North Carolina defeated N.C. State 89-80 on Sunday in Tampa, Fla., for their first league title since 1998.

Brandan Wright and Wayne Ellington scored 16 apiece, Tyler Hansbrough went 11-for-11 from the foul line to finish with 15, and Reyshawn Terry and Ty Lawson added 13 each to give Roy Williams about the only thing that was missing from his resume as a head coach.

Meanwhile, Florida beat Arkansas, 77-56, in Atlanta to claim their third straight SEC tournament championship and perhaps lock up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.