North Dakota won the Big Sky Conference regular-season and tournament titles, edging Weber State 93-89 in an overtime thriller in Saturday’s tournament final in Reno, Nev. They were awarded a No. 15 seed on Selection Sunday, their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since transitioning to Division I in 2008-09. Arizona beat Colorado, UCLA and Oregon to win the Pac-12 Tournament, earning a No. 2 seed in the West.
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FILE - In this Saturday, March 11, 2017, file photo, North Dakota coach Brian Jones, center, talks to his team during a time out in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Weber State in the final in the Big Sky tournament in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Lance Iversen)
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