Big 12 tournament roundup: UCF advances to face Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Keyshawn Hall scored 23 points, including 17 in the second half, as UCF defeated Utah 87-72 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament Tuesday.The Knights will face No. 6 seed Kansas in the second round Wednesday night.It was the 15th 20-point game for Hall, who led the Big 12 in scoring but was not a first-team All-Big 12 selection. He was 12 of 14 from the free-throw line.The 14th-seeded Knights (17-15) also got 20 points from Darius Johnson, 15 from Jordan Ivy-Curry and 14 points and 11 rebounds from Moustapha Thiam.No. 11 seed Utah (16-16) was led by Keanu Dawes with 21 points and 15 rebounds. The Utes also got 11 points from Lawson Lovering and 10 from Gabe Madsen.Colorado 69, TCU 67Andrej Jakimovski’s 18 points, including 16 in the second half, helped the 16th-seeded Buffaloes beat the No. 9 Horned Frogs.Julian Hammond III added 16 points for Colorado (13-19), which will face No. 8 West Virginia on Wednesday. The Buffs led by 14 in the second half before TCU chipped away, cutting the deficit to 65-63 with under a minute to go. Colorado hit free throws down the stretch to secure the upset.Noah Reynolds scored all 17 of his points in the second half for TCU (16-16), while Trazarien White supplied 13.Cincinnati 87, Oklahoma State 68Behind Dillon Mitchell’s 18 points and career-best 15 rebounds, the No. 13-seeded Bearcats advanced to the second round of the tournament with a win over the No. 12 Cowboys.

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