Women’s basketball
Washington State upsets No. 19 UCLA for first Pac-12 title
LAS VEGAS>> Charlisse Leger-walker scored 23 points and Bella Murekatete added 21 to help Washington State earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament by beating No. 19 UCLA 65- 61 in the Pac-12 Championship on Sunday.
It was the first- ever tournament title for the Washington State women’s basketball program.
No. 1 S. Carolina 74, Tennessee 58
GREENVILLE, S.C.>> Zia Cooke scored 24 points and Aliyah Boston added 18 as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away in the final two quarters to beat Tennessee for the SEC title.
No. 7 Iowa 105, No. 14 Ohio State 72
MINNEAPOLIS>> Caitlin Clark had 30 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds in her 10th career triple-double for the Hawkeyes, who built a 37-point halftime lead to win the Big Ten Tournament for the second straight year. Monika Czinano scored 26 points on 11-for-12 shooting for the No. 7 Hawkeyes (26- 6).
No. 8 Virginia Tech 75, Louisville 67
GREENSBORO, N.C.>> Georgia Amoore scored 25 points to help Virginia Tech beat Louisville to win its first Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title. Two-time league player of the year Elizabeth Kitley added 20 points for the Hokies (27- 4).
No. 9 Uconn 81, Marquette 52
UNCASVILLE, CONN.>> Aaliyah Edwards and Dorka Juhasz each put up double- doubles for the second consecutive game, Nika Muhl added another and No. 9 Uconn advanced to its 19th straight conference tournament final.
No. 11 Villanova 63, Creighton 61 UNCASVILLE, CONN.>>
Maddy Siegrist scored 37 points and grabbed 11 rebounds — her 16th double-double this season — to help Villanova beat Creighton in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament.