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Winthrop to 11th NCAA Tournament with 76-68 win over Hampton

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) It took a freshman to bring Winthrop back to where it almost always used to go - the NCAA Tournament.

DJ Burns scored 16 points, 12 of them in the second half, to lead the second-seeded Eagles to a 76-68 win over fifth-seeded Hampton on Sunday in the Big South Conference championship game.

Winthrop is off to its 11th NCAA Tournament, but just the fourth for the Eagles (24-10) since 2007, when coach Gregg Marshall set the bar for small conference excellence, winning the Big South seven times in nine seasons before heading to Wichita State.

Leaders
Points:	H. Hale	13.9
Rebounds:	J. Ferguson	6.6
Assists:	C. Vaudrin	5.8
FG%:	D. Burns	58.3%
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	H. Hale	35.3%
Steals:	C. Vaudrin	1.4
Blocks:	D. Burns	0.7

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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Big South Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Winthrop	15-3	24-10
Radford	15-3	21-11
Gardner-Webb	11-7	16-16
Longwood	9-9	14-18
UNC Asheville	8-10	15-16
Hampton	8-10	15-19
Charleston Southern	7-11	14-18
USC Upstate	7-11	13-20
Presbyterian	7-11	10-22
Campbell	6-12	15-16
High Point	6-12	9-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	81.3 (5)
Rebounds:	13.2 (11)
Assists:	15.9 (15)
FG%:	46.2% (49)
FT%:	63.6% (341)
3P%:	34.6% (112)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	71.5 (241)
Rebounds:	27.6 (49)
Assists:	12.4 (174)
FG%:	43.6% (222)
FT%:	66.8% (27)
3P%:	32.2% (131)