Vanderbilt Claims SEC Final

Chantelle Anderson scored 18 points and No. 6-ranked Vanderbilt (27-6) defeated Louisiana State, 63-48, Sunday in the Southeastern Conference tournament final at Nashville.

The Commodores have won eight of their last nine games.

OTHER TOURNAMENTS

Atlantic Coast--Semifinals at Greensboro, N.C.: Alana Beard had 20 points and No. 4 Duke (26-3) beat Virginia, 71-67.... Nikki Teasley’s 14 points led No. 19 North Carolina (24-7) past North Carolina State, 58-52.

Big East--Quarterfinals at Piscataway, N.J.: Asjha Jones scored 16 points and top-ranked Connecticut (31-0) defeated Seton Hall, 78-48.... Villanova defeated Miami, 68-49, behind Trish Juhline’s 22 points.... Adriana Spears’ 17 points led No. 18 Boston College (22-6) over Rutgers, 64-59.... Syracuse (18-11) upset No. 21 Notre Dame, 84-79, behind Jaime James’ 23 points.... Connecticut plays Villanova and Boston College plays Syracuse in today’s semifinals.

Big Ten--Semifinals at Indianapolis: Jill Chapman scored 17 points for Indiana (16-13) in a 55-41 victory over No. 7 Purdue (23-5) .... Penn State got 34 points from Kelly Mazzante to beat Wisconsin, 76-62.

Conference USA--Semifinals at Chicago: Valerie King scored 31 points to lift No. 23 Cincinnati (25-4) over Houston, 78-74.... Sarah Goree scored seven points in overtime and Tulane (23-9) beat No. 25 Texas Christian, 80-76.