Appalachian State tops Coastal Carolina 70-65, advances | |
BOONE, N.C. (AP) Isaac Johnson scored a career-high 24 points, Tim Ceaser scored a go-ahead layup with 4:06 to play and sixth-seeded Appalachian State came from behind to beat No. 8 Coastal Carolina 70-65 in thesecond round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Monday night. The Mountaineers (18-14) advance to Wednesday's quarterfinal against No.3-seed Texas State. Appalachian State trailed 37-22 at halftime, but took a 60-59 lead on Ceaser's layup and led by as many as five until the Chanticleers closed to 66-65 with 17 seconds left after DeVante Jones scored six straight points. O'Showen Williams hit two free throws and, after Coastal's Tyrell Gumbs-Frater missed a 3 with 3 seconds left, Johnson iced it with two from the line. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | D. Jones | 17.4 | |||
| Rebounds: | T. Burton | 7.2 | |||
| Assists: | D. Jones | 5.7 | |||
| FG%: | D. Jones | 48.8% | |||
| FT%: | D. Jones | 86.7% | |||
| 3P%: | T. Gumbs-Frater | 41.1% | |||
| Steals: | D. Jones | 1.7 | |||
| Blocks: | T. Burton | 0.8 | |||
| 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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| Sun Belt Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Little Rock | 15-5 | 21-10 |
| Texas State | 13-7 | 21-11 |
| South Alabama | 13-7 | 20-11 |
| Georgia Southern | 12-8 | 20-13 |
| Georgia State | 12-8 | 19-13 |
| Appalachian State | 11-9 | 18-15 |
| UT Arlington | 10-10 | 14-18 |
| Arkansas State | 8-12 | 16-16 |
| Coastal Carolina | 8-12 | 16-17 |
| Louisiana | 8-12 | 14-19 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 5-15 | 9-20 |
| Troy | 5-15 | 9-22 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 78.0 (26) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 13.4 (8) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.5 (138) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.1% (102) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.6% (150) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.7% (157) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 76.3 (324) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 26.9 (79) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.8 (264) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.3% (140) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.4% (268) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.0% (243) | ||||
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