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No. 1 Gonzaga 100, Pepperdine 74

LAS VEGAS

Zach Norvell Jr. scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures, and No. 1 Gonzaga beat Pepperdine in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals. Rui Hachimura scored 16 points and Brandon Clarke added 15 for Gonzaga (30-2). Colbey Ross scored 20 points for the Waves (16-18).

No. 20 Wofford 70, UNC Greensboro 58

ASHEVILLE, N.C.

Fletcher Magee and Nathan Hoover each scored 20 points and No. 20 Wofford defeated UNC Greensboro to win the Southern Conference Tournament. Cameron Jackson added 15 points for Wofford (29-4). Francis Alonso scored 21 points for the Spartans (28-6).

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No. 1 Baylor 67, No. 13 Iowa State 49

OKLAHOMA CITY

Kalani Brown had 17 points and seven rebounds to help No. 1 Baylor defeat No. 13 Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament championship game. Chloe Jackson scored 16 points and Lauren Cox added 14 for the Bears (31-1). Alexa Middleton led Iowa State (25-8) with 18 points.

No. 2 UConn 66, UCF 45

UNCASVILLE, CONN.

Napheesa Collier scored 25 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, and the Huskies beat UCF to win their sixth straight league tournament championship. Freshman Christyn Williams had 13 points Connecticut (31-2). Lawriell Wilson scored 12 points for UCF (26-6).

No. 12 Gonzaga 78, Saint Mary’s 77, OT

LAS VEGAS

Zykera Rice’s scoop layup just before the buzzer lifted No. 12 Gonzaga to a thrilling double-overtime win over Saint Mary’s in the West Coast Conference semifinals. Rice finished with 21 points for the Zags (28-3). Madeline Holland scored 20 points for Saint Mary’s (20-11).

No. 13 Marquette 75, Georgetown 62

CHICAGO

Natisha Hiedeman and Allazia Blockton each scored 23 points to help No. 13 Marquette beat Georgetown to advance to its third straight Big East title game. Blockton had 10 rebounds for Marquette. Dorothy Adomako led Georgetown (16-15) with 27 points and Dionna White added 16 points.

Associated Press