The seventh-seeded River Hawks won their third NE-10 championship by stopping Adelphi, 73-58, in Lowell, concluding a four-round romp through the conference tournament in which their average margin of victory was 12.5 points. UMass-Lowell (20-11) will learn its seeding in the NCAA Division 2 tournament when the pairings are announced today.

Adelphi (22-11), the ninth seed, held a 29-28 lead at halftime, but the River Hawks were in total control after the break, shooting 60.9 percent from the field (14 of 23). Freshman Scotty Tavares-Taylor scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the second half, and tournament MVP Kyle Caiola finished with 18 points, going 10 of 10 from the foul line.

UMass-Lowell picked it up defensively as well, holding the Panthers to 26.7 percent shooting in the final half (8 of 30) after Adelphi converted at a 44.4 percent clip (12 of 27) in the first 20 minutes.

“That was a very, very hard-working, good basketball team we beat in Adelphi and I’m not just saying that to be politically correct,’’ River Hawks coach Greg Herenda said on the school’s website. “In the second half, our offense started rolling and that made things easier on the defensive end.’’

Adelphi took its final lead, at 50-49, on Casey Cosgrove’s 3-pointer with 7:33 remaining, which capped a 10-2 run. The rest of the game belonged to the River Hawks. Tavares-Taylor ripped off 8 points during an 11-2 burst, and Caiola scored 11 of UMass-Lowell’s final 13 points, hitting all six of his free throws in the final minute.

“It’s hard to talk about individuals in a game like this, which was such a team effort,’’ Herenda said. “Now, we’re going dancing.’’

S. Florida 75, UConn 68 - The visiting Huskies (17-14, 7-11 Big East) further damaged their NCAA Tournament hopes with their third straight loss. Dominique Jones paced the Bulls (19-11, 9-9) with 20 points.

Kemba Walker had 18 points to lead Connecticut, which fell behind by 13 early in the second half. At that point, Huskies coach Jim Calhoun pulled his regulars for three freshmen, and UConn began to whittle away at the deficit.

UConn pulled within 4 five times before Alex Oriakhi’s dunk off a missed layup got the Huskies within 70-68 with 36 seconds left.

The Huskies’ Jerome Dyson scored just 4 points - 18 below his team-leading average - on 2-for-6 shooting in 22 minutes. Stanley Robinson finished with 6 points for the second straight game.

UConn is the 12th seed in the Big East tournament, opening against No. 13 seed St. John’s Tuesday at 2 p.m. in New York.

Seton Hall 92, Providence 80 - Despite a season-high 24 points from Vincent Council, the host Friars (12-18, 4-14) were wiped out by the Pirates four days before they will square off in the first round of the Big East tournament.

Jordan Theodore’s 19 points topped six double-digit scorers for the Pirates (18-11, 9-9). Sharaud Curry scored 19 points in his final home game for Providence, which is the second-lowest seed in the tourney (15th).

Cornell 79, Yale 59 - One night after wrapping up the Ivy title and NCAA Tournament berth, the Big Red had it easy in New Haven. At 27-4 (13-1), Cornell tied for the second-most wins in league history.

Ryan Wittman hit on six of his 10 3-point tries and paced the Big Red with 20 points. Alex Zampier had 24 points for the Bulldogs (12-19, 6-8).

Columbia 65, Brown 56 - At Providence, Niko Scott shot 6 of 8 from 3-point range and finished with 22 points for the Lions (11-17, 5-9), while the Bears (11-20, 5-9) got 20 points from Garrett Leffelman in their season finale.

Penn 78, Dartmouth 68 - The Big Green (5-23, 1-13 Ivy) ended their season on a five-game slide, unable to get past Jack Eggleston (25 points) and the host Quakers (6-21, 5-8).

America East quarterfinals - Marqus Blakely notched his 16th double-double of the season, providing 18 points and 12 rebounds as second-seeded Vermont beat Maryland-Baltimore County, 76-59, in West Hartford, Conn. Maurice Joseph led Vermont (23-9) with 19 points, shooting 4 of 6 from 3-point range . . . Swept by Maine in the regular season, No. 6 seed New Hampshire (13-16) upset the third-seeded Black Bears, 68-57. Colbey Santos scored all 8 of his points during a decisive 24-6 run, and Brian Benson and Alvin Abreu totaled 13 points apiece.

NCAA Division 3 second round - Rhode Island College (22-7) knocked off regional host Middlebury, 75-59. Carl Lee had 15 points to lead five Anchormen in double figures, while Ryan Sharry starred for the Panthers (25-4) with 25 points and 14 rebounds . . . Terrell Hollins supplied 16 points and a personal-best 21 rebounds as Brandeis (21-6) handled St. John Fisher, 66-52, in Rochester, N.Y., to reach the Sweet 16 . . . Host Williams (27-1) won its 18th straight game, routing Maine-Farmington, 83-64, as James Wang netted 20 of his 22 points after the break . . . Behind Darnell Braswell’s 27 points and 13 boards, DeSales (24-5) crushed Albertus Magnus, 82-49, in Wayne, N.J. Walden St. Juste had 15 points for the Falcons (23-7) . . . Clark (17-13) lost top scorer Mark Alexander to an arm injury in the first minute, setting the tone in a 70-60 loss to Randolph-Macon (24-6) in Reading, Pa.

ECAC Division 3 semifinals - Nick Nedwick (25 points) and Jamie Kohn (20) carried the offensive load for Eastern Connecticut (20-9) in a 75-71 win over Becker in Willimantic, Conn. The Warriors shot 56 percent for the game, with Nedwick 8 of 15 and Kohn 9 of 12. Becker (19-10) finished 0 for 9 from 3-point range and just 17 of 33 from the foul line . . . Elms (23-6) got 24 points from its bench, 13 coming from Antoine Holder, to oust Husson, 68-64, in Willimantic.