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Louisiana tops Western Kentucky 73-72 in Sun Belt

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Elfrid Payton scored 23 points, including the go-ahead layup with 1:16 left, as third-seeded Louisiana-Lafayette beat No. 2 seed Western Kentucky 73-72 Saturday in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

Payton had a chance to put Louisiana up by three with 11 seconds left, but his runner was short. Western Kentucky's T.J. Price grabbed the rebound and went coast-to-coast but missed the game-winning layup at the buzzer.

Payton was 11 of 15 from the field, grabbed seven rebounds, had nine assists and four steals for Louisiana (22-11). Bryant Mbamalu also had 23 points.

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Hilltoppers Headlines
Leaders
Points: T. Price15.5
Rebounds: G. Fant6.6
Assists: T. Price1.9
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: T. Price77.5%
3P%: T. Price35.8%
Steals: T. Jackson1.0
Blocks: G. Fant0.9
Conference USA Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Southern Miss 13-3 29-7
Louisiana Tech 13-3 29-8
Middle Tennessee 13-3 24-9
Tulsa 13-3 21-13
UTEP 12-4 23-11
Old Dominion 9-7 18-18
Tulane 8-8 17-17
UAB 7-9 18-13
Charlotte 7-9 17-14
FIU 7-9 15-16
North Texas 6-10 16-16
East Carolina 5-11 17-17
Florida Atlantic 5-11 10-22
Marshall 4-12 11-22
UTSA 4-12 8-22
Rice 2-14 7-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 68.6 (240)
Rebounds: 12.5 (58)
Assists: 11.3 (283)
FG%: 41.4% (307)
FT%: 65.6% (312)
3P%: 33.7% (206)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 67.6 (108)
Rebounds: 24.1 (158)
Assists: 10.6 (42)
FG%: 43.2% (157)
FT%: 71.6% (286)
3P%: 35.2% (239)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Florida36-3
2 Wichita State35-1
3 Virginia30-7
4 Arizona33-5
5 Louisville31-6
6 Villanova29-5
7 Michigan28-9
8 Duke26-9
9 Iowa State28-8
10 Kansas25-10
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Connecticut32-8
2 Kentucky29-11
3 Florida36-3
4 Wisconsin30-8
5 Arizona33-5
6 Michigan28-9
7 Wichita State35-1
8 Michigan State29-9
9 Louisville31-6
10 Virginia30-7
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