Oral Roberts earns NCAA tourney berth

Moses Ehambe’s long bombs led the Golden Eagles to the Summit League title.

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TULSA, Okla. — Moses Ehambe hit seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points, and Oral Roberts earned an automatic NCAA tournament berth by beating IUPUI 71-64 Tuesday night to win its third straight Summit League tournament title.

Robert Jarvis added 16 points and Shawn King scored 10, and the two teamed up to lead the Golden Eagles down the stretch.

King backed in for a layup to put Oral Roberts up 59-57 with 2:51 left, and Jarvis added a jumper in the lane on the Golden Eagles’ next trip down.

Summit League player of the year George Hill answered with a driving layup for IUPUI (26-7), but Jarvis — the top-scoring reserve in the country — connected on a 3-pointer from the right side and Hill couldn’t match him on the other end.

King was fouled on the rebound and hit both of his foul shots, pushing the lead to 66-59 for the Golden Eagles (24-8) with 1:20 left.

Hill cruised in for a right-handed dunk on the Jaguars’ next possession, but couldn’t convert on another drive or a 3-pointer in the final minute to close the deficit. Oral Roberts went 5-for-8 from the free throw line in the final 63 seconds to seal the win.

Fans stormed the court to celebrate the third consecutive NCAA tournament bid for the tiny Tulsa school founded by a televangelist.

Women

No. 1 Connecticut 65,
No. 23 Louisville 59.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Charde Houston had 13 points and 11 rebounds and top-ranked Connecticut held off No. 23 Louisville to win the Big East tournament championship.

It was Connecticut’s 14th Big East tournament title, including three of the last four. The Huskies have won the regular season and tournament championships 12 times in the same season.

Renee Montgomery led UConn (32-1) with 20 points. She was only 4-for-19 shooting, but was 11-for-11 from the foul line down the stretch. Maya Moore added 13 points.

It was seventh-seeded Louisville’s first trip to the championship game. The Cardinals (24-9), who joined the Big East three seasons ago, were knocked out in the semifinals last year by the Huskies. Louisville was trying to become only the second team in conference history to win four games in four days. Boston College did it in 2004 as a five-seed.

Angel McCoughtry led Louisville with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Brandie Raddie added 12 points and Candyce Bingham had 11 points and 14 rebounds as the Cardinals outrebounded the Huskies 50-42.

Missouri 70, Oklahoma 64, OT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alyssa Hollins scored 10 points in overtime to help Missouri upset No. 13 Oklahoma in the first round of the Big 12 women’s tournament.

The Tigers, who finished last in the Big 12 with only two conference wins, became the first 12 seed to advance past the first round. They will face fourth-seeded Texas A&M on Wednesday.

A 3-pointer by Amanda Hanneman with 15 seconds left in regulation sent the game to overtime.

Courtney Paris had 30 points and 20 rebounds for Oklahoma (21-8, 11-6 Big 12), which was going for its third straight conference tournament title. Ashley Paris added 12 points and 23 rebounds.