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JAKE FENNER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: There was no doubt about who was the most dominant team in the league going into this afternoon: it was UConn, but it wasn't close. The 18 wins by the Huskies on their way to an outright regular season conference championship, their first since 1999. However, the team hadn't won the tournament crown since 2011. Connecticut's quest for the next one started right. Granted, it took longer than normal, but the Huskies regained their focus and defeated Xavier 87-60 in their quarterfinal matchup.

Tyrese Hunter had 19 points, Marcus Carr and Christian Bishop 18 apiece, and Texas humbered Texas to an 83-71 victory over No. 84. For the first time in 15 years, the three seed Xavier emerged on Friday night to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 15 years. The Longhorns are the best seed left after No. 3's ailing star Dylan Disu. 1st Alabama and Houston lost earlier in the night; by halftime, the two teams had a 42-25 advantage. They pushed it past 20 before cruising the remainder of the way into a match against fifth-seeded Miami on Sunday night for a spot in the Final Four in Houston.

In the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Jack Nunge led six Xavier players in double figures with 18 points as the third-seeded Musketeers soared past 11th-seeded Pitt 84-73 for the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon. "It's a team of guys who have tried to scale the mountain for the past few years but fell short, and it's just so exciting to see our team and them finally make it to the top,' Xavier coach Sean Miller said on the TV broadcast after the game.'

JAKE FENNER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: This was Marquette's first Big East Championship game in school history. They had won only one Big East Regular Season title before this, and they were stunned by Notre Dame in the first round of the conference tournament. So if there was any time to win the opportunity to play on Saturday, now was the time. Up to this point, these two schools had never met in the Big East Tournament before. However, UConn had a slim 8-7 lead in their all-time series, though the Huskies had won five of their last six against the Golden Eagles. Marquette defeated 82-76 at home, followed by a 87-72 scoreline at home. Both teams knew they'd be looking forward to a big game going into the game: The Golden Eagles and Rhode Island junior Tyler Kolek would be the subject of a big game, while the Huskies anticipated big things from Maryland sophomore Jordan Hawkins.

According to a separate study by the Independent Accountability Resolution Process, the now-Xavier coach is not guilty of violating NCAA recruiting rules, but two of his assistant coaches were banned. After Emanuel Richardson solicited and paid $20,000 in cash bribes and earned $40,000 for a fraudulent academic transcript, he was fined a two-year show cause, but Mark Phelps was given a two-year show cause after he commanded the student-athlete to conceal the misconduct.'