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Slawson, Garrison carry Furman over Mercer 80-66 in SoCon

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Jalen Slawson and Conley Garrison scored 15 points apiece as Furman topped Mercer 80-66 in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament on Saturday night. Mike Bothwell added 14 points, Alex Hunter scored 13 and JP Pegues had 10 for the Paladins.

Kamar Robertson scored a season-high 20 points and had seven rebounds for the Bears (16-17). Felipe Haase added 16 points.

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Leaders
Points:	F. Haase	14.8
Rebounds:	F. Haase	5.6
Assists:	F. Haase	2.9
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	F. Haase	86.5%
3P%:	F. Haase	40.8%
Steals:	K. Robertson	1.3
Blocks:	J. Johnson	1.1

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	28-4
2	Arizona	33-4
3	Kansas	34-6
4	Baylor	27-7
5	Tennessee	27-8
6	Villanova	30-8
7	Kentucky	26-8
8	Auburn	28-6
9	Duke	32-7
10	Purdue	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	34-6
2	North Carolina	29-10
3	Duke	32-7
4	Villanova	30-8
5	Gonzaga	28-4
6	Arizona	33-4
7	Houston	32-6
8	Arkansas	28-9
9	Baylor	27-7
10	Purdue	29-8
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Southern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Chattanooga	14-4	27-8
Furman	12-6	22-12
Samford	10-8	21-11
Wofford	10-8	19-13
UNCG	9-9	17-15
VMI	9-9	16-16
Mercer	8-10	16-17
East Tennessee State	7-11	15-17
Citadel	6-12	13-18
Western Carolina	5-13	11-21
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	70.5 (197)
Rebounds:	7.9 (314)
Assists:	14.2 (95)
FG%:	45.8% (78)
FT%:	77.0% (18)
3P%:	35.1% (101)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	70.5 (217)
Rebounds:	24.1 (266)
Assists:	13.0 (205)
FG%:	44.8% (268)
FT%:	72.9% (262)
3P%:	34.8% (262)