Iowa fired coach Fran McCaffery on Friday after the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-season finish in seven years.

The 65-year-old McCaffery, who was under contract through 2028, had said last week that he intended to return for a 16th season rather than retire.

Athletic director Beth Goetz will sign off on McCaffery’s $4.2 million buyout.

McCaffery was 297-207 with the Hawkeyes after Thursday night’s 106-94 loss to Illinois in the conference tournament.

McCaffery is Iowa’s all-time wins leader and longest-tenured coach in program history.

Auburn 62, mississippi 57 >> Johni Broome scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as regular-season champion Auburn opened its bid to repeat at the SEC Tournament by holding off eighth-seeded Mississippi.

The third-ranked Tigers (28-4) will play No. 8 Tennessee in the semifinals Saturday.

Denver Jones also had 13 points as Auburn snapped a two-game skid.

Ole Miss (21-11) has lost two of its last three to top-five teams. Dre Davis and Sean Pedulla each had 12 points.

michigan state 74, Oregon 64 >> Jase Richardson scored 17 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 11 points and five assists to lead No. 7 Michigan State past No. 23 Oregon in a Big Ten quarterfinal.

The Spartans (27-5) have now won eight straight, matching a season best. The league’s regular-season champion will face No. 18 Wisconsin in Saturday’s first semifinal game.

Nate Bittle finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Ducks (24-9).

tennessee 83, texas 72 >> Chaz Lanier scored 17 of No. 8 Tennessee’s first 21 points, and the Volunteers never trailed beating Texas in the SEC quarterfinals. Lanier finished with 23 points.

The fourth-seeded Volunteers (26-6) also gave coach Rick Barnes the 832nd victory of his career, moving him into sole possession of 10th all-time after being tied with Cliff Ellis.

Texas (19-15) was led by Kadin Shedrick and Jordan Pope, with each scoring 14 points.

michigan 86, Purdue 68 >> Danny Wolf had 18 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and No. 22 Michigan cruised past No. 20 Purdue in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal.

The second-seeded Wolverines (23-9) allowed the game’s initial six points, then led for the final 37 minutes in an impressive bounce-back win to advance to a semifinal against No. 11 Maryland (25-7) on Saturday.

Eight Michigan players scored at least six points.

Trey Kaufman-Renn led sixth-seeded Purdue (22-11) with 24 points and nine rebounds.

wisconsin 86, UCLA 70 >> John Tonje matched his career high with six 3-pointers on his way to 26 points, and No. 18 Wisconsin tied the Big Ten Tournament single-game record by making 19 3s in a victory over fourth-seeded UCLA.

Sebastian Mack scored 18 points for the Bruins (22-10), who head into the NCAA Tournament with a 4-4 mark in their last eight games.

Maryland 88, Illinois 65 >> Rodney Rice scored 26 points, Derik Queen had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 11 Maryland routed No. 24 Illinois in the Big Ten quarterfinals.

The Terrapins (25-7) will face Michigan in the semifinals.

Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley each had 15 points for the Illini (21-12).

houston 74, Brigham young 54 >> Emanuel Sharpe scored 26 points and second-ranked Houston stifled No. 17 BYU in the Big 12 semifinals.

The tournament’s top seed jump to a big early lead to roll into Saturday night’s championship matchup with ninth-ranked Texas Tech or Arizona on a 12-game win streak.

Houston (29-4) played without J’Wan Roberts, its leading rebounder, after he sprained his ankle early in the second half of the Cougars’ quarterfinal win over Colorado.

Keba Keita had 14 points and 12 rebounds for BYU (24-9).

ST. John’s 79, Marquette 63 >> Zuby Ejiofor scored a career-high 33 points, a St. John’s record in the Big East Tournament, and the sixth-ranked Red Storm pulled away from No. 25 Marquette to reach the conference championship game for the first time in 25 years.

Duke 74, North carolina 71 >> Kon Knueppel scored 17 points and No. 1 Duke held off a furious second half rally by rival North Carolina to beat its rival for the third time this season in the ACC semifinals.

florida 95, Missouri 81 >> Walter Clayton Jr scored 18 points and the No. 4 Florida Gators defeated the No. 21 Missouri Tigers in the SEC quarterfinals.

The second-seeded Gators (28-4) never trailed and advance to the semifinals on Saturday against either Alabama or Kentucky.