DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -Danny Green had 18 points and top-ranked North Carolina scored the final 10 points of its 76-68 victory over No. 6 Duke on Saturday night to give 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 for the Tar Heels (29-2, 14-2).
North Carolina blew an early double-figure lead and briefly trailed before closing strong, holding the Blue Devils scoreless for the final 5 1/2 minutes to claim its eighth straight victory and the top seed in the ACC tournament in Charlotte.
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 its final 10 shots.
Jon Scheyer added 14 points, and Kyle Singler and Gerald Henderson each scored 10 for Duke.
No. 2 Memphis 94, UAB 56
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Joey Dorsey had 16 points and 12 rebounds as the Tigers finished off a second straight perfect season in Conference USA.
It was the fourth straight win for the Tigers (30-1, 16-0) and their most dominant performance since dropping their only game of the season to Tennessee two weeks ago.
By midway through the second half, the Tigers were leading by 36 points and having fun on Senior Day for Dorsey and reserve guard Andre Allen.
Lawrence Kinnard led UAB (22-9, 12-4) with 16 points.
No. 3 UCLA 81, California 80
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit.
The Bruins’ school-record 28th regular-season victory was in jeopardy until the very end. They trailed by four points with 31 seconds remaining, then freshman Kevin Love hit a 3-pointer off an inbounds pass from Darren Collison to make it 80-79.
Cal’s Ryan Anderson was stripped of the ball in the corner. The Bruins eventually got it to Shipp, who was falling out of bounds when he put the ball up one-handed.
Love scored 22 points to lead the Bruins (28-3, 16-2), who go into next week’s Pac-10 tournament on a seven-game winning streak. Shipp finished with 12.
Anderson scored 21 points for the Golden Bears (15-14, 6-12), who had won at least once against UCLA in each of the last nine seasons.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur both scored 16 points and Kansas clinched at least a share of its fourth straight Big 12 regular-season title.
It marks the sixth time in school history that Kansas (28-3, 13-3) has won four straight conference titles and the first since 1995-98. The Jayhawks have been league champions eight times in the short history of the Big 12 and this extends their NCAA record of conference titles to 51.
Dominique Kirk and Donald Sloan had 15 points each for the Aggies (22-9, 8-8).
USC 77, No. 7 Stanford 64
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Freshman O.J. Mayo scored 25 points, Taj Gibson added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and smaller Southern California dominated the backboards.
Dwight Lewis had 14 points and freshman Davon Jefferson added 11 – six on his second and third 3-pointers of the season – as the Trojans (20-10, 11-7 Pac-10) won for the fifth time in six games.
Kenny Brown scored a season-high 19 points, Robin Lopez added 16 and Brook Lopez had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinal (24-6, 13-5), who lost their second straight.
Mayo and Keith Wilkinson had eight rebounds each and Jefferson added six, leading USC to a 47-31 rebounding advantage over a Stanford team that came in averaging 7.2 rebounds more than its opponents to rank second in the Pac-10.
No. 8 Xavier 86, Richmond 61
CINCINNATI (AP) – B.J. Raymond scored a career-high 22 points, Xavier made a season-high 36 free throws, and the Atlantic 10 regular-season champions (26-5, 14-4) headed into the conference tournament with momentum.
The Musketeers finished off the Spiders (16-13, 9-7) for their 26th win, a regular season record and two shy of the school record for wins overall.
Drew Lavender, guard Stanley Burrell and forward Josh Duncan were honored as seniors before the game. Lavender never took off his warmups, watching from the bench to rest a sore ankle.
Kevin Anderson scored 20 for Richmond, which has lost its last six games against Xavier.
No. 10 Wisconsin 65, Northwestern 52
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – Brian Butch scored 20 points and matched his career-high with 14 rebounds as Wisconsin clinched the Big Ten regular-season title.
Jason Bohannon added 15 points, and Marcus Landry scored eight straight during a 10-0 second-half run to help Wisconsin (26-4, 16-2) pull away.
It was the second outright regular-season title in coach Bo Ryan’s seven seasons at Wisconsin. The Badgers shared it one other time during his highly successful run.
Kevin Coble had 17 points for Northwestern (8-21, 1-17).
