Tesia Thompson had 25 points and a season-high 14 rebounds to help Southeast Missouri beat top-seeded UT Martin 67-47 on Saturday in the championship game of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
From Louisville's Dana Evans in the ACC to Gonzaga's Jill Townsend in the WCC, we break down which players have stood out in each conference.
Alexis Tolefree hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points to lead No. 20 Arkansas on a 96-46 win over Tennessee-Martin on Sunday.
Dana Evans scored 22 points and No. 6 Louisville outlasted UT Martin 71-63 in double overtime Thursday night after trailing for nearly all of regulation.
Jessika Carter scored a career-high 19 points and No. 10 Mississippi State had two other players in double figures on the way to an 80-44 victory over UT Martin on Monday night.
Ellie Harmeyer scored 16 points, freshman Conley Chinn hit a clutch 3-pointer with 1:07 to play and Belmont defeated Tennessee-Martin 59-53 on Saturday for its fourth-straight Ohio Valley Conference tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth.
Memphis has added one of the nation's most prolific scorers in forward Ashia Jones, who was dismissed from Tennessee Martin's team last month.
The battle for the first NCAA tournament bid is in overtime. The Tennessee State & Tenn-Martin women's teams need extra time to decide the Ohio Valley Conference. Live on WatchESPN
After leading UT Martin to a fourth straight NCAA women's basketball tournament appearance, Kevin McMillan has signed a six-year contract extension to remain the Skyhawks' coach.
Notre Dame star senior guard Skylar Diggins didn't need to have the big individual outing for the Irish to win their NCAA tournament opener. And that was enough, for now.
Cal's recent success has created a Bay Area bandwagon every bit as tempting as the one heading to the Super Bowl.
The 2011-12 season is going to be a hard act to follow for the mid-major community. But Delaware starts out on top of the preseason top-10 rankings.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-2 | - | 22-9 |
| UT Martin | 16-2 | - | 22-10 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-4 | 2 | 25-7 |
| Eastern Illinois | 12-6 | 4 | 19-12 |
| Tennessee Tech | 10-8 | 6 | 17-13 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-8 | 6 | 14-16 |
| Austin Peay | 9-9 | 7 | 18-12 |
| Murray State | 7-11 | 9 | 14-16 |
| Morehead State | 6-12 | 10 | 10-20 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 5-13 | 11 | 11-18 |
| Tennessee State | 2-16 | 14 | 4-24 |
| SIU-Edwardsville | 1-17 | 15 | 3-26 |
