E. Kentucky tops Tennessee St. 58-48 at OVC tourney | |
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Jomaru Brown scored 12 points, Ty Taylor added 11 and No. 4-seed Eastern Kentucky used a big second-half run to beat No. 5-seed Tennessee State 58-48 in a Thursday night quarterfinal of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. The Colonels, who are making their first OVC tournament appearance since 2015, face the No. 1-seed Belmont Bruins (24-7) in a semifinal on Friday. Taylor's 3-pointer with 15:54 to play in the second half tied it a 32 and sparked a 15-2 run for a 10-point Colonel's lead. Eastern Kentucky later scored eight straight points and led by as many as 17. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | C. Marshall Jr. | 11.8 | |||
| Rebounds: | S. Johnson | 5.3 | |||
| Assists: | M. Freeman | 4.2 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| 3P%: | M. Littlejohn | 39.2% | |||
| Steals: | M. Littlejohn | 1.2 | |||
| Blocks: | J. Washington | 1.0 | |||
| 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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| Ohio Valley Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Belmont | 15-3 | 26-7 |
| Murray State | 15-3 | 23-9 |
| Austin Peay | 14-4 | 21-12 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 12-6 | 16-17 |
| Tennessee State | 9-9 | 18-15 |
| Eastern Illinois | 9-9 | 17-15 |
| Jacksonville State | 8-10 | 13-19 |
| Morehead State | 7-11 | 13-19 |
| Tennessee Tech | 6-12 | 9-22 |
| UT Martin | 5-13 | 9-20 |
| SIUE | 5-13 | 8-23 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 3-15 | 7-24 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.4 (169) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 10.4 (147) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.6 (135) | ||||
| FG%: | 47.0% (29) | ||||
| FT%: | 65.9% (319) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.1% (88) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.1 (229) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 27.3 (67) | ||||
| Assists: | 10.8 (50) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.1% (78) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.2% (260) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.1% (77) | ||||
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