No. 11 Georgetown 55, No. 12 Louisville 52
WASHINGTON (AP) – DaJuan Summers hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds to play and Georgetown won consecutive Big East regular-season titles for the first time.
In a tense game between teams tied for first place entering the final day of the regular season, Georgetown (25-4, 15-3) survived Louisville’s manic defense and made just enough plays to win. The Cardinals (24-7, 14-4) matched a season high with 14 steals, but they were undone by 4-for-18 shooting from 3-point range and 10-for-18 shooting from the free-throw line.
Freshman Austin Freeman had 15 points for the Hoyas, who have won five straight overall and 22 in a row at home.
Terrence Williams scored 14 points for the Cardinals, who were seeking their first Big East regular-season title in their third year in the conference.
No. 14 Butler 66, Ill.-Chicago 50
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Mike Green scored 19 points and took control during a late first-half run to carry the Bulldogs to the Horizon League finals.
Top-seeded Butler (28-3) will play second-seeded Cleveland State Tuesday night for the championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs lost to Wright State in last year’s conference title game.
Pete Campbell added 15 points and A.J. Graves scored 14 for Butler.
Robert Kreps led the Flames (18-15) with 15 points. Jermaine Dailey added 12.
Cincinnati at Connecticut, ppd.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) – A winter snow storm grounded Cincinnati in Ohio, forcing the game at Connecticut to be postponed until Sunday at 6 p.m.
Alabama 78, No. 16 Vanderbilt 73, OT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Mykal Riley scored 26 points, including Alabama’s first 13 of overtime.
The Crimson Tide (16-15, 5-11 Southeastern Conference) closed a disappointing regular season with its biggest win.
Shan Foster had 21 points for Vanderbilt (25-6, 10-6), which remained tied with the 1992-93 team for the school record for regular-season wins.
Foster opened the overtime with a steal and layup to give Vanderbilt a 64-62 lead before Riley took over.
No. 19 Notre Dame 67, South Florida 60
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Luke Harangody scored 21 points and the Irish squandered most of a 19-point second-half lead before making four free throws in the closing seconds to hold on.
Rob Kurz had 14 points and Zach Hillesland added 10 for the Fighting Irish (24-6, 14-4), who led 52-33 before USF (12-19, 3-15) put together a 22-4 run over a 10-minute span to pull within one with 5:14 to go.
Dominique Jones led USF with 20 points. Mobolaji Ajayi had 12 points and nine rebounds.
No. 20 Drake 75, Creighton 67
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Adam Emmenecker had 20 points and a career-high 11 assists to lead Drake to the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final for the first time.
Josh Young had 16 points and Jonathan Cox added 10 points and 11 rebounds for Drake (27-4), which broke a school record for victories set by the 1968-69 team that advanced to the Final Four.
P’Allen Stinnett had 18 points for Creighton (21-10), the fourth seed, which cut the deficit to four only to see Drake go 6-for-6 at the free throw line in the final 29 seconds.
Syracuse 87, No. 21 Marquette 72
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) – Donte Greene and Jonny Flynn both scored 21 points for Syracuse.
The Orange (19-12, 9-9 Big East) won their second straight after blowing an 11-point lead in the final 3 1/2 minutes and losing to Pitt a week ago. Syracuse had won only two of its previous seven games.
Jerel McNeal led Marquette (22-8, 11-7) with 22 points.
No. 23 Washington St. 76, Washington 73, 2OT
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Taylor Rochestie scored 16 points, including eight after regulation, and the Cougars held on in double overtime to clinch third place in the Pac-10.
Kyle Weaver scored 20 for Washington State (23-7, 11-7), which has beaten Washington seven straight times.
Ryan Appleby missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied the game in the second overtime for Washington (16-15, 7-11).
No. 25 Davidson 82, Wofford 49
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Stephen Curry scored 19 points and Davidson extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 20 games, advancing to the Southern Conference tournament semifinals.
The Wildcats (24-6) went 20-0 during the regular season and have won their past 34 games against SoCon opponents.
Curry had two 3-pointers as Davidson took control with a 26-8 first-half run.
Drew Gibson led Wofford (16-16) with 24 points.
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