Marshall beats UTEP 86-78 in Conference USA tourney | |
FRISCO, Texas (AP) Taevion Kinsey had 26 points as sixth-seeded Marshall beat No. 11 seed UTEP 86-78 in the first round of the Conference USA Conference Tournament on Wednesday night. Marshall (17-15) will play third-seeded Louisiana Tech in a quarterfinal on Thursday. Andrew Taylor had 15 points and six rebounds for the Thundering Herd. Mikel Beyers added 14 points. Jarrod West had 10 points. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | T. Kinsey | 16.4 | |||
| Rebounds: | I. Bennett | 5.3 | |||
| Assists: | T. Kinsey | 4.2 | |||
| FG%: | T. Kinsey | 49.0% | |||
| FT%: | T. Kinsey | 68.2% | |||
| 3P%: | J. West | 36.9% | |||
| Steals: | J. West | 2.0 | |||
| Blocks: | J. Williams | 1.6 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 22-9 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 8 | Duke | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Conference USA Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| North Texas | 14-4 | 20-11 |
| Louisiana Tech | 13-5 | 22-8 |
| Western Kentucky | 13-5 | 20-10 |
| Charlotte | 10-8 | 16-13 |
| Marshall | 10-8 | 17-15 |
| FIU | 9-9 | 19-13 |
| UAB | 9-9 | 19-13 |
| Old Dominion | 9-9 | 13-19 |
| Florida Atlantic | 8-10 | 17-15 |
| UTEP | 8-10 | 17-15 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 15-17 |
| UTSA | 7-11 | 13-19 |
| Southern Miss | 5-13 | 9-22 |
| Middle Tennessee | 4-14 | 8-23 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 75.9 (54) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 10.9 (99) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.2 (89) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.2% (152) | ||||
| FT%: | 66.3% (312) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.3% (283) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.1 (280) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 27.9 (25) | ||||
| Assists: | 10.4 (33) | ||||
| FG%: | 40.3% (49) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.1% (98) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.1% (187) | ||||
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