Williams, who played against GCU for UTA in last year's conference tournament final, had 13 points and three assists with just one turnover. Caleb Shaw had 12 points in 15 minutes off the bench. Despite foul trouble, center Duke Brennan had 11 points.

A few minutes later, he made another steal. Then, came the veterans, guys with March Madness experience, who drove the Lopes to a third straight WAC Tournament title and trip to the NCAA Tournament with an 89-82 win over top-seed Utah Valley before a raucous crowd of 3,