Tar Heels win ACC tournament

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wayne Ellington finished with 24 points and Tyler Hansbrough had 18 Sunday to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Clemson 86-81 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship game.

The Tar Heels (32-2) won the title for a second straight season and a record 17th time.

Wisconsin takes Big Ten

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brian Butch scored 12 points and Wisconsin swept the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles for the first time.

Marcus Landry, the tournament’s most outstanding player, added 10 points, six rebounds and four assists as the top-seeded Badgers (29-4) won their second tournament championship.

Kansas is Big 12 champion

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mario Chalmers had a career-high 30 points and eight of Kansas’ tournament-record 15 3-pointers as the Jayhawks won their third straight Big 12 title over Texas.

Brandon Rush hit six 3-pointers for Kansas (31-3), which was 15-for-25 from behind the arc, breaking the tournament record of 14 set by Colorado in 1995 and matched by Missouri in 2001.

Georgia cruises to SEC championship

ATLANTA (AP) — Terrance Woodbury scored 16 points as Georgia completed its remarkable run through the Southeastern Conference tournament to earn its first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2002.

The Bulldogs (17-16) became just the third team in the tournament history to win four games in four days.

Texas-Arlington claims first NCAA tourney berth

KATY, Texas (AP) — Anthony Vereen scored 25 points to lead Texas-Arlington to in the Southland Conference title game and the school’s first NCAA tournament berth.

Vereen’s two free throws with 11 seconds left sealed the win for the Mavericks (21-11), who set a school record for victories.

Old Dominion ladies are CAA champions

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — T.J. Jordan and Tiffany Green each scored 15 points and No. 14 Old Dominion rallied from an 18-point deficit to win its 17th consecutive Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship.