No. 17 South Dakota returns to the dance

Hannah Sjerven scored nine of her 15 points in the fourth quarter and 17thranked South Dakota (23-10) earned a return trip to the NCAA tournament with a 6358 win against secondseeded South Dakota State (30-2) in the Summit League championship game in Sioux Falls, S.D.

The Coyotes trailed, 47-45, when South Dakota State scored the final seven points of the third quarter, but they held the Jackrabbits to one field goal in the first nine minutes of the fourth quarter to grab their third NCAA berth.

More women

Horizon: Holly Hoopingarner scored 16 points on 4-of5 shooting from 3-point range and IUPUI (23-8) earned its first NCAA tournament berth with a 51-37 win against Green Bay (19-13) in the league tournament final in Indianapolis. Green Bay did not score a point in the fourth quarter.

West Coast: Haylee Andrews scored 18 points, including her second consecutive game-winner in the final minute, and Portland (21-11) captured the West Coast automatic bid for the first time in two decades with a 64-63 overtime win against San Diego (20-11) in Las Vegas.

Men

West Coast: Joel Ayayi scored 17 points and bench players Drew Timme had 17 and Admon Gilder added 15 as No. 2 Gonzaga (31-2) finally pulled away from Saint Mary’s (26-8) for an 84-66 win for the tournament crown in Las Vegas.

Colonial Athletic: Desure Buie scored a game-high 20 points with five assists, and Eli Pemberton added 19 as Hofstra (26-8) pulled away for a 70-61 win against Northeastern (17-16) to win the tournament crown in Washington.

Summit League: Vinnie Shahid scored 25 points and Tyson Ward added 23 as North Dakota State (25-8) ran away with a 89-53 title win against North Dakota (15-18) in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Horizon: Tyler Sharpe scored 16 points and Jalen Tate added 14 on, helping Northern Kentucky (23-9) beat UIC (18-17), 71-62, to lock up its second consecutive league title in Indianapolis.