LOS ANGELES — Running pick-and-roll plays like the two-time Final Four veteran he is, Darren Collison guided No. 3 UCLA through its fourth close call in a week.

Collison scored 28 points playing all 40 minutes and the Bruins beat 11th-ranked Stanford, 67-64,, to win the Pac-10 tournament title yesterday.

"I felt real confident," he said. "They had a hard time stopping the pick-and-roll. That was a big key for us, so we kept going to it."

The Bruins (31-3) used a 22-8 run in the second half to earn their 10th victory in a row and add the title to their third consecutive regular-season crown. They swept Stanford in the regular season, including an overtime win last week to clinch the league title.

"To be able to beat Stanford three times in a row is incredible," UCLA coach Ben Howland said. "I think they have the ability to be a Final Four team. I'm glad they're not in our bracket anymore."

Brook Lopez scored 15 points for the Cardinal (26-7), who were seeking their first league tourney title since 2004.

"We took arguably the best team in the country down to the wire twice in the last week," said Stanford's Trent Johnson, the Pac-10 coach of the year. "Tough, tough, tough."

This time, the Bruins beat the Cardinal at their own game, winning the rebound battle 43-35, including a 21-5 offensive edge.

That seemed unlikely after Luc Richard Mbah a Moute went down with a sprained ankle Friday and freshman center Kevin Love had back spasms in the first half. Love finished under his average with six rebounds, but he was picked up by Russell Westbrook's career-high 11 and Josh Shipp's nine.

"It was just effort," Shipp said. "We did a lot of rotating."

UCLA led by 10 with 2 minutes remaining before Stanford whittled its deficit to 65-64 on a dunk by Lawrence Hill with 3 seconds to go. The Cardinal fouled Collison, who made both for a three-point cushion. He was named tournament MVP.

Goods' jumper bounced off the rim at the buzzer.

Love scored 12 points, giving him double figures in all 34 games he's played this season. The Pac-10 player and freshman of the year was hit with back spasms in the game's first four minutes.

"The first time I touched the ball, I felt a pull in my back," he said. "It was that way the whole first half. I couldn't get any lift. Every time I went up, I felt it was going to pull again."

AMERICA EAST

Maryland-Baltimore County 82, Hartford 65: Darryl Proctor scored 23 points to help the Retrievers (24-8) beat the Hawks (17-16) in the America East championship game at Catonsville, Md., to earn their first trip to the NCAA tournament since starting Division I play in 1986.

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE

Temple 69, Saint Joseph's 64: Dionte Christmas scored 22 points and the Owls (21-12) earned their first NCAA tournament bid since 2001 with a victory over the Hawks (21-12) in the championship of the Atlantic 10 tournament at Atlantic City, N.J.

BIG EAST CONFERENCE

Pittsburgh 74, No. 9 Georgetown 65: Ronald Ramon scored 17 points and Sam Young, who was voted tournament MVP, had 16 points as the seventh-seeded Panthers (26-9) won their second Big East tournament championship in their eighth title-game appearance with an upset over the top-seeded and ninth-ranked Hoyas (27-5) in New York.

BIG WEST CONFERENCE

CS Fullerton 81, UC Irvine 66: Josh Akognon had 23 points, and Scott Cutley had 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Titans (24-8) beat the Anteaters (18-16) to win the Big West Conference championship at Anaheim and advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1978.

CONFERENCE USA

No. 2 Memphis 77, Tulsa 51: Antonio Anderson scored 19 points, Chris Douglas-Roberts added 16 points and the second-ranked and top-seeded Tigers (33-1) added a third straight Conference USA tournament championship to their third consecutive regular-season title by routing the Golden Hurricane (20-13) for their 42nd straight league win.

MID-AMERICAN

Kent State 74, Akron 55: Haminn Quaintance scored 16 points, Mike Scott added 14 points and 13 rebounds, and the Golden Flashes (28-6) raced to a 19-point halftime lead and never looked back in routing the Zips (23-10) at Cleveland for the Mid-American tournament championship and a spot in the NCAA tournament.

MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC

Coppin State 62, Morgan State 60: Tywain McKee scored 33 points, including a driving layup with 2 seconds left, helping the seventh-seeded Eagles (16-20) upset the top-seeded Bears (22-10) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament championship final at Raleigh, N.C., to claim their first league title — and first NCAA tournament berth — since 1997.

MOUNTAIN WEST

UNLV 76, No. 24 BYU 61: Wink Adams scored 23 points, including 14 in the final 6:48, as the Rebels (26-7) upset the top-seeded and No. 24-ranked Cougars (27-7) at Las Vegas in the Mountain West Conference championship for the second straight season.

SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC

Mississippi Valley State 59, Jackson State 58: Carl Lucas made two free throws with 0.4 seconds left, lifting the second-seed Delta Devils (17-15) over the fourth-seeded Tigers (13-20) to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament title at Birmingham, Ala., and a free ticket to the NCAA tournament.

ELSEWHERE

ATLANTIC COAST

No. 1 North Carolina 68, Virginia Tech 66: Tyler Hansbrough, who had 26 points and nine rebounds, hit a fadeaway jumper off an offensive rebound with 0.8 seconds left to lift the top-seeded Tar Heels (31-2) over the fourth-seeded Hokies (19-13) in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals at Charlotte, N.C.

Clemson 78, No. 7 Duke 74: Trevor Booker scored 18 points, Cliff Hammonds added 17, and the third-seeded Tigers (24-8) used a 11-4 run for a 67-60 lead they never lost in stunning the second-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) to reach the tournament title game for the first time since 1962.

BIG TEN CONFERENCE

No. 8 Wisconsin 65, No. 19 Michigan State 63: Brian Butch scored 19 points, Marcus Landry added 18, and the Badgers (28-4) earned a spot in the Big Ten title game for the second straight season by beating the Spartans (25-8), who were whistled for 30 fouls and had four players foul out at Indianapolis.

Illinois 54, Minnesota 50: Shaun Pruitt scored 16 points, Brian Randle had 11 and the Illini (16-18) opened up a 39-32 lead with 8:15 remaining, then held the Gophers (20-13) to just two field goals over the final 6:51 to advance to today's championship game.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE

No. 5 Kansas 77, Texas A&M 71: Brandon Rush scored a career-high 28 points in front of his hometown fans at Kansas City, Mo., sealing the deal with two free throws in the final seconds, as the two-time defending champion Jayhawks (30-3) beat the Aggies (24-10) and reached the Big 12 tournament final for the third straight season.

No. 6 Texas 77, Oklahoma 49: A.J. Abrams broke out of a shooting slump with seven 3-pointers and 24 points, helping the Longhorns (28-5) roll past the Sooners (22-11) at Kansas City, Mo., to reach their third consecutive Big 12 tournament final.