Creighton routs No. 11 Providence to reach Big East final

NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Kaluma scored 17 points and keyed an overwhelming blitz that sent Creighton into the Big East championship game with a stunning 85-58 blowout of No. 11 Providence in the semifinals.

Alex O’Connell had 18 points and Ryan Kalkbrenner added 15 points and nine rebounds as the fourth-seeded Bluejays reached their fourth conference final since joining the league before the 2013-14 season. They're still looking for their first Big East Tournament title.

The surprising Bluejays will play eighth-ranked and second-seeded Villanova for the championship Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

Al Durham had 21 points on a rare miserable night this season for the top-seeded Friars.

San Diego St. stuns No. 23 Colorado St. 63-58 in MWC semi

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trey Pulliam scored 11 points and had six assists to lead San Diego State to a 63-58 victory over No. 23 Colorado State in a Mountain West Conference semifinal.

The third-seeded Aztecs will face top-seeded Boise State in Saturday’s conference championship.

San Diego State held off a late rally by the Rams who erased a seven-point deficit with 1:23 left in the game to pull within two points twice. Adam Seiko drained two free throws with 9.8 seconds for the Aztecs to make it a two-possession game and force the Rams to attempt an errant 3-pointer with time draining.

David Roddy scored 22 points to lead Colorado State.

N. Colorado beats Portland St. 86-79 in Big Sky tourney

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Daylen Kountz had a career-high 36 points as Northern Colorado beat Portland State 86-79 in the Big Sky Conference tournament's semifinals.

Michael Carter III led the Vikings with a season-high 22 points.