MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — David N’Guessan had 21 points and eight rebounds and Kansas State defeated Colorado 65-56 to snap a four-game losing streak. Kansas State led by 11 points at halftime, then N’Guessan had five points in a 7-0 run that gave the Wildcats a 46-29 lead with 14 minutes remaining in the game. The Wildcats led by double digits for most of the remainder. Colorado got within eight points once and later the score was 63-54 after Sebastian Rancik hit two free throws for the Buffaloes with a minute to go. Macaleab Rich made two free throws for K-State with 48 seconds left and Rancik’s dunk with six seconds remaining finished off the scoring. There was one tie, no lead changes, and Kansas State led for 38 1/2 minutes.
DETROIT (AP) — Tre White had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Illinois to a 93-73 rout of No. 15 Michigan 93-73. Kylan Boswell and Kasparas Jakucionis each scored 17 points for the Illini who have beaten Michigan nine straight times. The Illini struggled to make shots throughout, but 19 offensive rebounds led to 30 second-chance points. Vladislav Golden had 22 points on 11-of-15 shooting for the Wolverines, who lost for the second time in four games. Michigan’s other four starters scored 28 points on 11-of-29 shooting.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas guard Zeke Mayo has shared screenshots of racist, hateful messages he received following his performance in a loss to No. 10 Texas Tech. Mayo shared the screenshots Saturday. His account on X appeared to be deactivated Sunday morning. He took credit for the loss in his post that shared the hateful messages, apologized and said he “can't be perfect all the time.” Coach Bill Self and athletic director Travis Goff condemned the posts and wrote their own messages in support of Mayo.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Tenin Magassa matched her career high with 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, Micah Gray hit some clutch 3-pointers and scored 17 and No. 21 Oklahoma State held off Kansas 57-51 in a Big 12 Conference regular-season finale. Magassa also blocked six shots for the Cowgirls (24-5, 14-4), who set a school record for conference victories in upping their win streak to four. Oklahoma State finishes third and won’t play in the Big 12 Tournament until the quarterfinals as a top-4 team. The Cowgirls’s 24 victories are their most since winning 25 times in the 2013-14 season. S'Mya Nichols scored 16 to lead the Jayhawks (16-13, 6-12), who placed 11th. All 16 teams will play for the Big 12 title. Placers five through eight receive a first-round bye.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Those “Underfrogs” from TCU are now outright women's Big 12 champions. The team that won only one conference game two seasons ago and last year needed open tryouts to fill roster spots after a series of injuries clinched the title Sunday night. The 10th-ranked Horned Frogs won 51-48 at 13-time champion and No. 17 Baylor. The 28-3 Frogs are in their 13th Big 12 season and won a regular-season title for the first time since the Mountain West in 2010. Second-year coach Mark Campbell says it's surreal taking a Big 12 trophy home to TCU.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Sedona Prince had 16 points and 19 rebounds as 10th-ranked TCU won its first Big 12 regular-season title. The Horned Frogs held on to beat No. 17 Baylor 51-48 on Sunday in the conference’s first winner-take-all on the final day in its 29-season history. Hailey Van Lith added 14 points as the 28-3 Frogs wrapped up their best regular season ever. Aaronette Vonleh had 17 points and 10 rebounds for 25-6 Baylor, the 13-time Big 12 champion that had its nine-game winning streak snapped with its lowest-scoring game this season. Yaya Fielder also had 17 points, but missed a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christopher Bell passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go, then held off Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win NASCAR’s first road course race of the season at the Circuit of the Americas. Bell raced to his second consecutive victory after an overtime win in Atlanta a week ago. Once Bell cleared Busch, the Oklahoma driver had to make a desperate bid stay in front of hard-charging Byron and 2023 race winner Tyler Reddick of 23X1 Racing’s Toyota. Busch led 43 of 95 laps but faded to fifth to stretch his winless streak to 60 races.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Joe Highsmith had to make a nervy par putt just to make the cut in the Cognizant Classic. Two days later the lefty from Washington state had the lowest weekend score at PGA National and is headed to the Masters. Highsmith shot 64-64 on the weekend and rallied from a four-shot deficit for a two-shot victory. It's the second week in a row for a first-time winner on the PGA Tour. Jake Knapp was trying to become the first wire-to-wire winner in tournament history. That ended when it took two tries to blast out of the water, leading to triple bogey.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid is done for the season, at last shut down following the lingering effects of knee surgery. But plenty of hard questions remain in Philadelphia. There are no easy answers for team president Daryl Morey heading into the offseason and Embiid’s uncertain future only complicates any potential long-term success for the Sixers. This setback was the latest in a steady string of them with Embiid since the 76ers made him the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 draft.
SUNDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Boston 6 N.Y. Mets 4
Final Atlanta 11 N.Y. Yankees 1
Final Philadelphia 5 Baltimore 4
Final Detroit 10 Pittsburgh 4
Final Toronto 5 Philadelphia 4
Final Washington 4 Houston 3
Final L.A. Dodgers 8 Athletics 4
Final Texas 6 Arizona 3
Final Kansas City 10 San Diego 4
Final Colorado 6 Seattle 1
Final San Francisco 9 L.A. Angels 5
Final L.A. Dodgers 6 Chicago White Sox 3
Final Milwaukee 12 Cleveland 12
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Tampa Bay 5 Minnesota 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Miami 5 St. Louis 3
Final Cincinnati 7 Chicago Cubs 3
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (8)Michigan St. 71 (11)Wisconsin 62
Final Illinois 93 (15)Michigan 73
Final (18)Memphis 88 UAB 81
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Boston 110 Denver 103
Final OT Cleveland 133 Portland 129
Final Indiana 127 Chicago 112
Final OT New York 116 Miami 112
Final Toronto 104 Orlando 102
Final Oklahoma City 146 San Antonio 132
Final New Orleans 128 Utah 121
Final L.A. Lakers 108 L.A. Clippers 102
Final Minnesota 116 Phoenix 98
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final OT Toronto 6 Pittsburgh 5
Final Minnesota 1 Boston 0
Final OT Carolina 2 Calgary 1
Final Dallas 6 St. Louis 3
Final N-Y Rangers 4 Nashville 0