KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrea Riley launched the shot just in front of her bench, falling near the feet of coach Kurt Budke and his seemingly glowing orange blazer as the ball ripped through the net to cut the lead to one.

Next time down the floor, from nearly the exact same spot, Riley launched another 3-pointer, one that would have tied the game.

It got stuck between the backboard and the rim.

Texas A&M survived a late scare from Riley and used its depth to outlast No. 18 Oklahoma State, 64-59, last night, giving the 11th-ranked Aggies their first Big 12 tournament championship.

Texas A&M (26-7) controlled most of the game, using its superior depth and big shots from A'Quonesia Franklin and Morenike Atunrase to keep Oklahoma State at arm's length. That changed in the closing minutes, when Riley led an Oklahoma State charge.

The All-Big 12 guard scored 10 points to give Oklahoma State its first lead of the second half at 54-53 with just over 3 minutes left, then followed Danielle Gant's three-point play and breakaway layup with her improbable 3-pointer.

"Mighty Mouse nailed that 3 in front of Coach Budke and he just willed that thing in," Texas A&M coach Gary Blair said. "That was one of the most incredible shots."

After two free throws by A'Quonesia Franklin with 22 seconds left, Riley got another chance. She had already beaten Texas A&M once this season with a last-second 3-pointer, but this time she missed and the cheerleaders had to come out and unstick the ball from the rim.

"Riley's hit a couple of those against us, so I wouldn't be surprised if that second one would have went in," said Franklin, who followed Riley's shot with two free throws.

Riley's heroics gave Oklahoma State (25-7) a chance it probably shouldn't have had. The Cowgirls played well at times, but shot poorly from the perimeter — 3-for-14 from 3-point range — and just didn't have the depth to keep up with Texas A&M.

While the Aggies had four players score in double figures, led by Franklin's 19, Oklahoma State had three account for 57 of its 59 points. Riley finished with 28 points, Danielle Green had 17 and Shaunte Smith added 12. Kristin Hernandez scored the other two.

"I was very proud of those three, I thought those three delivered, but we needed one more to win a championship," Budke said.

BIG SKY CONFERENCE

Montana 101, Montana State 65: Mandy Morales scored 24 points, including six 3-pointers, Laura Cote and Sonya Rogers each added 16, and the Lady Griz (25-6) advanced to the NCAA tournament for the 17th time with a rout of the Bobcats (18-13) in the final of the Big Sky Conference tournament at Missoula, Mont.

BIG WEST CONFERENCE

UC Santa Barbara 74, UC Davis 59: Jessica Wilson, the conference player of the year and the tournament MVP, had 16 points to lead the Gauchos (23-7) past the Aggies (19-11) in the Big West Conference tournament championship game at Anaheim, Calif.

MID-AMERICAN

Miami of Ohio 67, Ohio 56: The Redhawks (23-10) earned their first NCAA tournament bid as Amanda Jackson and Jenna Schone scored 19 points apiece in a victory over the Bobcats (20-13) for the Mid-American Conference tournament championship in Cleveland.

MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC

Coppin State 72, North Carolina A&T 70: Rashida Suber scored 19 points, including a twisting layup with 4 seconds left, lifting the second-seeded Eagles (22-11) over the top-seeded Aggies (25-7), in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship game at Raleigh, N.C.

MOUNTAIN WEST

New Mexico 62, San Diego State 59: The fourth-seeded Lobos won their fifth Mountain West Conference title in six seasons, getting 22 points from Brandi Kimble and 21 from Dionne Marshall to defeat the sixth-seeded Aztecs in the tournament final at Las Vegas.

SOUTHLAND

Texas-San Antonio 65, Lamar 56: Amanda Foster had 16 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks to help the third-seeded Roadrunners (23-9) beat the fourth-seeded Cardinals (19-13) in the championship game of the Southland Conference tournament at Katy, Texas, and earn an NCAA berth.

SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC

Jackson State 63, Prairie View A&M 61: Erica Trahan had 17 points and 12 rebounds as the second-seeded Lady Tigers (18-13) clinched their first berth in the NCAA tournament since 1995 with a victory over the top-seeded Lady Panthers (22-11) in the championship game of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament at Birmingham, Ala.

OTHERS

COLONIAL ATHLETIC

No. 14 Old Dominion 74, Towson 51: Shahida Williams scored 19 points, helping the Monarchs (28-4) move a step closer to their 17th consecutive Colonial Athletic Association tournament title, with a semifinal victory over the Tigers (22-10) at Newark, Del. Old Dominion plays in today's final against third-seeded Virginia Commonwealth (25-6), which beat James Madison, 69-60.

MISSOURI VALLEY

ILLINOIS STATE 68, CREIGHTON 60: Sophomore forward Ashleen Bracey recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and 16 rebounds, leading the top-seeded Redbirds (25-6) over the fourth-seeded Bluejays (20-11) and into the final of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament at St. Charles, Mo.

DRAKE 46, EVANSVILLE 41: Jill Martin had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the third-seeded Bulldogs (22-9) rallied from a 21-16 halftime deficit to beat the second-seeded Purple Aces (20-11).