More To Big Dance; U Conn Women Set Record

More teams have punched their tickets into the NCAA men's basketball tournament with wins in conference tournament finals last night.

Siena is in after beating Fairfield 72-65 in overtime to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament. Edwin Ubiles scores 27 points, including two on a 360 dunk, to help Siena to the win.

Old Dominion is in as Colonial Athletic Association Tournament champs after beating William & Mary 60-53. And St.Mary's is in after ripping Gonzaga 81-62 to win the West Coast Conference Tournament and the automatic NCAA bid.

And Wofford makes its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance after beating Appalachian State 56-51 to win the Southern Conference Tournament.

And in women's college basketball, the University of Connecticut broke its own record for most consecutive wins by a women's team when it beat Notre Dame last night 59-44 in the Big East Tournament. U Conn has now won 71 straight games and it is taking aim at the all time record of 88 straight wins set by UCLA's men's team.

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