Conference championships...76ers fall again...Pacers stay huge rally, widen conference lead


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LAS VEGAS (AP) — UCLA is the Pac-12 tournament champion following a 75-71 upset against fourth-ranked Arizona. Kyle Anderson finished with 21 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, while Jordan Adams added 19 points to the Bruins' 26th victory. Wildcats guard Nick Johnson led all scorers with 22 points.

UNDATED (AP) — Fifth-ranked Louisville has won the inaugural American Athletic Conference tournament by downing No. 21 Connecticut 71-61. Montrezl Harrell led the Cardinals with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Russ Smith chipped in 19 points and five steals. And Providence has its first Big East crown since 1994 after Bryce Cotton scored 23 points and the Friars neutralized Creighton in the first half of a 65-56 victory over the 14th-ranked Bluejays.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — DeAndre Kane scored 17 points and Georges Niang (nee-ANG') added 13 and No. 16 Iowa State beat Baylor 74-65 and won its first Big 12 tournament title in 14 years. Naz Long and Dustin Hogue had 12 points apiece, and Melvin Ejim (EH'-jihm) finished with 10 points and nine rebounds for the fourth-seeded Cyclones.

PHILADELPHIA (AP ) — The Philadelphia 76ers suffered their 20th consecutive loss as Mike Conley scored 19 points and Zach Randolph added 14 to lead Memphis to a 103-77 rout of the Sixers. The streak matches the team mark set in 1972-73, when the 76ers established an NBA record with 73 losses. The NBA record for consecutive losses in a season is 26 set by the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Paul George had 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Indiana Pacers rallied from 25 down in the second quarter to beat Detroit 112-104 in overtime. Evan Turner had 20 points for the Pacers, who trailed by six entering the fourth quarter before posting their third straight win. Indiana also widened its lead in the NBA's Eastern conference to 3 ½ games over Miami.

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