Ohio State Big-10 champs
Ohio State won the Big Ten tournament. Now the No. 1 Buckeyes can focus on the big prize.
Mike Conley scored 18 points, Ron Lewis added 17, and the Buckeyes beat No. 3 Wisconsin 66-49 Sunday at Chicago to win their second men’s tournament title.
The Buckeyes (30-3) then learned they have the top seed in the South regional and will face Central Connecticut State on Thursday. The Badgers (29-5) got the second seed in the Midwest and a matchup with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday.
Greg Oden finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks after playing just 6 minutes in the first half.
Big 12
(2) Kansas 88, (15) Texas 84 (OT): At Oklahoma City, Sherron Collins scored 20 points and the Jayhawks (30-4) rallied after trailing by 22 in the first half to beat the Longhorns (24-9) in overtime and claim their second straight conference title.
Southeastern
(6) Florida 77, Arkansas 56: At Atlanta, the Gators (29-5) finished off three routs in three days by beating the Razorbacks (21-13) to claim their third straight tournament championship and a No. 1 seed in the Midwest regional.
Atlantic Coast
(8) North Carolina 89, North Carolina State 80: At Tampa, Fla., North Carolina used its depth to end eight years of frustration in the conference tournament, beating the Wolf Pack (18-15) for its first league title since 1998.
Brandan Wright and Wayne Ellington scored 16 apiece for the Tar Heels (28-6).
Southland
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 85, Northwestern State 68: At Houston, Chris Daniels scored 19 points and the Islanders (26-6) held off the Demons (17-15) for the conference championship and their first berth in the NCAA tournament.
Women
America East
UMBC 48, Hartford 46: At Vestal, N.Y., Carlee Cassidy scored 14 points to help the seventh-seeded Retrievers (16-16) stun the top-seeded Hawks (24-8) in the championship game.
Colonial Athletic
Old Dominion 78, James Madison 70: At Newark, Del., T.J. Jordan scored 17 points and Tiffany Green added 16 to help the Monarchs (24-8) beat the Dukes (27-5) and capture their 16th consecutive championship.
Missouri Valley
Drake 65, Creighton 64 (OT): At Des Moines, Iowa, Kelsey Keizer hit a 3-pointer with 55 seconds left in overtime and the Bulldogs (14-18) beat the Bluejays (13-19) in the title game.
Horizon
(22) Wisconsin-Green Bay 91, Butler 64: At Green Bay, Wis., Nicole Soulis scored 21 points to help the Phoenix (28-3) cruise by the Bulldogs (16-15) in the title game.