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Sharp leads Northwestern St. past New Orleans in Southland | |
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Demarcus Sharp scored 31 points and distributed nine assists and Northwestern State beat New Orleans 74-70 in Southland Conference semifinal tournament contest on Tuesday night. Northwestern State (22-10) established an 18-9 lead and never trailed. The Demons extended their lead to 31-17 with 5:51 before halftime before the Privateers (12-20) closed to 36-28 at halftime. Jamond Vincent's three-point play with 5:49 left brought New Orleans to a 62-all tie, but Isaac Haney countered with a 3-pointer 16 seconds late and the Demons stayed ahead the rest of the way. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Johnson | 18.0 | |||
| Rebounds: | T. Jackson | 4.8 | |||
| Assists: | K. Wilson-Rouse | 2.3 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | J. Johnson | 81.9% | |||
| 3P%: | J. Johnson | 48.2% | |||
| Steals: | K. Wilson-Rouse | 1.5 | |||
| Blocks: | O. Henry | 0.7 | |||
| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | UConn | 31-8 | |
| 2 | San Diego State | 32-7 | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 29-8 | |
| 4 | Alabama | 31-6 | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 35-4 | |
| 6 | Houston | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Texas | 29-9 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 31-6 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 26-10 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 31-6 | |
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| Southland Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 24-11 |
| Northwestern State | 13-5 | 22-11 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 12-6 | 18-14 |
| Nicholls | 11-7 | 16-15 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 9-9 | 13-20 |
| New Orleans | 7-11 | 12-20 |
| Houston Christian | 7-11 | 10-22 |
| UIW | 6-12 | 12-19 |
| McNeese State | 6-12 | 11-23 |
| Lamar | 5-13 | 9-22 |
| View Full Standings | ||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.1 (143) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 9.7 (213) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.6 (72) | ||||
| FG%: | 46.7% (56) | ||||
| FT%: | 70.9% (213) | ||||
| 3P%: | 37.8% (21) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 79.3 (354) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 22.6 (329) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.6 (247) | ||||
| FG%: | 47.4% (349) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.3% (316) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.2% (317) | ||||
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