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St. Thomas guard Drake Dobbs (11) puts in a layup against Omaha during the first half of the championship game in the Summit League NCAA college basketball tournament in Sioux Falls, S.D. on March 9, 2025. Josh Jurgens/AP Photo
Among the five teams that punched tickets to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament during the weekend, one team didn’t need to win its conference tournament title game to qualify.
Omaha (23–12) won anyway in an 85–75 victory over the St. Thomas Tommies (24–11) in the Summit League title game in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Sunday.
Matthew Davis is an experienced, award-winning journalist who has covered major professional and college sports for years. His writing has appeared on Heavy, the Star Tribune, and The Catholic Spirit. He has a degree in mass communication from North Dakota State University.
