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Belmont edges Jacksonville St. 72-69 in OVC tourney | |
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Luke Smith matched his career high with 24 points as top-seeded Belmont narrowly defeated No. 4 seed Jacksonville State 72-69 in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament on Friday night. Smith made 6 of 9 3-pointers. Grayson Murphy added 14 points, 12 assists and six rebounds for Belmont (26-3). Nick Muszynski had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Tate Pierson had 10 points. Amanze Ngumezi tied a career high with 20 points for the Gamecocks (18-9). Darian Adams added 13 points. Jalen Finch had 11 points and six rebounds. Kayne Henry had 10 points and 11 rebounds. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | D. Adams | 15.7 | |||
| Rebounds: | B. Huffman | 6.5 | |||
| Assists: | J. Finch | 4.8 | |||
| FG%: | D. Adams | 42.9% | |||
| FT%: | J. Finch | 77.3% | |||
| 3P%: | D. King | 41.5% | |||
| Steals: | J. Finch | 1.3 | |||
| Blocks: | B. Huffman | 1.3 | |||
| Ohio Valley Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Belmont | 18-2 | 26-4 |
| Morehead State | 17-3 | 23-8 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 15-5 | 22-7 |
| Jacksonville State | 13-6 | 18-9 |
| Austin Peay | 10-10 | 14-13 |
| Murray State | 10-10 | 13-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 9-11 | 11-16 |
| SIUE | 7-12 | 9-17 |
| Eastern Illinois | 6-14 | 9-18 |
| UT Martin | 6-14 | 8-16 |
| Tennessee Tech | 5-15 | 5-22 |
| Tennessee State | 3-17 | 4-19 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 74.3 (98) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.2 (81) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.2 (99) | ||||
| FG%: | 46.0% (69) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.5% (247) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.6% (92) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 68.6 (126) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 27.7 (37) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.0 (185) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.1% (54) | ||||
| FT%: | 67.5% (38) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.6% (113) | ||||
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