Taking advantage of its superior size, San Antonio cruises to a 10-point lead and maintains it for most of the half.
His 19-point burst, over a span of six and a half minutes, took the Knicks from a 5-point deficit to a 49-42 lead.
Guidry had taken them to a 4-1 lead by the time he wilted.
Strett's conversion took Orrell to a 9-0 lead by half-time and the title was beckoning.
Crook scored 6 of his 12 points as the defending national champions overcame a 46-40 deficit and took to a 55-48 lead.
Graham, who was largely underestimated by Duffie, took to a convincing lead in delegate selection meetings.
Marshall sparked a spurt by the Huskies that took them to a 13-point lead after they were trailing at halftime, 32-30.
It took the Blue Devils less than four minutes to spurt to a 16-1 lead.
With just over four minutes left, the Orangemen (14-5) went on a 6-point run that took them from 3 points down to a 64-63 lead.
It was an 11-point run midway through the second half that took Miami from a 5-point deficit to a 53-48 lead.