Florida state wins first ACC crown

Michael Snaer scored 18 points and 17th-ranked Florida State (24-9) used a barrage of 3-pointers to defeat No. 4 North Carolina 85-82 for the ACC championship in Atlanta. Florida State (24-9), which joined the ACC in 1991, won the men's basketball crown for the first time, showing its 33-point blowout of the Tar Heels (29-5) during the regular season was no fluke. But this one went to the wire, as North Carolina nearly came all the way back from a 16-point deficit in the first half. P.J. Hairston missed a tying 3 at the buzzer. It was the first time since Maryland's title in 2004 that a team outside the state of North Carolina won the tournament. MICHIGAN STATE WINS DRAMATIC BIG TEN FINAL Brandon Wood scored a season-high 21 points to help No. 8 Michigan State (27-7) defeat No. 7 Ohio State 68-64 in the Big Ten tournament championship game in Indianapolis. Draymond Green, who had 12 points and nine rebounds in the final, was named the most outstanding player of the tournament. The Spartans claimed their first tournament title since 2000 in a dramatic game that featured 16 lead changes. Jared Sullinger scored 18 points and Deshaun Thomas and William Buford added 11 each for the Buckeyes (27-7), who were denied a third consecutive title. The teams shared the regular-season title with Michigan. ST. BONAVENTURE CAPTURES A-10 TITLE FOR THE FIRST TIME Conference player of the year Andrew Nicholson had 26 points, 14 rebounds and a conference tournament championship game record eight blocked shots, and St. Bonaventure (20-11) won its first Atlantic 10 title by holding off Xavier 67-56 in Atlantic City, N.J. Da' Quan Cook and Charlon Kloff added nine points apiece for the fourth-seeded Bonnies, who will be returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. Tu Holloway had 17 points and Mark Lyons added 16 for the third-seeded Musketeers (21-12). DELAWARE DEFEATS DREXEL IN WOMEN'S CAA TITLE GAME Elena Delle Donne had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 7 Delaware (30-1) used a strong second half to defeat Drexel 59-43 in Upper Marlboro, Md., to claim its first Colonial Athletic Association championship and the automatic NCAA Tournament bid. SACRED HEART WINS NEC WOMEN'S FINAL Ericka Norman scored 18 points and Sacred Heart (25-7) defeated Monmouth 58-48 in Fairfield, Conn., to win the Northeast Conference tournament and clinch its second NCAA Tournament bid in the past four seasons. WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY WOMEN ARE HORIZON CHAMPS Julie Wojta scored 29 points and No. 10 Wisconsin-Green Bay (30-1) won the Horizon League tournament title and the automatic NCAA Tournament bid by defeating Detroit 66-53 in Green Bay, Wis.