Tuesday's college basketball roundup

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March 7, 2018 at 6:01AM
South Dakota State players celebrate a 65-50 win over South Dakota in an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in the Summit League women's tournament final in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Briana Sanchez/The Argus Leader via AP)
The South Dakota State women celebrated after beating South Dakota 65-50 for the Summit League title and an NCAA berth. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

David Jenkins scored 29 points, Mike Daum had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and South Dakota State beat South Dakota 97-87 in Sioux Falls on Tuesday night to win the Summit League tournament championship, clinching the Jackrabbits a third consecutive NCAA tournament berth.

Reed Tellinghuisen added 18 points and 11 rebounds for SDSU (28-6), which has won 11 in a row.

Matt Mooney led the Coyotes (26-8) with 30 points and seven rebounds.

No. 6 Gonzaga 74, BYU 54: Killian Tillie scored 22 points and the Bulldogs (30-4) trounced the Cougars (24-10) for their sixth consecutive West Coast Conference title.

Charleston 83, Northeastern 76 (OT): Joe Chealey had 32 points and the Cougars (26-7) rallied from 17 points down in the second half to tip the Huskies (23-10), win the Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship in North Charleston, S.C., and earn their first NCAA tournament berth in 19 years.

Wright State 74, Cleveland State 57: Grant Benzinger had 19 points and nine rebounds to help the Raiders (25-9) beat the Vikings (12-23) in Detroit to win the Horizon League tournament title.

LIU Brooklyn 71, Wagner 61: Joel Hernandez had 32 points and seven rebounds, and the Blackbirds (18-16) shocked the rival Seahawks (23-9) in New York to win the Northeast Conference tournament title.

Women

South Dakota State 65, South Dakota 50: Player of the year Macy Miller had 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals and the Jackrabbits (26-6) stopped the 20-game winning streak of the rival Coyotes (26-6) in Sioux Falls for the Summit League title and their eighth automatic NCAA tournament bid in 10 seasons.

No. 1 UConn 70, No. 19 South Florida 54: Gabby Williams scored 19 points to lead the Huskies (32-0) over the Bulls (26-7) in the American Athletic Conference championship in Uncasville, Conn.

No. 22 Green Bay 62, Wright State 44: Allie Leclaire scored 24 points and tied a career high with eight rebounds, Jessica Lindstrom had her 41st career double-double and the Phoenix (29-3) beat the Raiders (23-10) in Detroit for their fourth consecutive Horizon League tournament championship and automatic NCAA berth.

DePaul 98, Marquette 63: Amarah Coleman scored a career-high 27 points and the Blue Demons (26-7) routed the top-seeded Golden Eagles (23-9) in Chicago for the Big East Conference tournament championship and automatic NCAA berth.

Gonzaga 79, San Diego 71: Jill Barta scored 32 points and hit six free throws in the final 43 seconds, helping the Bulldogs (27-5) beat the Toreros (17-15) in Las Vegas to repeat as West Coast Conference tournament champs.

Notes

• The 68 NCAA tournament teams will be revealed in the first 10 minutes of the selection show Sunday, and then the brackets and pairings will be unveiled one region at a time, CBS and Turner announced.

• Marist College fired men's basketball coach Mike Maker and his assistants. In four seasons under Maker, Marist had a record of 28-97.

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