NC Central, Texas Southern, Albany win conference titles

North Carolina Central, Texas Southern, Albany win their respective conference titles and clinched NCAA berths.

NC Central 71 Morgan State 62 (MEAC)

The Eagles' free throw shooting carried them to a 71-62 victory against Morgan State in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship game, and into the NCAA tournament.

Jeremy Ingram scored 29 points and the Eagles (28-5) used an 8-1 run to get some separation, then held on with their free throw shooting.

Texas Southern 78 Prairie View A&M 73 (SWAC)

A year after being unable to make the NCAA tournament because of NCAA sanctions, Texas Southern went on a 13-2 run after the half en route a 78-73 win over Prairie View to clinch the SWAC title and the school's fifth tournament bid.

Aaric Murray had 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead Texas Southern (19-14).

Albany 69 Stony Brook 60 (American East)

DJ Evans scored 16 points as Albany defeated Stony Brook 69-60 in the America East championship on Saturday, giving the school their second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth.

Peter Hooley added 15 for the Great Danes, including a 3-pointer with 1:04 remaining to put his team up 61-56.