E'Twaun Moore scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half, and No. 24 Purdue rallied to beat Ohio State 65-61 on Sunday for its first Big Ten Tournament title.
JaJuan Johnson scored 16 points, and Robbie Hummel added nine points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the third-seeded Boilermakers (24-9). Hummel was named the tournament's most outstanding player.
Evan Turner had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Ohio State (22-10), which was chasing its second title in three years. The loss snapped the Buckeyes' four-game winning streak.
Purdue beat Penn State and Illinois to reach the final. Fifth-seeded Ohio State beat Wisconsin and No. 7 Michigan State to advance to the championship game.
The Boilermakers took advantage of having virtual homecourt advantage. Conseco Fieldhouse is about 65 miles from Purdue's campus.
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 68,
TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 57
KATY, Texas - Matt Kingsley scored 20 points and Stephen F. Austin (24-7) earned the program's first NCAA Tournament berth with a victory against Texas San Antonio (19-13) in the Southland Conference championship game.
Baylor Women Win Big 12 Title
OKLAHOMA CITY - Jhasmin Player scored a season-high 25 points, Morghan Medlock came off the bench to add 15 and No. 7 Baylor (27-5) beat 10th-ranked Texas A&M (25-7) 72-63 to win the Big 12 championship.
NO. 11 NORTH CAROLINA 75,
SOUTH DAKOTA 69
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 19 points to help No. 11 North Carolina (27-6) rally past South Dakota (18-11) in a tougher-than-expected tune-up for the NCAA Tournament.
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