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UTEP beats FIU 85-77 to advance in CUSA tourney | |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Lee Moore scored a career-high 29 points and sixth-seeded UTEP held off No. 11 seed FIU 85-77 on Wednesday night in a second-round game of the Conference USA tournament. The Miners (19-13) face No. 3 Marshall (16-15) in a quarterfinal matchup on Thursday. Earvin Morris Jr. scored 25 points and Dominic Artis added 11 for UTEP, which led 40-29 at halftime. Moore made 12 of 12 free throws and Morris was 9 for 9 as the Miners made 26 of 34 overall. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | D. McGill | 16.1 | |||
| Rebounds: | A. Diaz | 7.8 | |||
| Assists: | E. Nottage | 2.5 | |||
| FG%: | A. Diaz | 65.0% | |||
| FT%: | D. McGill | 79.6% | |||
| 3P%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| Steals: | D. Draper | 1.0 | |||
| Blocks: | A. Diaz | 2.9 | |||
| 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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| Conference USA Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| UAB | 16-2 | 26-7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 13-5 | 25-10 |
| Louisiana Tech | 12-6 | 23-10 |
| Old Dominion | 12-6 | 25-13 |
| Marshall | 12-6 | 17-16 |
| UTEP | 10-8 | 19-14 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 14-19 |
| Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 18-16 |
| FIU | 7-11 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 12-20 |
| North Texas | 7-11 | 12-20 |
| Southern Miss | 5-13 | 8-21 |
| Florida Atlantic | 5-13 | 8-25 |
| UTSA | 3-15 | 5-27 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.2 (222) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 10.3 (211) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.2 (252) | ||||
| FG%: | 46.9% (39) | ||||
| FT%: | 66.4% (302) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.3% (100) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 70.1 (126) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 27.2 (46) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.9 (162) | ||||
| FG%: | 40.8% (44) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.4% (96) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.5% (68) | ||||
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