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ETSU advances to semis beating Mercer 73-66

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Desonta Bradford scored 21 points and Tevin Glass had 15 and East Tennessee State beat Mercer 73-66 in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinals Saturday night.

T.J. Cromer added 10 points for third seed East Tennessee State (25-7), which advanced to play No. 7-seed Samford in the semifinals Sunday. The Bulldogs upended No. 2 seed Furman with a 67-63 win on Saturday.

Bradford's 3-point play with the score tied at 45 at just a little more than 11 minutes left put the Buccaneers on top for good. Bradford finished an 11-0 run with a dunk and the Buccaneers controlled from there.

Leaders
Points:	R. Holland	17.2
Rebounds:	S. Jelks	6.7
Assists:	J. Strawberry	4.3
FG%:	R. Holland	43.7%
FT%:	J. Strawberry	88.3%
3P%:	J. Strawberry	43.6%
Steals:	R. Holland	1.0
Blocks:	A. Fishler	0.8

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	32-4
2	Gonzaga	37-2
3	Kansas	31-5
4	Arizona	32-5
5	North Carolina	33-7
6	Kentucky	32-6
7	Duke	28-9
8	UCLA	31-5
9	Oregon	33-6
10	Louisville	25-9
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	North Carolina	33-7
2	Gonzaga	37-2
3	Oregon	33-6
4	Kansas	31-5
5	Kentucky	32-6
6	South Carolina	26-11
7	Arizona	32-5
8	Villanova	32-4
9	UCLA	31-5
10	Florida	27-9
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Southern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East Tennessee State	14-4	27-8
UNCG	14-4	25-10
Furman	14-4	23-12
Chattanooga	10-8	19-12
Wofford	10-8	16-17
Mercer	9-9	15-17
Samford	8-10	20-16
Citadel	4-14	12-21
Western Carolina	4-14	9-23
VMI	3-15	6-24
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