• NO. 2 NORTH CAROLINA 86, NO. 12 DUKE 73: Erlana Larkins and Cetera DeGraffenreid each scored 17 points as the Tar Heels (30-2) beat the Blue Devils (23-9) and won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship Sunday at the Greensboro Coliseum. It's the fourth ACC title in a row for North Carolina, which almost certainly locked up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament with the victory. The Tar Heels hope to return to Greensboro later this month for the NCAA's Greensboro Regional.
Heels roll to fourth ACC title in a row
• N0. 3 TENNESSEE 61, N0. 7 LSU 55: Candace Parker hit a jumper with 1:57 left that put the Lady Vols (30-2) ahead to stay, and they won their record 13th Southeastern Conference title and third in four years by beating the Lady Tigers (27-5) in Nashville. "We lost the regular-season SEC title to them. I think we came in with a chip on our shoulder," Parker said.
• LOUISVILLE 57, NO. 4 RUTGERS 56: Angel McCoughtry had 20 points and a big strip at the end as Cardinals (23-8) upset the Scarlet Knights (24-6) in the second round of the Big East tournament in Hartford, Conn. Rutgers, the defending tournament champion, was outrebounded 34-23. "The one thing that sticks out in my mind is the rebound stat," Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer said. "We made a real bad situation for ourselves."
• NO. 1 CONNECTICUT 86, DEPAUL 67: Renee Montgomery had 19 points and Tina Charles 16 as the Huskies routed the Blue Demons (20-11) in the second round of the Big East tournament in Hartford, Conn. Freshman sensation Maya Moore had 14 points and 15 rebounds for UConn (30-1), which reached the 30-victory plateau for the third season in a row. Allie Quigley had 17 for DePaul, which nearly upset the Huskies a week ago, blowing a 17-point lead in a 77-76 loss at home. UConn will play Pittsburgh in today's semifinals.
• PITTSBURGH 64, NO. 9 NOTRE DAME 53: Xenia Stewart's three-point basket with 56 seconds left helped the Panthers (22-9) break open a close game and upset the Irish (23-8) in the second-round of the Big East tournament in Hartford.
• NO. 10 CALIFORNIA 65, ARIZONA STATE 61: The Golden Bears' Devanei Hampton had 19 points and 16 rebounds in a victory over the Sun Devils (21-10). The victory put California (26-5) into its first Pac-10 tournament title game.
• XAVIER 63, NO. 13 GEORGE WASHINGTON 59: Maureen Hester hit two free throws in the final seconds, and Ta'Shia Phillips had 22 points and nine rebounds as the defending champion Musketeers gained the title game of the Atlantic-10 tournament against Temple with a victory over the Colonials (25-6) in Philadelphia.
• NO. 14 WEST VIRGINIA 64, SOUTH FLORIDA 42: Olayinka Sanni had 20 points as the Mountaineers (24-6) beat the Bulls and moved into the Big East semifinals with a victory in Hartford. West Virginia will play Louisville today.
• SOUTHERN METHODIST 73, NO. 18 UTEP 57: Brittany Gilliam scored 20 points and Sharee Shepherd 17 as the Mustangs (24-8) upset the Miners (27-3) and won the Conference USA tournament in Orlando, Fla., and a berth in the NCAA tournament. The loss ended UTEP's 23-game winning streak.
• NO. 24 MARIST 83, IONA 63: The Red Foxes (31-2) beat the Gaels (19-13) in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title game in Albany, N.Y., and head back to the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in five seasons. Rachele Fitz led Marist with 20 points.
NCAA QUALIFIERS
• West Coast Conference: Morgan Henderson scored 20 points, hitting six three-pointers, and Kiva Herman had 16 as San Diego upset top-seeded Gonzaga 70-66 in the tournament championship game in San Diego.
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