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Samford beats VMI 79-61 in SoCon opener | |
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Demetrius Denzel-Dyson scored 17 points and seventh-seeded Samford never trailed in beating 10th-seed VMI 79-61 in Friday night's first round of the Southern Conference Tournament. Christen Cunningham scored 15 points and Alex Thompson and Wyatt Walker added 13 apiece for the Bulldogs (18-14), who take on No. 2 Furman in Saturday's quarterfinal. Samford led 38-24 at halftime after shooting 50 percent from the floor and 6 of 13 from behind the arc to VMI's 21.4 percent and 1 of 16. Alex Peters' layup gave Samford a 20-point lead, 54-34, at 13:34 in the second half and the Bulldogs cruised. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | Q. Peterson | 19.6 | |||
| Rebounds: | Q. Peterson | 6.5 | |||
| Assists: | Q. Peterson | 2.4 | |||
| FG%: | Q. Peterson | 43.1% | |||
| FT%: | Q. Peterson | 71.2% | |||
| 3P%: | Q. Peterson | 36.8% | |||
| Steals: | Q. Peterson | 1.6 | |||
| Blocks: | A. Branch | 0.9 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Villanova | 32-4 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 37-2 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 31-5 | |
| 4 | Arizona | 32-5 | |
| 5 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 6 | Kentucky | 32-6 | |
| 7 | Duke | 28-9 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 31-5 | |
| 9 | Oregon | 33-6 | |
| 10 | Louisville | 25-9 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 37-2 | |
| 3 | Oregon | 33-6 | |
| 4 | Kansas | 31-5 | |
| 5 | Kentucky | 32-6 | |
| 6 | South Carolina | 26-11 | |
| 7 | Arizona | 32-5 | |
| 8 | Villanova | 32-4 | |
| 9 | UCLA | 31-5 | |
| 10 | Florida | 27-9 | |
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| Southern Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| East Tennessee State | 14-4 | 27-8 |
| UNCG | 14-4 | 25-10 |
| Furman | 14-4 | 23-12 |
| Chattanooga | 10-8 | 19-12 |
| Wofford | 10-8 | 16-17 |
| Mercer | 9-9 | 15-17 |
| Samford | 8-10 | 20-16 |
| Citadel | 4-14 | 12-21 |
| Western Carolina | 4-14 | 9-23 |
| VMI | 3-15 | 6-24 |
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