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Brewton's 3 pushes Memphis past Tulsa 67-64, into semifinals | |
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Kareem Brewton Jr. beat the final buzzer with a leaping, one-handed 3-pointer and fifth-seeded Memphis outlasted No. 4 seed Tulsa 67-64 on Friday in a hard-fought quarterfinal in the American Athletic Conference Tournament. Memphis (21-12) faces No. 8-ranked and top-seeded Cincinnati on Saturday. Memphis and Tulsa battled down the stretch after the Golden Hurricanes (19-12) erased an 11-point Memphis lead, reducing it to 50-49 after a 12-2 run with just under eight minutes left. At one point Tulsa made seven field goals without a miss. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Etou | 15.0 | |||
| Rebounds: | J. Etou | 7.9 | |||
| Assists: | S. Taplin | 4.4 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | M. Igbanu | 72.0% | |||
| 3P%: | C. Henderson Jr. | 37.2% | |||
| Steals: | S. Taplin | 0.9 | |||
| Blocks: | D. Jeffries | 1.4 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Virginia | 31-3 | |
| 2 | Villanova | 36-4 | |
| 3 | Xavier | 29-6 | |
| 4 | Kansas | 31-8 | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 30-5 | |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 31-5 | |
| 7 | Michigan | 33-8 | |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 32-5 | |
| 9 | Duke | 29-8 | |
| 10 | North Carolina | 26-11 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Villanova | 36-4 | |
| 2 | Michigan | 33-8 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 31-8 | |
| 4 | Duke | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Virginia | 31-3 | |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 27-10 | |
| 7 | Loyola Chicago | 32-6 | |
| 8 | Xavier | 29-6 | |
| 9 | Purdue | 30-7 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 32-5 | |
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| American Athletic Conference Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| 6 Cincinnati | 16-2 | 31-5 |
| 21 Houston | 14-4 | 27-8 |
| 16 Wichita State | 14-4 | 25-8 |
| Tulsa | 12-6 | 19-12 |
| Memphis | 10-8 | 21-13 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 19-13 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 17-16 |
| Connecticut | 7-11 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 6-12 | 17-16 |
| Tulane | 5-13 | 14-17 |
| East Carolina | 4-14 | 10-20 |
| South Florida | 3-15 | 10-22 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.5 (179) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.2 (102) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.6 (256) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.6% (234) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.5% (132) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.8% (188) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 70.9 (140) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 26.8 (68) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.3 (257) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.0% (66) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.8% (46) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.3% (145) | ||||
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