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Howard pulls an upset downing S.C. State behind Williams

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Charles Williams had 24 points and No. 10-seed Howard surprised South Carolina State 70-63 in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday night.

Howard (4-28) managed just a single conference win all season but now has found itself winners of two of its last three. The Bison started the season with a nine-game losing streak, won two of three then lost 17 straight. Howard advanced to play No. 2-seed North Carolina State on Wednesday.

Williams made 9 of 10 free throws, Kyle Foster scored 18 and Zion Cousins grabbed 12 rebounds for the Bison.

Leaders
Points:	D. Applewhite	14.1
Rebounds:	D. Applewhite	6.8
Assists:	T. Simmons	1.2
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	D. Applewhite	74.6%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	Z. Sellers	0.9
Blocks:	D. Applewhite	0.5

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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Mid-Eastern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
North Carolina Central	13-3	18-13
North Carolina A&T	12-4	17-15
Norfolk State	12-4	16-15
Bethune-Cookman	10-6	16-14
Florida A&M	10-6	12-15
Morgan State	9-7	15-16
Coppin State	7-9	11-20
South Carolina State	6-10	11-18
Delaware State	4-12	6-26
Maryland Eastern Shore	4-12	5-27
Howard	1-15	4-29
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	70.2 (208)
Rebounds:	10.7 (119)
Assists:	11.1 (317)
FG%:	43.1% (211)
FT%:	75.1% (49)
3P%:	29.9% (327)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	75.2 (313)
Rebounds:	24.9 (215)
Assists:	12.5 (183)
FG%:	46.4% (332)
FT%:	67.0% (31)
3P%:	34.1% (253)