Schedule/results from the Sun Belt Conference tournament (all games at Mitchell Center, Mobile, Ala.):

2000-2001 regular-season champion: Louisiana Tech clinched first place in the East Division; Denver topped the West Division. At 16-0 in Sun Belt play, the Lady Techsters clinch overall title.

First round
Thursday, March 1
Game 1 -- (No. 5 West) South Alabama 59, vs. (No. 4 East) Arkansas State 54
Game 2 -- (No. 5 East) Western Kentucky 96, (No. 4 West) New Mexico State 57
Game 3 -- (No. 3 East) Middle Tennessee 78, (No. 6 West) Louisiana-Lafayette 59
Game 4 -- (No. 3 West) New Orleans 72, (No. 6 East) Arkansas-Little Rock 62

Second round
Saturday, March 3
Game 5 -- Denver (No. 1 West) 51, South Alabama (No. 5 West) 41
Game 6 -- Louisiana Tech (No. 1 East) 86, Western Kentucky (No. 5 East) 63
Sunday, March 4
Game 7 -- North Texas (No. 2 West) 72, Middle Tennessee (No. 3 East) 54
Game 8 -- Florida International (No. 2 East) 98, New Orleans (No. 3 West) 76

Semifinals
Monday, March 5
Game 9 -- Denver 78, Fla. International 67
Game 10 -- Louisiana Tech 74, North Texas 57

Championship
Tuesday, March 6
Game 11 -- Louisiana Tech 67, Denver 55