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Shuler carries Charleston Southern over FAU 68-66

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Dontrell Shuler had 17 points as Charleston Southern narrowly defeated Florida Atlantic 68-66 in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament first round on Thursday night.

Phlandrous Fleming Jr. had 17 points for Charleston Southern (18-15). Ty Jones added 14 points. Christian Keeling had 12 points, all in the second half, for the home team.

Fleming blocked a layup with 13 seconds remaining to preserve the Buccaneers' 68-66 lead. Keeling missed the front end of a one-and-one with 10 seconds left and FAU's Xavian Stapleton missed a go-ahead 3-pointer as time ran out.

Leaders
Points:	J. Ingram	18.9
Rebounds:	S. Lepichev	5.3
Assists:	M. Forrest	2.9
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	A. Adger	82.4%
3P%:	X. Stapleton	36.9%
Steals:	M. Forrest	1.2
Blocks:	J. Ingram	1.0

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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Conference USA Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Old Dominion	13-5	26-9
Marshall	11-7	23-14
Southern Miss	11-7	20-13
Western Kentucky	11-7	20-14
UTSA	11-7	17-15
FIU	10-8	20-14
UAB	10-8	20-15
Louisiana Tech	9-9	20-13
North Texas	8-10	21-12
Florida Atlantic	8-10	17-16
Rice	8-10	13-19
Middle Tennessee	8-10	11-21
Charlotte	5-13	8-21
UTEP	3-15	8-21
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	70.4 (243)
Rebounds:	11.3 (81)
Assists:	12.7 (230)
FG%:	41.0% (323)
FT%:	75.1% (34)
3P%:	32.4% (279)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	68.0 (82)
Rebounds:	28.0 (29)
Assists:	12.0 (90)
FG%:	41.1% (50)
FT%:	68.8% (85)
3P%:	31.5% (46)