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No. 6 Marquette holds off No. 11 UConn to advance to Big East title game

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Marquette's Tyler Kolek drives past Connecticut's Joey Calcaterra in the first half of Friday's Big East semifinal game in New York.

NEW YORK � Tyler Kolek and David Joplin each scored 17 points, and No. 6 Marquette moved into the Big East championship game for the first time by holding off No. 11 UConn 70-68 on Friday night.

Playing with three key players on the bench in foul trouble for a large chunk of time down the stretch, the top-seeded Golden Eagles (27-6) opened a four-point lead on a 3-pointer by Olivier-Maxence Prosper with 3:39 left and then held on at raucous Madison Square Garden.

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Ohio State's Bruce Thornton, front, and his teammates celebrate after beating Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten conference tournament on Friday in Chicago.

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Alabama forward Brandon Miller, right, moves around Mississippi State forward DJ Jeffries during the first half of Friday's SEC third round game in Nashville, Tenn.

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Houston guard Marcus Sasser reacts after scoring a three point basket against East Carolina during the second half of Friday's AAC quarterfinal game in Fort Worth, Texas.





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