NASHVILLE, Tenn. --- Angie Bjorklund scored 23 points, including seven 3-pointers, and No. 4 Tennessee hit a school- and tournament-record 16 3-pointers to beat No. 16 Kentucky 90-65 Sunday in the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game.
The Lady Vols (31-2), who were unbeaten in the SEC, won their 15th tournament title overall.
Kentucky (24-8) goes home still looking for its first SEC tournament title since 1982.
ACC TOURNAMENT
NO. 8 DUKE 81,
NO. 19 NORTH CAROLINA 66
In Greensboro, N.C., Jasmine Thomas scored 21 points and Duke won its second consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title by beating North Carolina.
Freshman Haley Peters added 14 points and Karima Christmas had 13 for the top-seeded Blue Devils (29-3). They shot 46 percent against a stingy North Carolina defense and held the Tar Heels (25-8) scoreless for 61/2 minutes down the stretch.
TOP 25
NO. 1 CONNECTICUT 59,
NO. 17 GEORGETOWN 43
In Hartford, Conn., Stefanie Dolson scored a career-high 24 points to lead Connecticut to a win over Georgetown (22-10) in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.
The Huskies (30-1) will face Rutgers tonight night in the semifinals.
NO. 6 XAVIER 69, CHARLOTTE 53
In Lowell, Mass., Amber Harris had 23 points and 16 rebounds to lead Xavier (27-2) to a win over Charlotte (23-9) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals that extended the Musketeers' winning streak to 17 games.
Ta'Shia Phillips added 22 points and 11 rebounds for Xavier, which will play for its fourth A10 title in five years tonight.
NO. 7 NOTRE DAME 63, LOUISVILLE 53
In Hartford, Conn., Devereaux Peters had 19 points, nine rebounds, and six blocks to help Notre Dame (25-6) beat Louisville in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
Shoni Schimmel scored 12 to lead the Cardinals (20-12).
NO. 12 DEPAUL 66, ST. JOHN'S 54
In Hartford, Conn., Anna Martin scored 17 points to lead DePaul to a win over St. John's in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
Keisha Hampton and Katherine Harry each had 10 points for DePaul (27-5).
Nadirah McKenith had 12 points and seven steals for St. John's (21-10).
RUTGERS 68, NO. 20 MARQUETTE 62
In Hartford, Conn., April Sykes scored 16 of her 18 points in the second half and Rutgers (19-11) beat Marquette (23-8) in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
Rutgers has won five in a row, a streak that started with a win over the Golden Eagles.
NO. 22 GONZAGA 96, PORTLAND 71
In Las Vegas, Janelle Bekkering scored 17 points and became the 16th player in Gonzaga history to reach 1,000 in her career as the top-seeded Bulldogs (27-4) cruised past Portland (16-15) in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals.
Gonzaga advances to the tournament finals for the fifth consecutive season.
OHIO STATE 84, PENN STATE 70
In Indianapolis, Jantel Lavender and Samantha Prahalis each scored 23 points, leading Ohio State (22-9) to a milestone victory over Penn State (24-9) in the Big Ten Tournament championship.
The Buckeyes have won three consecutive tourney titles, tying Purdue's record from 1998 to 2000. They also broke the Boilermakers' scoring record in a championship game. Purdue finished with 80 points in the 1999 title game against Illinois.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. --- Middle Tennessee's players sat on the bench, heads down and arms locked during a pregame moment of silence at the Sun Belt Tournament on Sunday.
The game was the first for the Blue Raiders since the stabbing death of teammate Tina Stewart on Wednesday. Memories of Stewart abounded before Middle Tennessee's 77-62 second-round loss to Arkansas State.
The Blue Raiders took the court for warmups in black T-shirts with "2ogether" on the front and "Stewart" on the back of each. They also each wore purple hair ribbons because that was Stewart's favorite color.
-- Associated Press
AUTOMATIC BIDS
l Duke, Atlantic Coast Conference
- Ohio State, Big Ten
- Princeton, Ivy League
- Stetson, Atlantic Sun Conference
- Tennessee, Southeastern Conference
- Tennessee-Martin, Ohio Valley Conference
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