NC State has reached the ACC title game for the fifth time in the last six years, while Duke is playing in the championship for the first time since 2017 after upsetting Notre Dame on Saturday. The Blue Devils have not lifted the conference trophy since 2013, while the Wolfpack won it in 2022.

The changes certainly worked in Sunday’s title game. UCLA dug down and overcame major foul trouble, a huge rebounding disparity, two dozen turnovers, their star’s first-half struggles and, eventually,

Lauren Betts scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half Sunday and No. 4 UCLA allowed only four baskets over the final 12 minutes as the Bruins rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat No. 2 USC 72-67 in the Big Ten tournament championship game.