seton Hall upset Villanova (22-9, 13-5), three days after knocking off No. 16 Marquette to revive its chances of getting into the NCAA Tournament.
PHILADELPHIA — Shizz Alston Jr. scored 21 points, Justyn Hamilton tied a career high with 13 and Temple beat Central Florida in Owls coach Fran Dunphy’s final home game before he steps down at the end of the season.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kalani Brown and NaLyssa Smith scored 14 points each and No. 1 Baylor (29-1) routed Texas Tech in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals for its 21st straight victory.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Napheesa Collier scored a season-high 37 points and UConn, playing with All-American Katie Lou Samuelson sidelined by a back injury, beat East Carolina in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
Crystal Dangerfield and Christyn Williams each scored 16 points for UConn (29-2).
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Asia Durr scored 22 points and Louisville beat North Carolina State to advance to the ACC Tournament championship game.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jackie Young had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Notre Dame routed Syracuse in the ACC Tournament semifinals.