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Winthrop tops Gardner-Webb 80-77 in OT in Big South semi

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) Keon Johnson hit five 3-pointers and scored 31 points, Xavier Cooks grabbed 15 rebounds and scored 23 points, including a go-ahead free throw in overtime, and top-seeded Winthrop beat No. 4 seed Gardner-Webb 80-77 in a Big South Tournament semifinal Friday night.

Winthrop (25-6) will face seventh-seeded Campbell (17-16) in Sunday's championship game.

Gardner-Webb's Tyrell Nelson tied it with a jumper then Liam O'Reilly made two free throws for a 74-72 Bulldogs lead with 1:05 left in OT. Johnson tied it with a layup and Cooks hit two free throws for a 76-74 Winthrop lead with 25 seconds to go.

Leaders
Points:	L. Rideau	14.2
Rebounds:	T. Nelson	7.0
Assists:	L. Rideau	5.2
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	D. Efianayi	72.1%
3P%:	J. Robateau	38.5%
Steals:	L. Rideau	3.0
Blocks:	L. Niangane	1.0

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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Big South Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Winthrop	15-3	26-7
UNC Asheville	15-3	23-10
Liberty	14-4	21-14
Gardner-Webb	11-7	19-14
High Point	9-9	15-16
Radford	8-10	14-18
Campbell	7-11	19-18
Charleston Southern	7-11	12-19
Longwood	3-15	6-24
Presbyterian	1-17	5-25
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