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L 61-85
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W 62-61
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L 61-69
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UNCG wins SoCon, gets NCAA berth after 69-61 win over Mercer

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Isaiah Miller scored 25 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had six assists as top-seeded UNC Greensboro earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament with a 69-61 win over seventh-seeded Mercer on Monday night in the Southern Conference championship.

Tied with less than four minutes to play, Miller scored six points in an 8-0 run for the game's largest lead at 66-58 with 1:15 to play. But the Spartans struggled from the foul line, which kept the Bears alive, especially after Leon Ayers III made three free throws with 1:08 remaining.

Miller made 5 of 13 free throws and UNCG was 13 of 26, including six misses in the last 1:15. However, the Bears missed their last seven shots from the field.

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Leaders
Points: N. Alvarez13.2
Rebounds: F. Haase7.6
Assists: N. Alvarez4.2
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: N. Alvarez78.6%
3P%: R. Cummings40.3%
Steals: N. Alvarez1.4
Blocks: M. Bender1.4
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Gonzaga31-1
2 Illinois24-7
3 Baylor28-2
4 Michigan23-5
5 Alabama26-7
6 Houston28-4
7 Ohio State21-10
8 Iowa22-9
9 Texas19-8
10 Arkansas25-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Baylor28-2
2 Gonzaga31-1
3 Houston28-4
4 Michigan23-5
5 Alabama26-7
6 Arkansas25-7
7 UCLA22-10
8 Illinois24-7
9 USC25-8
10 Florida State18-7
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Southern Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
UNCG 13-5 21-9
Wofford 12-5 15-9
Furman 10-5 16-9
Chattanooga 9-7 18-8
East Tennessee State 8-7 13-12
VMI 7-7 13-12
Mercer 8-9 18-11
Citadel 5-11 13-12
Western Carolina 4-13 11-16
Samford 2-9 6-13
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 76.7 (54)
Rebounds: 8.7 (255)
Assists: 16.5 (17)
FG%: 47.9% (24)
FT%: 71.8% (144)
3P%: 37.1% (43)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 71.8 (220)
Rebounds: 27.6 (39)
Assists: 12.1 (104)
FG%: 43.8% (199)
FT%: 70.5% (163)
3P%: 31.8% (74)
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