Johnson powers Lady Vols to SEC title

player and assistant coach.

(24) Virginia 75, Maryland 72 (OT) at College Park, Md.: Mike Scott had a career-high 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Sammy Zeglinski scored 20 points, and Virginia (22-8, 9-7 ACC) overcame a late collapse in regulation to pull out an overtime victory over Maryland (16-14, 6-10).

MISSOURI VALLEY at St. Louis, Championship: Doug Mcdermott had 33 points and Antoine Young scored eight of his 14 in overtime as No. 25 Creighton (28-5) survived an upset bid with an 83-79 victory over Illinois State (20-13) to earn the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid. Grant Gibbs added a career-high 20 points for second-seeded Creighton.

NORTHEAST , semifinals at New York: Velton Jones scored 25 points, including going 14 of 16 from the foul line, to lead Robert Morris (24-9) to a 71-64 victory over Wagner (25-6) at New York. ... Julian Boyd scored 21 points and Long Island University-brooklyn (24-8) sank just enough free throws down the stretch for a 78-75 win over Quinnipiac (18-13).

SOUTHERN at Asheville, N.C., semifinals: Keaton Cole and Harouna Mutombo scored 17 points each and Western Carolina (17-17) won 82-77 over UNC Greensboro (13-19). ... Jake Cohen scored 24 points to lead Davidson (24-7) to an 82-67 win over Elon (15-16).

SUMMIT LEAGUE at Sioux Falls, S.D., first round: Ceola Clark’s four-point play with 39 seconds remaining put Western Illinois (17-13) ahead to stay in a 58-53 victory over North Dakota State (1713).

SUN BELT at Hot Springs, Ark., quarterfinals: Trey Finn scored 16 points and Marcus Hooten scored 15 points to lead ninth seed Arkansas State (14-19) to a 64-61 upset over regular-season champion Middle Tennessee (25-6). ... Brandan Walton scored 16 points, including the tie-breaking 3-pointer with 8.7 seconds left, and North Texas (1713) won 65-62 over LouisianaLafayette (16-15).

“We just have to continue to play and

continue to attack

and continue to make the plays that

are winning plays.

We’ve done that.”