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Going dancin': Butler, Oakland and Arkansas-Little Rock

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And then there were 11.

Three more team clinched bids to the NCAA tournament Tuesday night. One’s a familiar sight, too.

Butler – you remember the Bulldogs, right? – claimed its third Horizon League tournament in the past four years by beating Milwaukee 59-44. Midway through the season, the Bulldogs (23-9) looked doubtful to return to the Big Dance, but closed the season with nine straight wins and a sweep of the conference crowns. Expect an 11 seed for the Bulldogs. (And an unhappy 6 as a result.)

Meanwhile, Oakland (Mich.) continued its dominance of the Summit League by pulling away from Oral Roberts in the title game, 90-76. The Grizzlies (25-9) lost just one conference game this season and return to the NCAAs for the second straight season.

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The third clincher of the night came from the Sun Belt, which also produced the most exciting game of the evening. Arkansas-Little Rock clinched its first NCAA tournament berth in 21 years thanks to a last-second 3-pointer by senior Solomon Bozeman in a 64-63 win over North Texas.

Yeah. You could call that exciting.

“I was just happy I hit the shot,” Bozeman said. “Coming in, the word had been on me from my previous four years of college that I hadn’t been able to hit big shots and come through in big games, even in my high school career.

“I just didn’t want to let this team down. I hit the shot and I was proud. I knew it was over. I knew we were going to the NCAA tournament.”

Take a bow, Solomon. That’s what this month’s all about.

Two more schools join the automatic berth ranks on Wednesday when the Big Sky and the Northeast hold their tournament title games.

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