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The Citadel beats VMI 78-70 in SoCon tournament opener | |
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Zane Najdawi scored 16 points and No. 8 seed The Citadel held off ninth-seeded VMI 78-70 in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament on Friday. The Citadel (11-20) will play top-seeded UNC Greensboro (24-7) in a Saturday quarterfinal. Najdawi was 4 of 11 from the field but made 7 of 11 of his free throws. Frankie Johnson and Matt Frierson added 12 points apiece, and Hayden Brown chipped in 11 for the Bulldogs. Frierson made four of The Citadel's 14 3-pointers. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | B. Parham | 14.6 | |||
| Rebounds: | T. Creammer | 5.4 | |||
| Assists: | K. Smith | 3.1 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | B. Parham | 79.8% | |||
| 3P%: | A. Vereen | 34.3% | |||
| Steals: | K. Smith | 1.4 | |||
| Blocks: | F. Iruafemi | 1.3 | |||
| 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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| Southern Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| UNCG | 15-3 | 27-8 |
| East Tennessee State | 14-4 | 25-9 |
| Furman | 13-5 | 23-10 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 21-13 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 19-15 |
| Western Carolina | 8-10 | 13-19 |
| Samford | 6-12 | 10-22 |
| Citadel | 5-13 | 11-21 |
| VMI | 4-14 | 9-21 |
| Chattanooga | 3-15 | 10-23 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 65.1 (336) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 9.5 (242) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.9 (299) | ||||
| FG%: | 39.8% (345) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.0% (76) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.0% (322) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.8 (215) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 24.7 (224) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.9 (226) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.4% (207) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.9% (222) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.0% (130) | ||||
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