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Ta’Shia Phillips came up big for Xavier today, helping them pull out a 67-60 victory over Dayton for the Atlantic 10 title.

Gonzaga took their third consecutive West Coast Conference crown, beating Saint Mary’s. Courtney Vandersloot paced the Zags with some acrobatics.

Samford defeated Appalachian for the Southern Conference title.

In the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Marist is the champ after their victory over Loyola Maryland. The Red Wolves get an NCAA big for the sixth consecutive time. Graham Hays says it’s all Erica Allenspach’s fault.

Princeton took the Ivy League title.

Semi action:

UConn pounded Rutgers in the Big East semi, 75-51. They’ll face Notre Dame, who overcame DePaul to advance.

Tributes:

Photos from Cynthia Cooper’s jersey retirement yesterday at the USC game.

The MTSU Raider family paid tribute to slain teammate Tina Stewart before yesterday’s tournament game.

Pro stuff:

Tully Bevilaqua has signed with San Antonio, ending six years with Indiana. Wow.

All in the family:

Connecticut Sun Coach Mike Thibault’s son Eric is an assistant for St. John’s.

Upcoming tournament:

Check out the link on the right for free admission to the first two days of this week’s Pac-10 tournament.