9 Kentucky overcame an early 15-point deficit to defeat Texas A&M, 71-63, on Saturday and claim the Southeastern Conference regular-season title outright. Kentucky won its fifth regular-season SEC championship in eight seasons under coach John Calipari. A&M's big lead early only seemed to ignite the Wildcats, and Kentucky closed the first half with a 28-9 run. With the win, Vanderbilt (17-14, 10-8 Southeastern Conference) has won five of six overall and polished up its resume for the NCAA tournament. 23 Virginia 67, Pittsburgh 42: London Perrantes scored 22 points in his final home game for the winning Cavaliers.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 04, 2017 19:48 UTC