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Morant carries Murray St. past Jacksonville St. 76-74

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Ja Morant scored 29 points that included a 3-point play with eight seconds left to give Murray State a 76-74 victory over Jacksonville State on Friday night in an Ohio Valley Conference tournament semifinal.

Shaq Buchanan had 13 points for Murray State (26-4). Darnell Cowart added 11 points and 12 rebounds. KJ Williams had 10 points.

Jason Burnell had 22 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the Gamecocks (24-9). Jamall Gregory added 18 points. Christian Cunningham had 15 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.

Leaders
Points:	J. Burnell	17.2
Rebounds:	J. Burnell	9.6
Assists:	J. Burnell	3.1
FG%:	J. Burnell	50.7%
FT%:	J. Burnell	80.1%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	J. Gregory	2.0
Blocks:	C. Cunningham	1.7

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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Ohio Valley Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Murray State	16-2	28-5
Belmont	16-2	27-6
Jacksonville State	15-3	24-9
Austin Peay	13-5	22-11
Morehead State	8-10	13-20
Eastern Illinois	7-11	14-18
Eastern Kentucky	6-12	13-18
UT Martin	6-12	12-19
SIUE	6-12	10-21
Tennessee State	6-12	9-21
Southeast Missouri State	5-13	10-21
Tennessee Tech	4-14	8-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	78.0 (54)
Rebounds:	12.2 (36)
Assists:	13.7 (148)
FG%:	46.2% (69)
FT%:	74.3% (54)
3P%:	31.5% (311)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	69.2 (118)
Rebounds:	27.5 (41)
Assists:	11.8 (81)
FG%:	41.3% (58)
FT%:	73.3% (318)
3P%:	33.8% (157)