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| @ Tx-SA L 79-96 Box | Recap |
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Bassey's 22 lifts Western Kentucky past UAB 64-60 in CUSA | |
FRISCO, Texas (AP) Charles Bassey had 22 points as Western Kentucky narrowly defeated UAB 64-60 in the semifinals of the Conference USA Conference Tournament on Friday. Dayvion McKnight had 13 points, including two free throws with 35 seconds to play, and eight assists for Western Kentucky (20-6), which will play the North Texas-La Tech winner in Saturday's championship. UAB got two attempts at a tying 3-pointer on the final possession after McKnight's free throws but came up empty. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | M. Ertel | 13.2 | |||
| Rebounds: | T. Jemison | 6.9 | |||
| Assists: | T. Lovan | 2.3 | |||
| FG%: | M. Ertel | 40.6% | |||
| FT%: | T. Lovan | 69.7% | |||
| 3P%: | J. Benjamin | 32.9% | |||
| Steals: | Q. Jackson | 2.1 | |||
| Blocks: | T. Jemison | 2.1 | |||
| Conference USA Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| East | ||
| Western Kentucky | 11-3 | 21-8 |
| Old Dominion | 11-5 | 15-8 |
| Marshall | 9-5 | 15-7 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7-5 | 13-10 |
| Charlotte | 5-11 | 9-16 |
| Middle Tennessee | 3-13 | 5-18 |
| FIU | 2-15 | 9-17 |
| West | ||
| Louisiana Tech | 12-4 | 24-8 |
| UAB | 13-5 | 22-7 |
| North Texas | 9-5 | 18-10 |
| UTSA | 9-7 | 15-11 |
| UTEP | 8-8 | 12-12 |
| Rice | 6-10 | 15-13 |
| Southern Miss | 4-13 | 8-17 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 72.6 (136) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 10.7 (118) | ||||
| Assists: | 10.6 (330) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.1% (110) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.6% (223) | ||||
| 3P%: | 30.9% (302) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 60.3 (4) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.9 (142) | ||||
| Assists: | 10.7 (33) | ||||
| FG%: | 40.4% (31) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.4% (104) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.8% (79) | ||||
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