NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Wall scored seven of his 17 points in overtime, and No. 2 Kentucky rallied from five down with 2:28 left in regulation to beat Mississippi State 75-74 on Sunday.
It was the Wildcats’ 26th Southeastern Conference Tournament championship and gave them the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament they didn’t need.
The Wildcats (32-2) blew earlier chances with their fabulous freshmen Wall and DeMarcus Cousins missing free throws and making youthful mistakes. But they came through over the defending tourney champs as Cousins’ layup off Wall’s missed 3-pointer from the right corner beat the regulation buzzer to give them some extra time.
“This is a game we should’ve lost,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said.
No. 4 Duke 65, Georgia Tech 61
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Kyle Singler scored 20 points and Jon Scheyer hit a critical 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to help the Blue Devils (29-5) win the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
No. 5 Ohio St. 90, Minnesota 61
INDIANAPOLIS — Evan Turner had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Buckeyes (27-7) in the Big Ten championship game.
Ohio State made nine 3-pointers in the second half to pull away.
No. 17 Temple 56, Richmond 52
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Ryan Brooks hit four free throws over the final 50 seconds and the top-seeded Owls (29-5) won their third straight Atlantic 10 Tournament.
NATIONAL WOMEN
No. 2 Stanford 70, No. 23 UCLA 46
LOS ANGELES — Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Jayne Appel added 15 points as the Cardinal (31-1) won its eighth Pac-10 Tournament in nine title-game appearances.
No. 11 Texas A&M 74, No. 12 Oklahoma 67
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyra White carried Texas A&M in the first half and Danielle Adams scored 17 of her 19 points in the second, helping the Aggies (25-7) hold off the Sooners (23-10) for their second Big 12 Tournament title in three years.
Northern Iowa 54, Creighton 53
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Lizzie Boeck hit two free throws with 7.1 seconds left as the Panthers (17-15) won the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
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