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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) | ||||
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