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Radford beats Winthrop 61-52 in Big South tourney semifinal

RADFORD, Va. (AP) Carlik Jones had 16 points and six steals, and No. 2 Radford beat third-seeded Winthrop 61-52 in a Big South Tournament semifinal on Friday night.

Radford (21-12), picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll, will host fifth-seeded Liberty (20-13) in the championship on Sunday.

The Highlanders missed their first nine field goals to start the second half and trailed 45-39 with 11:44 to play, but from there Winthrop went cold. Radford answered with a 15-7 run and led 54-52 with 3:45 left. The Eagles missed their last seven shots and two free throws.

Leaders
Points:	X. Cooks	17.2
Rebounds:	X. Cooks	8.8
Assists:	X. Cooks	3.6
FG%:	X. Cooks	50.4%
FT%:	X. Cooks	66.9%
3P%:	B. Broman	41.1%
Steals:	B. Broman	1.2
Blocks:	X. Cooks	2.1

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Big South Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
UNC Asheville	13-5	21-13
Radford	12-6	23-13
Winthrop	12-6	19-12
Campbell	10-8	18-16
Liberty	9-9	22-15
Charleston Southern	9-9	15-16
High Point	9-9	14-16
Gardner-Webb	9-9	14-18
Presbyterian	4-14	11-21
Longwood	3-15	7-26
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	79.5 (51)
Rebounds:	9.1 (268)
Assists:	14.7 (101)
FG%:	47.6% (37)
FT%:	72.2% (140)
3P%:	37.4% (64)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	71.6 (152)
Rebounds:	27.2 (48)
Assists:	11.2 (33)
FG%:	41.8% (60)
FT%:	74.6% (330)
3P%:	33.3% (96)