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03/08 17:52 CDT East Tennessee State holds off Western Carolina 69-67 in
Southern Conference Tournament semifinal
East Tennessee State holds off Western Carolina 69-67 in Southern Conference
Tournament semifinal
By The Associated Press
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) --- Brian Taylor II scored 22 points and top-seededl East
Tennessee State used a late run to beat Western Carolina 69-67 on Sunday in the
semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament.
East Tennessee State (23-10) will play the winner of Sunday's other semifinal
between No. 7 seed UNC Greensboro and sixth-seeded Furman for the championship
on Monday with an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on the line.
No. 5 seed Western Carolina led by eight points with five minutes remaining,
but East Tennessee State went on a 14-4 run from there to pull out the victory.
Taylor shot 8 of 16 from the field, including 4 for 9 from 3-point range, and
went 2 for 3 from the free-throw line for the Buccaneers. Blake Barkley totaled
19 points and eight rebounds, while Jaylen Smith scored 13.
Marcus Kell finished with 18 points for the Catamounts (15-16). Western
Carolina also got Cord Stansberry added 16 points and seven rebounds. Tidjiane
Dioumassi pitched in with 14 points.
Taylor scored 14 points in the second half to help East Tennessee State
overcome a 38-24 deficit at halftime.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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