Oscar Tshiebwe, Jabari Smith headline Saturday standouts

 

The first men's college basketball Saturday of March featured a loaded slate of entertaining conference clashes.

A total of 105 Division I games were played on Saturday, making it one of the busiest — and most entertaining — days on the college hoops calendar.

No. 7 Kentucky kicked off the day with an impressive 71-63 victory over Florida behind 27 points and 15 rebounds from Oscar Tshiebwe, while freshman sensation Jabari Smith put on a show of his own in No. 5 Auburn's 82-71 win over South Carolina. North Carolina followed that with a stunning 94-81 win over No. 4 Duke in Mike Krzyzewski's final home game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

No. 17 UCLA closed out the evening with a 75-68 win over No. 16 USC in a much-anticipated Pac-12 showdown.

These are the impressive performances that stood out from the Saturday's games.

Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky

The West Virginia transfer is one of the leaders for National Player of the Year honors this season. He delivered with another dominant performance on Saturday, putting up a game-high 27 points and 15 rebounds in Kentucky's victory over Florida. 

It was Tshiebwe's 25th double-double of the season, which ranks second in the nation.