Gonzaga slips past Oklahoma State in West Regional

Marcus Smart wasn't quite ready to state the obvious, that he had played his final game for Oklahoma State and will declare early for the NBA draft.

Markel Brown fought back tears while talking about his four years with the Cowboys.

The season came to a tough end for Smart and the ninth-seeded Cowboys, who lost 85-77 to eighth-seeded Gonzaga in a West Regional game in the NCAA Tournament in which 61 fouls were called and five players fouled out in San Diego.

Smart passed on the NBA draft last year, wanting to return to Oklahoma State after the Cowboys' season ended with a disappointing loss to Oregon in their NCAA opener.

He said the loss to Gonzaga doesn't really change his mind about declaring for this year's draft, "but that's not my focus right now. This team is my focus. I'm still a part of this team right now." Smart went out with a big effort -- 23 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and six steals for Oklahoma State (21-13). He was 12 of 19 from the line.

"This loss is painful for us, so that's the least of my worries right now," said Smart, who is projected to be a high NBA draft pick. "I'm worried about this team and my teammates and this great group of guys." The Cowboys won five of seven games coming in, a run that coincided with Smart's returning from a three-game suspension for shoving a Texas Tech fan. Brown, who scored 20 points, grew emotional talking about his time with the Cowboys.

Arizona 69, Weber State 59: Weber State jumped on Arizona early and fought back when the top seed in the West Regional tried to run away. The Wildcats couldn't finish it off, but it should serve as a nice foundation for the future.

Weber State held Arizona without a field goal for the opening 5 minutes and rallied most of the way back from a 21-point deficit before falling in San Diego.

Arizona (31-4) appeared to be next in line, falling into an 8-point deficit in the opening 6 minutes. Arizona closed in around Weber State (19-12), shutting down the Wildcats during two big first-half runs, seemingly putting the fairy tale to bed.

Baylor 74, Nebraska 60: In San Antonio, Cory Jefferson scored 16 points and sixth-seeded Baylor kept 11th-seeded Nebraska winless in its NCAA Tournament history.

The Bears (25-11) have won 11 of 13 after a dismal start in the Big 12, recapturing the kind of momentum that vaulted the Bears to the Elite Eight in 2010 and 2012. Terran Petteway scored 18 points for Nebraska (19-13), which fell to 0-7 in tournament history.

The Cornhuskers hadn't played on this stage since 1998 and often looked like it. Frustration boiled over for Big Ten coach of the year Tim Miles, who was ejected with 11 minutes left.

Creighton 76, Louisiana-Lafayette 66: Doug McDermott scored 30 points and third-seeded Creighton (27-7) got three huge 3-pointers in the second half from Ethan Wragge to beat Louisiana-Lafayette in San Antonio. -- AP