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Belmont edges Jacksonville St. 72-69 in OVC tourney | |
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Luke Smith matched his career high with 24 points as top-seeded Belmont narrowly defeated No. 4 seed Jacksonville State 72-69 in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament on Friday night. Smith made 6 of 9 3-pointers. Grayson Murphy added 14 points, 12 assists and six rebounds for Belmont (26-3). Nick Muszynski had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Tate Pierson had 10 points. Amanze Ngumezi tied a career high with 20 points for the Gamecocks (18-9). Darian Adams added 13 points. Jalen Finch had 11 points and six rebounds. Kayne Henry had 10 points and 11 rebounds. MORE |
Leaders | |||||
Points: | D. Adams | 15.7 | |||
Rebounds: | B. Huffman | 6.5 | |||
Assists: | J. Finch | 4.8 | |||
FG%: | D. Adams | 42.8% | |||
FT%: | J. Finch | 77.3% | |||
3P%: | D. King | 41.5% | |||
Steals: | J. Finch | 1.3 | |||
Blocks: | B. Huffman | 1.3 |
AP Rankings | |||
Rank | School | Rec | |
1 | Gonzaga | 24-0 | |
2 | Michigan | 19-3 | |
3 | Baylor | 21-1 | |
4 | Illinois | 20-6 | |
5 | Iowa | 20-7 | |
6 | West Virginia | 18-8 | |
7 | Ohio State | 18-8 | |
8 | Alabama | 21-6 | |
9 | Houston | 21-3 | |
10 | Villanova | 16-5 | |
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Coaches Rankings | |||
Rank | School | Rec | |
1 | Gonzaga | 24-0 | |
2 | Michigan | 19-3 | |
3 | Baylor | 21-1 | |
4 | Illinois | 20-6 | |
5 | Alabama | 21-6 | |
5 | West Virginia | 18-8 | |
7 | Houston | 21-3 | |
8 | Iowa | 20-7 | |
9 | Villanova | 16-5 | |
10 | Ohio State | 18-8 | |
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Ohio Valley Standings | ||
Conference | Overall | |
W-L | W-L | |
Belmont | 18-2 | 26-4 |
Morehead State | 17-3 | 23-7 |
Eastern Kentucky | 15-5 | 22-7 |
Jacksonville State | 13-6 | 18-9 |
Austin Peay | 10-10 | 14-13 |
Murray State | 10-10 | 13-13 |
Southeast Missouri State | 9-11 | 11-16 |
SIUE | 7-12 | 9-17 |
Eastern Illinois | 6-14 | 9-18 |
UT Martin | 6-14 | 8-16 |
Tennessee Tech | 5-15 | 5-22 |
Tennessee State | 3-17 | 4-19 |
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Offense (Rank) | |||||
Points: | 74.3 (104) | ||||
Rebounds: | 11.1 (84) | ||||
Assists: | 14.2 (106) | ||||
FG%: | 46.1% (71) | ||||
FT%: | 68.5% (248) | ||||
3P%: | 35.6% (86) |
Defense (Rank) | |||||
Points: | 68.6 (132) | ||||
Rebounds: | 27.7 (41) | ||||
Assists: | 13.0 (186) | ||||
FG%: | 41.0% (52) | ||||
FT%: | 67.5% (44) | ||||
3P%: | 32.8% (127) |