KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Danielle Adams had 22 points and No. 11 Texas A&M forced Kelsey Griffin to the bench with early foul trouble and spoiled No. 3 Nebraska’s unbeaten season with an 80-70 victory Saturday in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament.
Nebraska was bidding to become just the 12th team to make it to the NCAA Tournament unbeaten. Griffin, the Big 12 player of the year and catalyst behind the only undefeated regular season in conference history, had three fouls at halftime and got saddled with her fourth early in the second half.
With the 6-foot-2 senior sitting on the bench for several minutes at a stretch, the Huskers (30-1) could not stop their school-record winning streak from coming to an end.
With Adams scoring all but two of her points in the second half, the Aggies (24-7) constructed an insurmountable lead that reached 65-47 when Adaora Elonu stole a Husker pass and Adams converted it into a layup.
No. 12 Oklahoma 74, No. 20 Oklahoma St. 69
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Danielle Robinson and Amanda Thompson hit big free throws in the final seconds for the Sooners.
San Diego State 70, Utah 60 (OT)
LAS VEGAS — The fourth-seeded Utes (22-11) led 55-50 with 5:29 left in regulation, but they went the rest of regulation and all of overtime without another field goal in the Mountain West Conference Tournament title game.
Louisiana Tech 68, Fresno State 66
RENO, Nev. — Shanavia Dowdell had 20 points and 19 rebounds, and Jasmine Bendolph hit an 18-footer with 33 seconds left as Louisiana Tech upset top-seeded Fresno State in the Western Athletic Tournament title game.
Portland St. 62, Montana St. 58
CHENEY, Wash. — Claire Faucher scored 26 points, including a Big Sky Tournament record eight 3-pointers, to lift the Vikings to their first trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Portland State (18-14) won its first Big Sky Conference championship since joining Division I in the 1996-97 season.
Hampton 57, S.C. State 46
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Melanie Warner had 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Pirates (20-11), who shot 40 percent and won their first NCAA Tournament berth since they won three Mid-Eastern Athletic titles from 2000-04.
Lehigh 58, American 42
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — What started as a choppy matchup between the Patriot League’s two best defensive teams turned into a blowout after the Mountain Hawks (29-3) pulled away in the second half of the conference tournament final to earn their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.
UC Riverside 71, UC Davis 67
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Amber Cox scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Highlanders in the championship game of the Big West Conference.
B. Green 62, Toledo 53
CLEVELAND — Lauren Prochaska scored a season-high 29 points to lead Bowling Green in the Mid-American Conference championship, giving the Falcons’ their 10th title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Southern 60, Ala. St. 47
BOSSIER CITY, La. — The top-seeded Jaguars (23-8) won their sixth conference title and will make their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance under coach Sandy Pugh.
Vermont 55, No. 21 Hartford 50
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The Catamounts (26-6) have won 10 of their past 11 games to secure their second consecutive America East title.
