Murray St. advances to OVC title game beating Austin Peay | |
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Tevin Brown scored 24 points and KJ Williams had a double-double and Murray State beat Austin Peay 73-61 in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on Friday. The Racers (23-8) play conference top-seed Belmont on Saturday for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Murray State entered the tournament as the second seed. Williams scored 15 with 11 rebounds, Chico Carter Jr. scored 10 and Devin Gilmore grabbed 10 rebounds. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | T. Taylor | 21.8 | |||
| Rebounds: | T. Taylor | 11.0 | |||
| Assists: | C. Paez | 3.5 | |||
| FG%: | T. Taylor | 55.0% | |||
| FT%: | J. Adams | 79.0% | |||
| 3P%: | J. Adams | 37.7% | |||
| Steals: | C. Paez | 1.3 | |||
| Blocks: | T. Taylor | 1.3 | |||
| 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: | 76.3 (43) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.8 (43) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.2 (165) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.9% (59) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.6% (149) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.6% (105) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.5 (240) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 24.2 (276) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.6 (253) | ||||
| FG%: | 46.8% (338) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.2% (106) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.1% (320) | ||||
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