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Bassey's 22 lifts Western Kentucky past UAB 64-60 in CUSA

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Charles Bassey had 22 points as Western Kentucky narrowly defeated UAB 64-60 in the semifinals of the Conference USA Conference Tournament on Friday.

Dayvion McKnight had 13 points, including two free throws with 35 seconds to play, and eight assists for Western Kentucky (20-6), which will play the North Texas-La Tech winner in Saturday's championship.

UAB got two attempts at a tying 3-pointer on the final possession after McKnight's free throws but came up empty.

Leaders
Points:	M. Ertel	13.2
Rebounds:	T. Jemison	6.9
Assists:	T. Lovan	2.3
FG%:	M. Ertel	40.6%
FT%:	T. Lovan	69.7%
3P%:	J. Benjamin	32.9%
Steals:	Q. Jackson	2.1
Blocks:	T. Jemison	2.1

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	31-1
2	Illinois	24-7
3	Baylor	28-2
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Houston	28-4
7	Ohio State	21-10
8	Iowa	22-9
9	Texas	19-8
10	Arkansas	25-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Baylor	28-2
2	Gonzaga	31-1
3	Houston	28-4
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Arkansas	25-7
7	UCLA	22-10
8	Illinois	24-7
9	USC	25-8
10	Florida State	18-7
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Conference USA Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East
Western Kentucky	11-3	21-8
Old Dominion	11-5	15-8
Marshall	9-5	15-7
Florida Atlantic	7-5	13-10
Charlotte	5-11	9-16
Middle Tennessee	3-13	5-18
FIU	2-15	9-17
West
Louisiana Tech	12-4	24-8
UAB	13-5	22-7
North Texas	9-5	18-10
UTSA	9-7	15-11
UTEP	8-8	12-12
Rice	6-10	15-13
Southern Miss	4-13	8-17
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	72.6 (136)
Rebounds:	10.7 (118)
Assists:	10.6 (330)
FG%:	45.1% (110)
FT%:	69.6% (223)
3P%:	30.9% (302)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	60.3 (4)
Rebounds:	25.9 (142)
Assists:	10.7 (33)
FG%:	40.4% (31)
FT%:	69.4% (104)
3P%:	31.8% (79)