Charlotte, N.C. ? Mike Krzyzewski has been in enough championship settings to get a good read on his team. He knew to keep quiet Sunday.

“They had gotten themselves up for the game. When I went into my pregame talk I said, ‘You better not say too much, you’ll ruin the moment,”‘ Krzyzewski said following Duke’s 91-61 victory over North Carolina State in the ACC championship game. “I love that because that’s the maturity that has developed over the last couple of weeks.”

The third-ranked Blue Devils became the first program in the 49 years of the ACC to win four straight championships as MVP Carlos Boozer scored 26 points, Jason Williams added 24 and Mike Dunleavy had 18 in the 30-point blowout.

“I’ve been in this league 22 years and I know how precious each tournament win is,” Krzyzewski said about the four straight titles. “It’s a little bit hard to believe.”

The 6-foot-9, 280-pound Boozer was 11-for-12 from the field and finished 20-of-24 in three tournament games. He was 33-for-39 in three games this season against N.C. State.

“Carlos does a great job calling for the ball,” Williams said. “When the guards are driving Carlos will just yell out. To hear a voice like that demanding the ball you know he’s going to finish.”

Boozer missed the first shot of the game, then made 11 straight to dominate the Wolfpack, who were led by Anthony Grundy’s 13 points.

“That’s almost unheard of,” Grundy said of Boozer’s stats.

Second-seeded Duke (29-3) had its ACC-record streak of five consecutive regular-season titles snapped by Maryland, which was ousted by the Wolfpack (22-10) in the semifinals Saturday.

That set up the first meeting in the finals between the Blue Devils and Wolfpack since 1966. But like Duke’s 19- and 37-point wins over N.C. State in the regular season, this one wasn’t much of a game as Duke nailed down its fifth straight No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Duke’s 63.5 percent shooting set a title game record and its winning margin was the second-largest in tourney history.

And while Duke was hot, the fourth-seeded Wolfpack were not against a school it hasn’t beaten in 13 tries. N.C. State shot a combined 60 percent in wins over Virginia and Maryland, but missed 14 of its first 18 shots and fell behind 29-14.

Krzyzewski emptied his bench with about four minutes left and received hugs from each of his starters.

“This still means a lot,” Dunleavy said when asked if winning the ACC has become old hat. “This is something we don’t get tired of. I think you can see that.”

Mississippi State 61,

No. 8 Alabama 58

Atlanta  Mississippi State can no longer be overlooked.

Largely ignored much of the season, the Bulldogs won their second Southeastern Conference tournament title and earned an automatic NCAA bid. Mississippi State (26-7) matched the school record for victories, set by the 1996 team that won the first tournament championship and went on the Final Four.

Tournament MVP Mario Austin led the Bulldogs with 15 points and eight rebounds, while Timmy Bowers and Derrick Zimmerman hit consecutive three-pointers late in the game.

Michael Gholar made two free throws with five seconds remaining and Bowers made a key defensive play, knocking the ball away from Maurice Williams as the Alabama point guard crossed midcourt, trying to get in position for a tying three-pointer.

SEC player of the year Erwin Dudley led the Crimson Tide with 18 points.

No. 21 Ohio State 81,

Iowa 64

Indianapolis  Four teams staked their claims to being the Big Ten’s best squad during the regular season. Boban Savovic made sure only Ohio State was left standing after the postseason tournament.

Savovic scored 27 points to lead the Buckeyes to their first Big Ten tournament championship.

Ohio State (23-7) shared the regular-season title with Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, but the Buckeyes were the only one of the four to reach the championship game.