Danny Green had 18 points and top-ranked North Carolina scored the final 10 points in a 76-68 victory over No. 6 Duke last night in Durham, N.C., that gave the Tar Heels the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.
Tyler Hansbrough finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds in his third straight victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and Wayne Ellington also scored 16 points for the Tar Heels (29-2, 14-2).
Greg Paulus scored 12 of his 15 points in the first half for the Blue Devils (26-4, 13-3), who rallied from a 14-point first-half hole but missed their final 10 shots.
Memphis 94, UAB 56 - Less than a month after being taken to the wire by the Blazers (22-9, 12-4), the No. 2 Tigers (30-1, 16-0) pasted their Conference USA rival behind 16 points and 12 rebounds from Joey Dorsey in Memphis.
UCLA 81, California 80 - Trailing by 4 with 31 seconds left, Kevin Love hit a 3-pointer for the No. 3 Bruins (28-3, 16-2 Pac-10) and Josh Shipp capped the comeback in Los Angeles by hitting a running jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds to play, a remarkable finish that stunned the upset-minded Golden Bears (15-14, 6-12).
Kansas 72, Texas A&M 55 - The No. 5 Jayhawks (28-3, 13-3) clinched at least a share of their fourth straight Big 12 regular-season title as Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur both scored 16 points in College Station, Texas.
Southern Cal 77, Stanford 64 - O.J. Mayo totaled 25 points and the host Trojans (20-10, 11-7 Pac-10) perked up their NCAA Tournament résumé by upsetting the No. 7 Cardinal (24-6, 13-5).
Xavier 86, Richmond 61 - The No. 8 Musketeers (26-5, 14-4 Atlantic 10) finished their regular season with a home rout, getting 22 points from B.J. Raymond.
Wisconsin 65, Northwestern 52 - At Evanston, Ill., Brian Butch had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and the 10th-ranked Badgers (26-4, 16-2) clinched the Big Ten regular-season title.
Georgetown 55, Louisville 52 - DaJuan Summers hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds to play, helping the No. 11 Hoyas (25-4, 15-3) beat the 12th-ranked Cardinals (24-7, 14-4) in Washington, a win that gave Georgetown back-to-back Big East regular-season titles for the first time in school history.
Butler 66, Ill.-Chicago 50 - The No. 14 Bulldogs (28-3) coasted into the Horizon League title game Tuesday night as Mike Green provided 19 points in Indianapolis.
Alabama 78, Vanderbilt 73 - Mykal Riley scored 13 of his 26 points in overtime as the host Crimson Tide (16-15, 5-11 SEC) edged the No. 16 Commodores (25-6, 10-6).
Notre Dame 67, South Florida 60 - Luke Harangody's 21 points helped the No. 19 Irish (24-6, 14-4 Big East) survive in Tampa.
Other Top 25 - No. 20 Drake (27-4) reached its first Missouri Valley Conference title game by beating Creighton, 75-67, in St. Louis . . . Syracuse (19-12, 9-9 Big East) scored a big home win, 87-72 over No. 21 Marquette (22-8, 11-7) . . . No. 23 Washington State (23-7, 11-7 Pac-10) needed double OT to subdue visiting Washington, 76-73 . . . No. 25 Davidson (24-6) blew out Wofford, 82-49, in a Southern Conference quarterfinal in North Charleston, S.C.
Atlantic Sun final - Top seed Belmont (25-8) moved on to the Big Dance for the third straight season as Shane Dansby had 16 points in a 79-61 victory over No. 2 seed Jacksonville in Nashville.
Big South final - Michael Jenkins tied a conference championship game record with 33 points, carrying second-seeded Winthrop (22-11) past host and top seed UNC Asheville, 66-48.
Ohio Valley final - At Nashville, Todd Babington had 24 points and No. 1 seed Austin Peay (24-10) blasted No. 6 Tennessee State, 82-64, to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003.
A snowstorm prevented Cincinnati from getting to Hartford, forcing 13th-ranked UConn to postpone its Big East regular-season finale to tonight at 6.
