LEXINGTON, KY. ? Gerald Fitch made an impact in his first game back with No. 11 Kentucky.

The sophomore guard, who was held out of the last three games for disciplinary reasons, hit a 3-pointer with 33 seconds to play as the Wildcats rallied to beat No. 8 Florida 70-67 on Saturday.

The victory gave Kentucky (20-8, 10-6) a first-round bye in next week’s Southeastern Conference tournament as the Eastern Division’s No. 2 seed, while the Gators (21-7, 10-6) will have to play in Thursday’s opening round as the third seed.

Fitch also missed the Wildcats’ 64-61 victory over Tennessee on Feb. 19, after getting into a scuffle with a teammate on a team flight back from a loss at Georgia.

“Coach (Tubby) Smith and I had a father-and-son talk because he knows I don’t have a father around,” said Fitch, who finished with 10 points, four rebounds and two assists. “He is a great coach and a good father figure in my life.

“I know plenty of people question this team because so many incidents have happened and we haven’t always played like we’re capable of playing. But these incidents have pulled us together and we know we’re capable of winning the NCAA tournament.”

Tayshaun Prince led the Wildcats with 13 points in his final game at Rupp Arena, while Marquis Estill added 10 points and nine rebounds.

No. 7 Gonzaga 82, Loyola Marymount 64

San Diego  Dan Dickau overcame a slow start by making two clutch shots midway through the second half and the Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals of the West Coast Conference tournament.

Dickau finished with 17 points and Gonzaga (27-3), seeking its fourth straight conference tournament title and automatic NCAA berth, won its 12th straight game.

Greg Lakey scored 18 points for the Lions (9-20), who lost for the 15th straight time to Gonzaga.

No. 10 Pittsburgh 92, West Virginia 65

Pittsburgh  Julius Page had 23 points for the Panthers (25-4, 13-3 Big East), who closed the best regular season in school history and 51-year-old Fitzgerald Field House with their seventh straight win. Drew Schifino had 20 points for the Mountaineers (8-20, 1-15), who had the first 20-loss season in school history.

No. 13 Oregon 65,

UCLA 62

Los Angeles  Frederick Jones scored 22 points and the Ducks won the Pac-10 title outright and earned a No. 1 seeding for next week’s conference tournament. The Ducks (22-7, 14-4) won at Pauley Pavilion for the first time since 1984, also the last time they swept the Bruins.

No. 14 Arizona 99,

No. 21 California 53

Tucson, Ariz. Â Rick Anderson had 17 points to lead six Arizona scorers in double figures as the Wildcats handed California its second-worst loss in school history. Brian Wethers had 18 points for the Bears (21-7, 12-6), who trailed by 19 points at halftime, then saw the Wildcats open the second half with a 30-4 run.

Tennessee 71,

No. 16 Georgia 63, OT

Knoxville, Tenn. Â Marcus Haislip scored six of his 18 points in overtime for the Volunteers (14-15, 7-9 Southeastern Conference), who finished the regular season with a losing record for the first time since 1996-97. Jarvis Hayes had 28 points for the Bulldogs (21-8, 10-6).

No. 17 Stanford 81, Arizona State 76

Tempe, Ariz. Â Casey Jacobsen had 29 points and Curtis Borchardt had 19 points and 17 rebounds for the Cardinal (19-8, 12-6 Pac-10). Chad Prewitt had 18 points for the Sun Devils (14-13, 7-11), who lost their ninth straight to Stanford.

No. 18 Ohio State 84, Michigan 75

Ann Arbor, Mich.  Boban Savovic and Brian Brown each scored 19 points as Ohio State beat Michigan, becoming the third team  and possibly not the last  to clinch a share of the Big Ten title. The 18th-ranked Buckeyes (20-7, 11-5) joined Wisconsin and Indiana as conference champions. The Wolverines (10-17, 5-11 Big Ten), who have lost six in a row and seven of eight, were led by Dommanic Ingerson with 21 points.

No. 19 Southern Cal 79,

Oregon St. 45

Los Angeles  Sam Clancy scored 20 points for Southern California. The Trojans (20-8) finished in a four-way tie for second with California, Stanford and Arizona, all of whom finished 12-6. USC completed its first consecutive 20-win seasons since the 1939 and 1940 teams did so.

No. 20 W. Kentucky 82, North Texas 68

New Orleans  Chris Marcus scored 14 points to lead Western Kentucky in the Sun Belt Conference tournament quarterfinals. David Boyden and Mike Wells scored 11 points each as Western Kentucky (26-3) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 16 games.

No. 22 Miami 83, Virginia Tech 77

Miami  Elton Tyler scored a season-high 24 points and the Hurricanes (23-6, 10-6 Big East) tied the school record for most victories in a season by getting their 23rd for the third time in four years. Bryant Matthews had 15 points for Virginia Tech (10-18, 4-12), who were 11-for-23 from 3-point range.

No. 23 Connecticut 90, Seton Hall 78

Storrs, Conn. Â Johnnie Selvie had 21 points for the Huskies (21-6, 13-3 Big East). Andre Barrett had 23 points for Seton Hall (12-17, 5-11).

No. 24 Wake Forest 83, N.C. State 71

Winston-Salem, N.C. Â Darius Songaila scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds for the Demon Deacons (19-11, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) who had lost three in a row and five of six.

No. 25 Indiana 79, Northwestern 67

Bloomington, Ind. Â Tom Coverdale scored 20 points and Jarrad Odle added 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Hoosiers (19-10, 11-5) snapped a two-game losing streak and earned a share of its first Big Ten title since 1993.