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Elechi, Morehead St. beat Murray State in OVC quarters | |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Anthony Elechi scored 17, on 6-of-8 shooting, with nine rebounds, and Lyonell Gaines had 15 points and 10 boards to help No. 3 seed Morehead State beat sixth-seeded Murray State 75-66 in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Thursday night. Xavier Moon added 16 points for Morehead State, which will face No. 2 seed Tennessee-Martin (18-13) in the semifinals Friday. Murray State (17-14) got 16 first-half points from Bryce Jones to take a 36-29 lead into the break, but shot just 34.6 percent from the field, including 2 of 11 (18.2 percent) from 3-point range, after halftime. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Moss | 14.2 | |||
| Rebounds: | W. Langston | 6.1 | |||
| Assists: | B. Jones | 4.2 | |||
| FG%: | W. Langston | 62.9% | |||
| FT%: | B. Jones | 87.1% | |||
| 3P%: | J. Moss | 41.5% | |||
| Steals: | B. Jones | 1.2 | |||
| Blocks: | B. Sanchious | 0.6 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 33-5 | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 29-6 | |
| 3 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 4 | Virginia | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Oregon | 31-7 | |
| 6 | Villanova | 35-5 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 29-8 | |
| 8 | West Virginia | 26-9 | |
| 9 | Xavier | 28-6 | |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 27-8 | |
| 10 | Kentucky | 27-9 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Villanova | 35-5 | |
| 2 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 33-5 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Virginia | 29-8 | |
| 6 | Oregon | 31-7 | |
| 7 | Michigan State | 29-6 | |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 27-8 | |
| 9 | Indiana | 27-8 | |
| 10 | Syracuse | 23-14 | |
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| Ohio Valley Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| East | ||
| Belmont | 12-4 | 20-12 |
| Tennessee State | 11-5 | 20-11 |
| Morehead State | 11-5 | 23-14 |
| Tennessee Tech | 11-5 | 19-12 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 6-10 | 15-16 |
| Jacksonville State | 4-12 | 8-23 |
| West | ||
| UT Martin | 10-6 | 20-15 |
| Murray State | 10-6 | 17-14 |
| Eastern Illinois | 9-7 | 13-17 |
| Austin Peay | 7-9 | 18-18 |
| SIUE | 3-13 | 6-22 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 2-14 | 5-24 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.4 (217) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 9.9 (243) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.4 (103) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.5% (93) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.4% (78) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.4% (92) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 67.5 (68) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 22.9 (328) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.8 (76) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.5% (285) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.7% (274) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.2% (276) | ||||
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