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The Knights will play Cincinnati in the quarterfinals on Thursday (6:30 p.m., FS1). It would be the second time these teams have faced off this season, with UCF losing 93-83 to the Bearcats at Addition Financial Arena on Feb. 5.

The College Basketball Crown, a new tournament with a $500,000 pool for name, image and likeness payments, begins in Las Vegas this week.

Utah’s 2024-25 campaign ended in Las Vegas on Monday, and with an 86-84 loss to Butler in the first round of the College Basketball Crown, the Alex Jensen era has officially begun. The focus moving forward will be on whether Jensen, the Runnin’ Utes legend, can get Utah back to the NCAA Tournament and reliving some of the program’s former glory.

A basket with 5 seconds left that could’ve given the Beavers the win was waved off because their coach had called a timeout first.

The Boise State men’s basketball team will open the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament against George Washington.  Tipoff between the Broncos (24-10)

FOX Sports' LaPhonso Ellis, Kevin Kugler, Nick Bahe and John Fanta pick their brackets for the College Basketball Crown.