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ETSU demolishes W. Carolina to head to SoCon final

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Daivien Williamson scored 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Tray Boyd III scored 18 and East Tennessee State beat Western Carolina 97-75 on Sunday in a Southern Conference semifinal game.

The top seeded Buccaneers (29-4) advance to the championship game to play the winner between No. 6 Chattanooga and No. 7 Wofford on Monday night.

Bo Hodges and Isaiah Tisdale each scored 13 and Lucas N'Guessan scored 12 for East Tennessee State. The Buccaneers finished 34-of-58 (58.6%) shooting with 10 players entering the scoring column.

Leaders
Points:	M. Faulkner	17.8
Rebounds:	C. Dotson	9.7
Assists:	M. Faulkner	5.9
FG%:	C. Dotson	61.0%
FT%:	M. Faulkner	78.3%
3P%:	O. Steger	42.8%
Steals:	M. Faulkner	1.2
Blocks:	X. Cork	0.6

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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Southern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East Tennessee State	16-2	30-4
Furman	15-3	25-7
UNCG	13-5	23-9
Mercer	11-7	17-15
Western Carolina	10-8	19-12
Chattanooga	10-8	20-13
Wofford	8-10	19-16
Samford	4-14	10-23
VMI	3-15	9-24
Citadel	0-18	6-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	78.8 (18)
Rebounds:	9.7 (207)
Assists:	14.5 (67)
FG%:	46.8% (36)
FT%:	71.0% (178)
3P%:	36.9% (32)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	74.7 (301)
Rebounds:	27.8 (38)
Assists:	12.2 (153)
FG%:	43.5% (219)
FT%:	71.9% (246)
3P%:	31.2% (85)