Braxton's 24 points leads St. Francis (PA) past Bryant | |
LORETTO, Pa. (AP) Keith Braxton scored 24 points and No. 2 seed St. Francis (PA) beat seventh-seeded Bryant 87-61 in Northeast Conference Tournament quarterfinal action Wednesday night. The Red Flash (21-9) advance to play third seed Sacred Heart on Saturday. St. Francis built a 22-4 lead and was never threatened. Tyler Stewart's 3-pointer with 10:51 before halftime gave the Red Flash their first 20-point lead at 30-10. Randall Gaskins Jr. added 20 points for the Red Flash and Tyler Stewart and Myles Thompson each scored 11. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | A. Grant | 16.3 | |||
| Rebounds: | P. Harding | 8.8 | |||
| Assists: | M. Green III | 3.1 | |||
| FG%: | A. Grant | 39.3% | |||
| FT%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| 3P%: | A. Grant | 36.6% | |||
| Steals: | I. Ndugba | 1.3 | |||
| Blocks: | H. Elisias | 2.6 | |||
| 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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| Northeast Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Merrimack | 14-4 | 20-11 |
| Saint Francis U | 13-5 | 22-10 |
| Robert Morris | 13-5 | 20-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 12-6 | 20-13 |
| LIU | 9-9 | 15-18 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 9-9 | 11-19 |
| Bryant | 7-11 | 15-17 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 7-11 | 13-18 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 7-11 | 11-21 |
| Wagner | 5-13 | 8-21 |
| Central Connecticut State | 3-15 | 4-27 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.0 (180) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 12.2 (26) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.8 (113) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.5% (292) | ||||
| FT%: | 67.7% (277) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.1% (241) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 69.5 (183) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 28.1 (19) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.6 (185) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.3% (83) | ||||
| FT%: | 67.9% (43) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.2% (80) | ||||
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