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Paris leads Oklahoma to Big 12 title

Associated Press The Spokesman-Review

Freshman standout Courtney Paris had 24 points and 26 rebounds and No. 8 Oklahoma (29-4) completed its undefeated run through the Big 12 with a 72-61 win over No. 10 Baylor (25-5) in Dallas for the conference tournament championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.

Sophia Young had 15 points and nine rebounds for defending NCAA champion Baylor.

Other automatic bids

Florida Atlantic 74, Gardner-Webb 63: Shontavia Williams scored 26 points to lead the Owls (20-10) to a win over the Bulldogs (14-16) in the Atlantic Sun Conference title game in Dothan, Ala.

Liberty 53, High Point 50: Allyson Fasnacht hit a 10-foot jumper with 16 seconds left and the Flames (25-5) held on for a win over the Panthers (20-10) in Lynchburg, Va., for their 10th straight Big South Conference tourney title.

UC Riverside 59, UC Santa Barbara 58: Amber Cox made a 3-pointer with 1:10 to play to lead the Highlanders (16-14) to an upset of the top-seeded Gauchos (16-13) in the Big West Conference final in Anaheim, Calif.

Old Dominion 58, James Madison 54: T.J. Jordan scored 13 points to lead the Lady Monarchs (22-8) to their 15th Colonial Athletic Association title in a row with a win over the Dukes (24-6) in Fairfax, Va.

(24) Bowling Green 64, Kent St. 39: Carin Horne scored 16 points and the Falcons (28-2) throttled the Golden Flashes (21-9) in Cleveland for the Mid-American Conference title.

Coppin St. 46, Delaware St. 36: Rashida Suber scored 14 to lead the Eagles (22-8) past the top-seeded Hornets (21-9) in Raleigh, N.C., for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title.

(19) Utah 84, (20) Brigham Young 60: Shona Thorburn had the first triple-double in Mountain West Conference history, and the Utes (24-6) topped the Cougars (25-5) in Denver for the tourney title.

Sacred Heart 69, Quinnipiac 65: Amanda Pape had 25 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Pioneers (26-4) past the Bobcats (22-8) in Fairfield, Conn., for their first Northeast Conference title.

Stephen F. Austin 56, Texas-San Antonio 48: Britany Vinson scored 17 to lead the Ladyjacks (23-7) over the Roadrunners (18-12) in Nacogdoches, Texas, for the Southland Conference title.

Southern 61, Alabama St. 58: Rolanda Monroe scored 17 to lead the Jaguars (19-10) past the Hornets (17-13) in Birmingham, Ala., for the Southwestern Athletic Conference title.

(17) Louisiana Tech 63, New Mexico St. 39: Tasha Williams scored 19 to lead the Lady Techsters (26-4) over the Aggies (10-20) in Reno, Nev., for the Western Athletic Conference title.