Robert Morris and Portland State have become the 13th and 14th teams to receive automatic berths in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Both teams needed a bucket in the closing seconds to win their respective tourneys.
Dallas Green picked up a loose ball and hit a basket with 2.5 seconds left, giving Robert Morris a 48-46 win over Mount St. Mary's in the Northeast Conference final. Jeremy Chappell finished with a team-high 15 points to help the Colonials reach the NCAA tourney for the first time in 17 years.
Portland State claimed the Big Sky Conference title, beating Montana State 79-77 on Julius Thomas' tiebreaking dunk with 3.5 seconds to play. Thomas …
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