About Mizzou • The Tigers beat Oregon State 69-63 in Sunday’s semifinal and led for more than 35 minutes. Jordan Geist paced MU with 21 points and shot 12 of 15 from the free throw line. Kevin Puryear added 17 points and eight rebounds. … Mark Smith continues to lead the Tigers in scoring at 11.8 points per game, even though he scored only six in Sunday’s game. … MU is shooting just 29.1 percent from 3-point range.
About Kansas State • The Wildcats advanced to the championship game with a 64-48 win over Penn.