East Tennessee State rolls into SoCon semifinals, 70-57 | |
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Daivien Williamson scored 15 points on perfect 7-for-7 shooting and top-seeded and regular-season champion East Tennessee State rolled to a 70-57 win over ninth-seeded VMI in the Southern Conference tournament quarterfinals on Saturday. Isaiah Tisdale and Tray Boyd III each scored 12 points for East Tennessee State (28-4), while Joe Hugley added 11. Tisdale led with eight rebounds and was a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line. ETSU tied the program's record for most wins in a season with 28. The Buccaneers scored 17 points off 18 VMI turnovers, grabbed 28 defensive rebounds and outscored the Keydets 32-22 in the paint. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | T. Evee | 12.6 | |||
| Rebounds: | G. Gilkeson | 5.7 | |||
| Assists: | G. Gilkeson | 3.4 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| 3P%: | K. Curfman | 38.0% | |||
| Steals: | T. Evee | 1.4 | |||
| Blocks: | J. Stephens | 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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| Southern Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| East Tennessee State | 16-2 | 30-4 |
| Furman | 15-3 | 25-7 |
| UNCG | 13-5 | 23-9 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 17-15 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 19-12 |
| Chattanooga | 10-8 | 20-13 |
| Wofford | 8-10 | 19-16 |
| Samford | 4-14 | 10-23 |
| VMI | 3-15 | 9-24 |
| Citadel | 0-18 | 6-24 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 72.1 (142) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 10.2 (164) | ||||
| Assists: | 16.0 (14) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.8% (228) | ||||
| FT%: | 70.8% (184) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.5% (70) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.1 (230) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.6 (174) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.2 (232) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.2% (206) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.1% (257) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.0% (119) | ||||
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