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Belmont advances to OVC title game with win over E. Kentucky

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Adam Kunkel scored 15 points and Grayson Murphy scored 10 and Belmont beat Eastern Kentucky 60-50 on Friday in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on Friday night.

The Bruins play Murray State on Saturday for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Four Belmont starters scored early, and Michael Bankert's two free throws with 9:16 left before intermission gave the top-seeded Bruins a 20-9 lead. Russhard Cruickshank's three-point play brought the fourth-seeded Colonels with 22-16. Belmont went to the break up 30-21 and were never threatened in the second half.

Leaders
Points:	J. Brown	18.4
Rebounds:	M. Moreno	6.1
Assists:	J. Brown	2.7
FG%:	J. Brown	38.6%
FT%:	J. Brown	75.1%
3P%:	T. Taylor	32.7%
Steals:	J. Brown	1.9
Blocks:	T. King	0.8

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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Ohio Valley Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Belmont	15-3	26-7
Murray State	15-3	23-9
Austin Peay	14-4	21-12
Eastern Kentucky	12-6	16-17
Tennessee State	9-9	18-15
Eastern Illinois	9-9	17-15
Jacksonville State	8-10	13-19
Morehead State	7-11	13-19
Tennessee Tech	6-12	9-22
UT Martin	5-13	9-20
SIUE	5-13	8-23
Southeast Missouri State	3-15	7-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	74.7 (81)
Rebounds:	10.1 (168)
Assists:	12.0 (258)
FG%:	41.1% (308)
FT%:	72.6% (118)
3P%:	32.1% (243)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	75.4 (314)
Rebounds:	23.6 (306)
Assists:	14.6 (311)
FG%:	45.2% (293)
FT%:	73.2% (300)
3P%:	31.7% (102)