MIKAL BRIDGES for 3!#LetsMarchNova #BEtourney pic.twitter.com/IUhhheTTpA
— Villanova MBB (@NovaMBB) March 11, 2018
Point guard Jalen Brunson scored 31 and forward Mikal Bridges added 25 Saturday night as the Villanova Wildcats beat Providence 76-66 in overtime for the Big East title.
Villanova has been projected as a No. 1 regional seed for the NCAA tournament.
The selection show for the 68-team tournament is set for Sunday at 5 p.m. It will be aired on TBS.
San Antonio is the host city for the Final Four, scheduled March 31 and April 2 at the Alamodome.
Saturday’s scores
(Tournament finals)
Conference USA — Marshall 67, Western Kentucky 66
Big East — Villanova 76, Providence 66, OT
Big 12 — Kansas 81, West Virginia 70
Mountain West — San Diego State 82, New Mexico 75
MAC — Buffalo 76, Toledo 66
America East – Maryland-Baltimore County 65, Vermont 62
MEAC — North Carolina Central 71,, Hampton 63
SWAC — Texas Southern 84, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 69
BULLS ARE DANCING!
Buffalo defeats Toledo 76-66 to win the MAC Championship for its third tournament title in the last four years. #MACtion pic.twitter.com/j2LcbTgQlK
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 11, 2018
Conference / NCAA automatic qualifier
Ohio Valley — Murray State (26-5)
Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago (28-5)
Big Ten — Michigan (28-7)
Big South — Radford (22-12)
Atlantic Sun — Lipscomb (23-9)
Southern — UNC Greensboro (27-7)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference — Iona (20-13)
West Coast Conference — Gonzaga (30-4)
Horizon — Wright State (25-9)
Northeast — LIU Brooklyn (18-16)
Colonial Athletic Association — Charleston (26-7)
Summit — South Dakota State (28-6)
Patriot League — Bucknell (25-9)
America East — Maryland-Baltimore County (24-10)
MEAC — North Carolina Central (19-15)
SWAC — Texas Southern (15-19)
Big 12 — Kansas (27-7)
Mountain West — San Diego State (22-10)
Big East — Villanova (30-4)
MAC — Buffalo (26-8)
Conference USA — Marshall (24-10)