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Lyons scores 25; Furman tops Mercer 85-74 in SoCon tourney

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Jordan Lyons had 25 points as Furman defeated Mercer 85-74 in the Southern Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Saturday night.

Andrew Brown had 14 points and eight rebounds for Furman (25-6). Matt Rafferty added 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Noah Gurley had 10 points.

Furman, the No. 3 seed, advances to meet No. 2 seed UNC-Greensboro in a semifinal-round game Sunday.

Leaders
Points:	R. Cummings	17.4
Rebounds:	F. Aimaq	5.3
Assists:	M. Cohen	3.7
FG%:	R. Cummings	42.7%
FT%:	R. Cummings	80.1%
3P%:	E. Stair	41.5%
Steals:	E. Stair	1.5
Blocks:	V. Bafutto	0.9

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Southern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
19 Wofford	18-0	30-5
UNCG	15-3	29-7
Furman	13-5	25-8
East Tennessee State	13-5	24-10
Chattanooga	7-11	12-20
Samford	6-12	17-16
Mercer	6-12	11-20
Citadel	4-14	12-18
VMI	4-14	11-21
Western Carolina	4-14	7-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	72.5 (173)
Rebounds:	9.9 (183)
Assists:	12.7 (231)
FG%:	45.1% (135)
FT%:	68.8% (243)
3P%:	34.4% (176)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	72.5 (210)
Rebounds:	24.3 (263)
Assists:	13.7 (243)
FG%:	44.0% (201)
FT%:	67.5% (41)
3P%:	34.7% (217)