Villanova 98, Creighton 78
Mikal Bridges scored 21 points, Jalen Brunson added 19 and No. 1-ranked Villanova defeated Creighton 98-78 Thursday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Temple 81, Wichita St. 79
Obi Enechionyia hit two free throws with 19 seconds left in overtime to lift Temple to an 81-79, come-from-behind, upset victory over No. 16 Wichita State on Thursday in American Athletic Conference play at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.
Northwestern 60, Wisconsin 52
Northwestern kept its tenuous NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a 60-52 Big Ten victory over Wisconsin on Thursday night at Kohl Center.
Gonzaga 69, San Diego 59
Josh Perkins' three-point play with 1:27 left Thursday night enabled No. 14 Gonzaga to hold off upset-minded San Diego and take a 69-59 West Coast Conference win at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash.
Oregon 66, California 53
Troy Brown scored 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor to lead the Oregon Ducks to a 66-53 victory over the reeling California Golden Bears on Thursday in Pacific 12 Conference play at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Cal.
St. Mary's 79, San Francisco 43
Senior center Jock Landale dominated with 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 13 Saint Mary's to an easy 79-43 victory over San Francisco on Thursday in West Coast Conference play at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, Calif.
Washington 68, Arizona State 64
Washington center Noah Dickerson bulled his way to a double-double with 21 points and 16 rebounds, and the Huskies burnished their NCAA Tournament resume with a 68-64 Pac-12 victory over No. 25 Arizona State on Thursday in Seattle.
Stanford 80, Oregon St. 71
Reid Travis had a hand in all 12 points of a game-opening run that gave Stanford a double-digit lead and allowed the Cardinal to coast to an 80-71 Pacific-12 win over Oregon State on Thursday night at Stanford, Calif.