Utah Valley Clinches WAC Title

The double-overtime thriller saw Utah Valley triumph 104-101 over Utah Tech to secure the outright Western Athletic Conference regular-season championship. The win marks their sixth straight victory and pushes their overall record to 24-7, finishing 14-4 in conference play. Sherman Weatherspoon IV was pivotal for the Wolverines, scoring a career-high 27 points on highly efficient 9-for-12 shooting, including 6-for-7 from three-point range. He was supported by Jackson Holcombe, who put up 23 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists, and Trevan Leonhardt, who added 21 points and nine assists. The victory secures a second consecutive WAC regular-season title for Utah Valley. However, the team's path to the conference tournament was complicated by a dispute with the WAC over unpaid exit fees, as Utah Valley is set to join the Big West Conference in 2026. A preliminary injunction was required to ensure their participation. Meanwhile, Texas's Madison Booker, a junior All-American, delivered a historic performance in the SEC Tournament semifinals against Ole Miss. Her 31 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists made her the first player in the 21st century to achieve that stat line in a women's SEC tournament game. Booker was dominant when it mattered most, scoring 13 of her 31 points in the fourth quarter to stifle an Ole Miss comeback attempt. The Longhorns' 85-68 victory marked their third straight season with 30 or more wins and set up a championship game showdown with No. 1 seed South Carolina. The performance added to an already stellar season for Booker, who was recently named First Team All-SEC. She has been averaging career-highs in points, rebounds, steals, and field goal percentage during her junior year.