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Southern Miss edges FIU 69-68 in 1st round of C-USA Tourney | |
FRISCO, Texas (AP) Cortez Edwards scored 29 points with seven rebounds and six assists and Southern Mississippi held on to edge Florida International 69-68 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament. No. 9 seed Southern Miss (15-17) now heads to the quarterfinals against top-seeded Middle Tennessee on Thursday. The teams were tied at 55 with 2:51 to play when a Dominic Magee free throw gave Southern Miss the lead for good, and an Edwards layup followed by a D'Angelo Richardson 3-pointer, stretched it to 61-57 with 1:45 left. FIU stayed close and Brian Beard Jr. sank a 3-pointer as time expired for the final score. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | B. Beard Jr. | 16.4 | |||
| Rebounds: | E. Lockett | 6.5 | |||
| Assists: | B. Beard Jr. | 5.7 | |||
| FG%: | E. Lockett | 46.6% | |||
| FT%: | E. Lockett | 71.7% | |||
| 3P%: | T. Jacob | 37.5% | |||
| Steals: | B. Beard Jr. | 2.9 | |||
| Blocks: | O. Osaghae | 1.2 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Virginia | 31-3 | |
| 2 | Villanova | 36-4 | |
| 3 | Xavier | 29-6 | |
| 4 | Kansas | 31-8 | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 30-5 | |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 31-5 | |
| 7 | Michigan | 33-8 | |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 32-5 | |
| 9 | Duke | 29-8 | |
| 10 | North Carolina | 26-11 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Villanova | 36-4 | |
| 2 | Michigan | 33-8 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 31-8 | |
| 4 | Duke | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Virginia | 31-3 | |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 27-10 | |
| 7 | Loyola Chicago | 32-6 | |
| 8 | Xavier | 29-6 | |
| 9 | Purdue | 30-7 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 32-5 | |
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| Conference USA Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Middle Tennessee | 16-2 | 25-8 |
| Old Dominion | 15-3 | 25-7 |
| Western Kentucky | 14-4 | 27-11 |
| Marshall | 12-6 | 25-11 |
| UTSA | 11-7 | 20-15 |
| UAB | 10-8 | 20-13 |
| North Texas | 8-10 | 20-18 |
| FIU | 8-10 | 14-18 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-11 | 17-16 |
| Southern Miss | 7-11 | 16-18 |
| Florida Atlantic | 6-12 | 12-19 |
| UTEP | 6-12 | 11-20 |
| Rice | 4-14 | 7-24 |
| Charlotte | 2-16 | 6-23 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 70.7 (253) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 10.0 (196) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.8 (300) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.6% (278) | ||||
| FT%: | 60.9% (350) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.2% (315) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.2 (146) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 26.0 (113) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.5 (187) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.4% (146) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.4% (27) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.9% (125) | ||||
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