TOP 25 MEN
No. 14 Gonzaga 83, Saint Mary’s 58: Josh Heytvelt scored 17 points, Micah Downs added 12 points and 12 rebounds and the Zags (25-6) clinched their 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament berth by winning the West Coast Conference final in Las Vegas.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Colonial Athletic: Eric Maynor had 25 points and eight assists and is heading back to the NCAA Tournament after leading Virginia Commonwealth to a 71-50 victory against George Mason in Richmond, Va.
Metro Atlantic Athletic: Kenny Hasbrouck shook off a nagging calf injury and a terrible first half to score 19 points in helping host Siena (26-7) defend its tournament title with a 77-70 win over Niagara.
Southern Conference: Keyron Sheard scored 18 points and host Chattanooga (18-16) beat College of Charleston 80-69.
TOP 25 WOMEN
No. 1 Connecticut 72, Villanova 42: Big East player of the year Maya Moore scored 17 points to lead the Huskies (32-0) into the conference championship at Hartford, Conn. UConn, which won its 17th regular-season Big East title this year, will be playing in its 19th conference championship game in 21 years and looking for its 15th tournament championship.
No. 7 Louisville 69, No. 14 Pittsburgh 63: Angel McCoughtry scored 31 and grabbed 14 rebounds to help Louisville (29-3) hold off 14th-ranked Pittsburgh (23-7) in a Big East semifinal.
No. 17 South Dakota State 68, IUPUI 53: Jill Young scored 17 points and Jennifer Warkenthien added 16 to lead the Jackrabbits (30-2) in a Summit League semifinal in Sioux Falls, S.D.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Atlantic 10: Shannon McCallum scored 22 points and Charlotte (23-8) captured its first conference title in school history by rallying to beat Richmond 59-54 in Charlotte, N.C.
Southern: Brooke Johnson scored seven of her 21 points in the third overtime to lead Western Carolina (21-11) to a 101-87 win over College of Charleston in Chattanooga, Tenn.
West Coast: Heather Bowman scored 16 points, Janelle Bekkering added 11 of her 14 points in the second half, and Gonzaga (26-6) beat San Diego 66-55 in Las Vegas to earn its second NCAA Tournament appearance.
The Associated Press
