Nate Ament scored 18 points, and Tennessee beat Iowa State 76-62 on Friday night at the United Center to advance to the Elite Eight for the third straight year.
James Harden scored 36, Evan Mobley added 26 points and 14 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers hung on to beat the Chicago Bulls 115-110 on Thursday night.
John Blackwell scored a career-high 34 points, and No. 23 Wisconsin hung on to beat Washington 85-82 in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday.
Kevin Huerter made a 3-pointer just before the buzzer, lifting the Chicago Bulls past the Boston Celtics 114-111 before retiring Derrick Rose’s jersey number on Saturday night.
Jalen Smith sparked a game-ending run with a thunderous dunk on Joel Embiid, and the Chicago Bulls won their fifth straight, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 109-102 on Friday night.
No. 4 Oregon (2-0) will try to build on a dominant start when it visits Northwestern (1-1) in a nationally televised conference opener for both teams on Saturday.
Illinois has locked in its football and men’s basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood.