UNDATED (AP) — Third-ranked Baylor clinched its first Big 12 regular-season title, but No. 2 Michigan was unable to wrap up the Big Ten crown.
Jared Butler scored 25 points and the Bears bounced back from their only loss of the season by outlasting No. 6 West Virginia, 94-89 in overtime.
Davion Mitchell furnished four of his 20 points in OT, including the go-ahead basket. Matthew Mayer had a season-high 18 points as Baylor rebounded following Saturday’s 71-58 loss at Kansas.
Taz Sherman came off the bench to score a career-high 26 points for the Mountaineers.
Meanwhile, fourth-ranked Illinois made its case for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament by crushing the Wolverines, 76-53. Andre Curbelo provided 11 of his 17 points in the first half to help the Illini build a 33-22 halftime lead.
Illinois outscored Michigan 22-5 in second-chance points and held the Wolverines to 35% shooting from the field.
Trent Frazier led Illinois with 22 points, and Kofi Cockburn added 12.
Eli Brooks was the lone Michigan player to score in double figures, finishing with 11.
In other top-25 men’s basketball finals:
— Jaden Shackelford scored 23 points, made five 3-pointers and helped No. 5 Alabama quash a second-half threat in a 70-58 victory over rival Auburn. The Crimson Tide went on a 10-0 run after the Tigers pulled within five late.
— Moses Moody nailed four 3-pointers and tied his career high with 28 points in 12th-ranked Arkansas’ 10th straight SEC win, 101-73 over South Carolina. The Razorbacks hit 15 3-pointers to continue their longest league win streak since the 1994 national champions won their last 10 SEC regular-season games.
— Kai Jones came off the bench to score a season-high 17 points and 15th-ranked Texas pulled away from Iowa State early in an 81-67 win. Courtney Ramey added 14 points for the Longhorns, who scored the first eight points and broke things open with a 17-0 run that put them up 28-13.
— No. 18 Texas Tech rolled to a 68-49 win against TCU as Kyler Edwards contributed 17 of his 20 points by halftime. Edwards started a 7-0 finishing run in the first half with a layup and capped it with a 3-pointer for a 36-22 lead.
— Freshman Zach Edey scored a career-high 21 points and Jaden Ivey added 18 as 23rd-rated Purdue earned a 73-69 victory over No. 25 Wisconsin. The Boilermakers have won four straight and five of their last six.
