No. 19 Oklahoma 66, No. 2 Texas 47: Dionnah Jackson scored 21 points and Maria Villarroel added 19 to help Oklahoma beat second-ranked Texas on Saturday night in the Big 12 tournament title game. It was the second straight win over a Top 10 team for No. 19 Oklahoma (23-8), which was the sixth seed in the tournament and blew out No. 8 Kansas State in the semifinals. The Sooners earned a spot in the NCAA tournament, their fifth straight appearance. Texas (28-4) also is certain to be in the NCAA tournament, possibly as a top seed.
BIG SOUTH
Liberty 54, Birmingham-Southern 41: Katie Feenstra scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and top-seeded Liberty played tough defense to defeat seventh-seeded Birmingham-Southern for its eighth consecutive title.
MEAC
Hampton 65, Delaware State 50: Kiesha Beard scored 16 points and Hampton forced 26 turnovers, successfully defending its tournament title. The Lady Pirates (17-12) earned their third NCAA tournament appearance as MEAC champions in the last five seasons.
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OTHER CONFERENCES
No. 7 Louisiana Tech 76, Rice 52: Amisha Carter had 22 points and 16 rebounds, Erica Smith-Taylor added 22 points and No. 7 Louisiana Tech won its third straight Western Athletic Conference tournament.
Old Dominion 85, George Mason 81: Shareese Grant scored 23 points and Monique Coker had 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead Old Dominion to its 13th consecutive Colonial Athletic Association championship.
Lipscomb 64, Central Florida 62: Courtney Boynton hit two free throws with four seconds remaining to help Lipscomb win the Atlantic Sun Conference title and earn an NCAA bid in its first season in the league.
UC Santa Barbara 68, Idaho 51: Lindsay Taylor scored 25 points and UC Santa Barbara won its eighth consecutive Big West title.
Southwest Missouri State 74, Drake 67: Jenni Lingor scored 19 points and Southwest Missouri State won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament title to earn an NCAA tournament spot.
Maine 68, Boston University 43: Heather Ernest scored 15 points to help Maine earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with a win over Boston University in the America East title game.
New Mexico 71, Utah 50: Melissa Forest had 18 points and New Mexico shot 55 percent to successfully defend its Mountain West title.
Eastern Michigan 65, Bowling Green 56: Ryan Coleman scored 14 points and Eastern Michigan won its first Mid-American Conference tournament title, putting the Eagles in the NCAA tourney for the first time.
