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Powers scores 21, leads Sam Houston to WAC quarterfinals win | |
LAS VEGAS (AP) Donte Powers scored 21 points in Sam Houston's 64-51 win against California Baptist on Thursday in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Powers shot 7 for 12 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line for the Bearkats (25-6). Qua Grant added nine points and also had six assists. Damon Nicholas Jr. shot 2 of 2 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line to finish with nine points. The Bearkats prolonged their winning streak to seven games. The Lancers (17-16, 1-1) were led in scoring by Taran Armstrong, who finished with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists. Cal Baptist also got eight points and seven rebounds from Hunter Goodrick. Joe Quintana also had eight points. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | T. Armstrong | 11.3 | |||
| Rebounds: | H. Goodrick | 6.5 | |||
| Assists: | T. Armstrong | 5.0 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | T. Armstrong | 66.7% | |||
| 3P%: | T. Armstrong | 37.1% | |||
| Steals: | B. Tchoukuiegno | 0.9 | |||
| Blocks: | T. Ighoefe | 2.2 | |||
| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | UConn | 31-8 | |
| 2 | San Diego State | 32-7 | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 29-8 | |
| 4 | Alabama | 31-6 | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 35-4 | |
| 6 | Houston | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Texas | 29-9 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 31-6 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 26-10 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 31-6 | |
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| Western Athletic Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Utah Valley | 15-3 | 28-9 |
| Sam Houston | 14-4 | 26-8 |
| Southern Utah | 12-6 | 24-13 |
| Grand Canyon | 11-7 | 24-12 |
| Seattle | 11-7 | 20-12 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 11-7 | 19-13 |
| Tarleton St. | 9-9 | 17-17 |
| California Baptist | 8-10 | 17-16 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 6-12 | 15-17 |
| Abilene Christian | 6-12 | 13-17 |
| UT Arlington | 6-12 | 11-21 |
| Utah Tech | 5-13 | 14-19 |
| New Mexico State | 3-15 | 9-15 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 69.4 (232) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.0 (100) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.3 (90) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.7% (286) | ||||
| FT%: | 66.4% (329) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.0% (243) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 65.3 (46) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 26.2 (67) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.1 (57) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.4% (87) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.7% (248) | ||||
| 3P%: | 30.3% (21) | ||||
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