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The Citadel beats VMI 78-70 in SoCon tournament opener

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Zane Najdawi scored 16 points and No. 8 seed The Citadel held off ninth-seeded VMI 78-70 in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament on Friday.

The Citadel (11-20) will play top-seeded UNC Greensboro (24-7) in a Saturday quarterfinal.

Najdawi was 4 of 11 from the field but made 7 of 11 of his free throws. Frankie Johnson and Matt Frierson added 12 points apiece, and Hayden Brown chipped in 11 for the Bulldogs. Frierson made four of The Citadel's 14 3-pointers.

Leaders
Points:	B. Parham	14.6
Rebounds:	T. Creammer	5.4
Assists:	K. Smith	3.1
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	B. Parham	79.8%
3P%:	A. Vereen	34.3%
Steals:	K. Smith	1.4
Blocks:	F. Iruafemi	1.3

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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Southern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
UNCG	15-3	27-8
East Tennessee State	14-4	25-9
Furman	13-5	23-10
Wofford	11-7	21-13
Mercer	11-7	19-15
Western Carolina	8-10	13-19
Samford	6-12	10-22
Citadel	5-13	11-21
VMI	4-14	9-21
Chattanooga	3-15	10-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	65.1 (336)
Rebounds:	9.5 (242)
Assists:	11.9 (299)
FG%:	39.8% (345)
FT%:	74.0% (76)
3P%:	32.0% (322)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	73.8 (215)
Rebounds:	24.7 (224)
Assists:	13.9 (226)
FG%:	44.4% (207)
FT%:	71.9% (222)
3P%:	34.0% (130)