Women: SFU at Mercyhurst

Tipoff: 6 p.m., Owen McCormick Court at Mercyhurst Athletic Center, Erie

Records: Saint Francis (10-18 overall, 8-7 Northeast Conference); Mercyhurst (9-17, 6-9)

TV: NEC Front Row

Notable: Saint Francis is in fourth place in the NEC standings, while Mercyhurst is in a tie with Le Moyne for the fifth spot. … With tonight being the last day of the regular season, the Red Flash are locked into the fourth seed for the conference tournament and will host the fifth seed, which will be either Mercyhurst or Le Moyne, on Monday. … SFU’s Natalie Johnson tallied 25 points against Chicago State, which was the most by a Red Flash player this season. … The Lakers are 4-0 when they’ve scored 70 or more points in NEC play.

Mirror prediction: Mercyhurst 71, Saint Francis 67

Mirror prediction record: 21-7

— Nate Ritchey

Lucas, Miami finalize agreement

Jai Lucas and Miami have finalized the contract that makes him the school’s new men’s basketball coach, nearly two weeks after they struck preliminary agreement on a deal, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday.

Lucas will be introduced to the Miami community on Monday, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side revealed any details publicly. The university was planning to formally announce the hiring on Thursday, the person said.

Pitt women out of ACC tourney

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Kymora Johnson scored 17 points, Latasha Lattimore collected her 11th double-double this season filling up the stat sheet and Virginia pulled away in the second half to beat Pittsburgh 64-50 on Wednesday in the first round of the ACC Tournament.

Khadija Faye had 15 points and 11 rebounds for her 17th double-double this season for the Panthers (13-19).

PITTSBURGH (13-19): Elmore 4-10 0-0 11, Faye 3-19 9-9 15, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Miles 0-5 2-2 2, Washenitz 3-16 2-3 10, Battle 2-2 0-0 4, Biggs 2-7 3-3 8, Totals 14-60 16-17 50

VIRGINIA (17-14): Lattimore 5-9 2-6 12, Noyan 1-6 0-0 2, Clark 4-8 0-0 11, Johnson 7-17 0-0 17, McGhee 2-7 0-0 5, Hurd 6-9 3-7 15, Lauterbach 1-2 0-0 2, Dunbar 0-1 0-0 0, Valenti-Paea 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 26-61 5-13 64

Pittsburgh 12 10 14 14 — 50

Virginia 14 12 22 16 — 64

3-Point Goals–Pittsburgh 6-19 (Elmore 3-5, Johnson 0-1, Miles 0-1, Washenitz 2-10, Biggs 1-2), Virginia 7-26 (Lattimore 0-1, Noyan 0-2, Clark 3-4, Johnson 3-8, McGhee 1-6, Hurd 0-2, Lauterbach 0-1, Dunbar 0-1, Valenti-Paea 0-1). Assists–Pittsburgh 9 (Miles 4), Virginia 14 (Johnson 7). Fouled Out–Virginia Noyan. Rebounds–Pittsburgh 39 (Faye 11), Virginia 45 (Lattimore 11). Total Fouls–Pittsburgh 10, Virginia 12. Technical Fouls–None.

The Associated Press