Overview
- West Virginia beat Creighton 87-70 in the College Basketball Crown semifinal Saturday in Las Vegas to advance to the championship.
- DJ Thomas came off the bench for 20 points, with Treysen Eaglestaff adding 16 and Brenen Lorient 15 for the Mountaineers.
- Josh Dix led Creighton with 18 points, and Jasen Green posted 14 points and 12 rebounds.
- Oklahoma earned the other finals spot after an 82-69 win over Baylor, setting up Sunday's title matchup.
- The 157 combined points cleared the 134.5 total that sportsbooks set, matching SportsLine's pregame Over projection.