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Shulga scores 18, VCU holds off George Mason 68-63 to claim Atlantic 10 title and NCAA berth

Max Shulga scored 18 points and Joe Bamisile sealed the win with two free throws with a half-second left as Virginia Commonwealth held off George Mason 66-63 to win the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament championship Sunday. VCU led by eight at the break, 36-28, but George Mason got back-to-back 3-pointers from Jared Billups and Woody Newton to trail by just two, 45-43 with more than 12 minutes to play. Shulga answered with a 3 and hit a pair of free throws before finding Jack Clark for a 3 to push the VCU lead to 53-43.

Poulakidas' 5 3s help carry Yale past Cornell 90-84; Elis win Ivy title and claim the NCAA berth

John Poulakidas knocked down five 3-pointers in the second half as regular-season champion Yale added the Ivy League Tournament championship with a 90-84 win over Cornell on Sunday to earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The senior guard got off to a slow start, scoring just two points in the first half and missing all four 3-point attempts as Yale took a 37-32 advantage into intermission. Cornell clawed back.

Yale, John Poulakidas prevail over Cornell, 90-84, earn another invitation to March Madness

PROVIDENCE — John Poulakidas, Yale’s perimeter marksman, missed seven of his first eight shots in the Ivy League championship game, but with another NCAA appearance on the line, he wasn’t about to stay cool for long. Poulakidas hit his first seven shots of the second half, finishing with 25 points, to lead the Bulldogs to an 90-84 victory over Cornell at Brown University. Yale will be playing ...

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