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Cryer scores 28, lifts No. 5 Baylor past No. 8 UCLA 80-75
LAS VEGAS — — LJ Cryer scored a career-high 28 points in a potential March preview to lead No. 5 Baylor to an 80-75 victory over eighth-ranked UCLA in Sunday’s consolation game of the Continental Tire Main Event. The Top-10 teams know what it’s like to go deep into the NCAA Tournament, with Baylor winning…
Virginia beats Illinois to claim the Continental Tire Main Event championship belt
LAS VEGAS — — Under most circumstances, Virginia would have celebrated its tournament victory Sunday and carried the good feelings back to Charlottesville. But after the No. 16 Cavaliers used a late 13-point run to defeat No. 19 Illinois 70-61 to win the Continental Tire Main Event, coach Tony Bennett knew the overnight trip back…
No. 19 Illinois rallies to beat No. 8 UCLA in opening round play
LAS VEGAS — — Terrence Shannon Jr. made 8 of 9 3-pointers and scored 29 points with 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Illinois rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat No. 8 UCLA 79-70 on Friday night. The Illini (4-0) will play No. 16 Virginia in Sunday’s championship game of the Continental Tire Main Event.…
With heavy hearts, No. 16 Virginia beats No. 5 Baylor in Main Event first round
LAS VEGAS — — Armaan Franklin scored a career-high 26 points, and No. 16 Virginia used a big second-half run to knock off No. 5 Baylor 86-79 on Friday night in the team’s first game since three Cavaliers football players were killed in a campus shooting. Virginia’s players wore sweatshirts during warmups that honored the…
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