KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Marcus Morris had 18 points, Tyrel Reed added 15 and No. 1 Kansas held off No. 9 Kansas State down the stretch for a 72-64 victory and its seventh Big 12 tournament title Saturday night.

Kansas (32-2) labored through a physical, defense-dominated first half and used a small spurt midway through the second to beat its in-state rivals for the third time this season. Coming off a sixth straight regular-season title, the Jayhawks will likely be the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament when the brackets are announced today.

Kansas State heads into Selection Sunday still hoping for a high seed after setting a record for wins this season.

Also on Saturday:

No. 2 Kentucky 74

No. 15 Tennessee 45

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and the Wildcats (31-2) returned to their accustomed spot in the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game. Kentucky will play Mississippi State today, looking to add a 26th tournament title to the 44th regular season championship the Wildcats won in coach John Calipari’s first season.

No. 4 Duke 77

Miami 74

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Kyle Singler scored 27 points to help Duke push ahead in the second half of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals. The top-seeded Blue Devils (28-5) trailed by three at halftime against the league’s last-place team before rallying to reach the championship game, where they will defend their title against Georgia Tech.

No. 5 Ohio State 88

Illinois 81

INDIANAPOLIS — Evan Turner scored 12 of his 31 points after regulation. The Big Ten player of the year finished with a triple double — 31 points, 10 rebounds, 10 turnovers. The Buckeyes (26-7) won their sixth straight and will play for the conference title Sunday against sixth-seeded Minnesota.

Minnesota 69

No. 6 Purdue 42

INDIANAPOLIS — Minnesota held No. 6 Purdue to the worst first half in the Boilermakers’ record books and rolled to victory in the Big Ten tournament semifinals. Ralph Sampson III scored 13 points for the sixth-seeded Golden Gophers (21-12), who reached the final for the first time. Minnesota led 37-11 at halftime.

No. 7 West Virginia 60

No. 22 Georgetown 58

NEW YORK — Da’Sean Butler’s second game-winner in three days gave West Virginia its first Big East championship. The senior guard scored in the lane with 4.2 seconds to lift the Mountaineers (27-6), two of his 20 points in the game.

No. 17 Temple 57

Rhode Island 44

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Ryan Brooks scored 16 points and Temple held Rhode Island to its lowest point total in five years in an Atlantic 10 Conference tournament semifinal. The Owls (28-5) will face Richmond in the final.

Mississippi State 62

No. 20 Vanderbilt 52

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Barry Stewart scored 14 points and Mississippi State advanced to its second consecutive Southeastern Conference tournament championship game.

Richmond 89

No. 24 Xavier 85

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Kevin Anderson scored 27 points and David Gonzalvez added 26 for Richmond (26-7) in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.

Houston 81

No. 25 UTEP 73

TULSA, Okla. — Kelvin Lewis scored 28 points and Houston (19-15) surged past UTEP down the stretch to claim its first NCAA tournament berth in 18 years with a victory in the Conference USA tournament title game that snapped the Miners’ 16-game winning streak.

New Mexico St. 69

Utah St. 63

RENO, Nev. — Jahmar Young scored 19 points to help New Mexico State (22-11) snap top-seeded Utah State’s 17-game winning streak with a win in the Western Athletic Conference tournament title game.

UC Santa Barbara 69

Long Beach State 64

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Orlando Johnson had 20 points, five rebounds and four assists to lead UC Santa Barbara (20-9) to the championship of the Big West Conference tournament.

Ohio 81

Akron 75

CLEVELAND — Freshman D.J. Cooper scored 23 points and made three big plays in overtime as Ohio (21-14) capped a stunning run through the Mid-American Conference tournament by beating defending champion Akron.

Morgan State 68

South Carolina State 61

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Kevin Thompson had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Morgan State (27-9) claimed its second consecutive NCAA tournament berth by beating South Carolina State in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title game.

Vermont 83

Boston 70

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Marqus Blakely scored 24 points to lead Vermont (25-9) past Boston University for the America East championship.

San Diego State 55

UNLV 45

LAS VEGAS — Kawhi Leonard scored 16 points, grabbed a career-best 21 rebounds and sank all eight of his free throws in the final two minutes as San Diego State (25-8) fended off UNLV to win the Mountain West Conference title.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 50

Texas Southern 38

BOSSIER CITY, La. — Arkansas-Pine Bluff (17-15) earned its first NCAA tournament berth by beating Texas Southern in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game.

Sam Houston State 64

Stephen F. Austin 48

KATY, Texas — Gilberto Clavell scored 21 points to lead Sam Houston State past Stephen F. Austin (25-7) for the Southland Conference tournament championship.