KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Emanuel Sharpe scored 26 points, LJ Cryer had 20 and second-ranked Houston stifled No. 17 BYU in a 74-54 victory that moved the Cougars into the Big 12 Tournament championship game for the second consecutive season. Milos Uzan added 14 points and Mylik Wilson pulled down 13 rebounds, helping the tournament’s top seed jump to a big early lead and roll into Saturday night’s matchup with Arizona on a 12-game win streak. Keba Keita had 14 points and 12 rebounds for BYU.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Caleb Love scored 27 points and Arizona took advantage of injuries that left Texas Tech short-handed for an 86-80 victory over the No. 9 Red Raiders in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals Friday night. KJ Lewis added 15 points and Henri Veesaar scored eight of his 10 in the closing minutes for the Wildcats, who will play No. 2 Houston for the title on Saturday night. Kevin Overton had 20 points and Christian Anderson scored 19 for the Red Raiders, who played without Chance McMillian and Darrion Williams because of injuries, and then watched star forward JT Toppin throw up in the arena tunnel. Toppin finished with 11 points in 25 minutes.
Up next Arizona will play Houston for the Big 12 Tournament title Saturday at 5PM.