ATLANTA — A year ago, as they walked off the court after another early exit from the NCAA tournament, Jon Scheyer and Gerald Henderson made sure to soak it all in. They didn't want to forget how much it hurt. They didn't want to forget how it felt to be denied a championship.

Yesterday, they finally got their title.

Led by its two junior stars, No. 9 Duke swamped upstart Florida State with a barrage of 3-pointers on the way to a 79-69 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, giving the Blue Devils their eighth ACC crown in 11 years.

Scheyer scored 29 points and was named tournament MVP, Henderson had 27 and Duke (28-6) turned in one of its most complete performances of the season.

How complete? Duke had more steals (five) than turnovers (four), outrebounded the taller, bulkier Seminoles 35-34 and buried Florida State with a 12-of-25 showing from 3-point range.

The genesis of this championship can be traced to the final game last season. After losing in the ACC tournament and surviving a first-round scare from Belmont, the Blue Devils were eliminated in the second round of the NCAAs by West Virginia.

"We wanted to remember that moment. We wanted to remember how it felt," Scheyer said. "That was something we never wanted to experience again."

The Blue Devils watched hated North Carolina celebrate at the last two ACC tournaments. Now they're back in a more familiar position.

"We put in a lot of work to build this team to where it is today," Henderson said. "We've waited a long time for it."

Toney Douglas led the No. 22 Seminoles (25-9) with 28 points but that wasn't nearly enough to give the school its first ACC championship.

No. 24 Purdue 65, Ohio St. 61: E'Twaun Moore scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half as the Boilermakers (24-9) edged the Buckeyes (22-10) at Indianapolis for their first Big Ten tournament title. Evan Turner had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Ohio State.

Mississippi St. 64, Tennessee 61: Phil Turner scored seven of his 12 points in the final 1:35 and finished with 10 rebounds, leading the Bulldogs (23-12) past the Vols (21-12) in the SEC tournament championship game at Tampa, Fla. Wayne Chism led Tennessee with 15 points.

Stephen F. Austin 68, Texas-San Antonio 57: Matt Kingsley scored 20 points as the Lumberjacks (24-7) beat the Roadrunners (19-13) to win the Southland Conference championship at Katy, Texas, and earn their first NCAA tournament berth. Devin Gibson scored 23 points for Texas-San Antonio.

WOMEN'S TOURNAMENTS

NO. 2 STANFORD 89, USC 64: Kayla Pedersen had a season-high 25 points and nine rebounds as the Cardinal (29-4) beat the Trojans (17-15) for the Pac-10 tournament championship in Los Angeles. Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 14 and Jeanette Pohlen added 10 for Stanford. Camille Lenoir led USC with 13 points.

No. 7 Baylor 72, No. 10 Texas A&M 63: Jhasmin Player scored a season-high 25 points as the Bears (27-5) beat the Aggies (25-7) to win the Big 12 tournament championship at Oklahoma City. Takia Starks led A&M with 22 points.

Evansville 47, Creighton 45: Amy Gallagher sank a 10-footer with 0.3 seconds left as the ninth-seeded Purple Aces (15-18) shocked the Jays (21-11) in the Missouri Valley tournament final at St. Charles, Mo. Kelsey Woodard scored 18 points for Creighton.

Vermont 74, Boston U. 66: Courtnay Pilypaitis scored 22 points and May Kotsopoulos had 21 to lead the Catamounts (21-11) past the Terriers (24-7) for the America East championship at West Hartford, Conn. Jesyka Burks-Wiley had 26 points and 11 rebounds for top-seeded BU.

Liberty 51, Gardner-Webb 50: Rachel Hammond scored 13 points to help the top-seeded Flames (24-8) hold off the Runnin' Bulldogs (17-15) in the Big South tournament final at High Point, N.C. Courtney Epps scored 21 points for Gardner-Webb, which barely missed a shot at the buzzer.

Drexel 64, James Madison 58: Gabriela Marginean scored 26 points and the Dragons (24-8) turned back the Dukes (23-9) in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship game at Harrisonburg, Va. Dawn Evans scored 26 points for James Madison.

Sacred Heart 74, Saint Francis, Pa. 66: Kaitlin Sowinski had 20 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks to help the Pioneers (25-7) beat the Red Flash (15-17) in the Northeast Conference tournament championship at Fairfield, Conn. Samantha Leach and Brittany Lilley scored 15 each to lead Saint Francis, which had won 29 straight NEC tournament games

Wisconsin-Green Bay 65, Milwaukee 41: Kayla Tetschlag and Kati Harty scored 12 points apiece as the Phoenix (29-3) extended their winning streak to 21 games by beating the Panthers (15-18) in the Horizon League tournament final at Green Bay, Wis. Traci Edwards led Milwaukee with 11 points.

Ball State 55, Bowling Green 51: Porchia Green scored on two driving layups in the final 26 seconds as the Cardinals (25-8) beat the Falcons (28-4) at Cleveland for their first Mid-American Conference title. Tracy Pontius scored 14 points for Bowling Green.