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The Ragin' Cajuns (26-7) trailed by four at
halftime but came back to establish a 65-59 lead. South Alabama
cut it two and sent Tyrell Jones to the line with 53 seconds
left, but he missed the second of two free throws.
Dalcourt scored at the other end to make it 67-64 Louisiana, and
his teammates were able to ice it from there with foul shots.
Dalcourt scored 13 points off the bench, hitting 3 of 4 attempts
from 3-point range. Jordan Brown logged 13 points and 16
rebounds and Terence Lewis II scored 12 points for Louisiana,
which will make its ninth official trip to the NCAA Tournament
and its first since 2014.
The Jaguars (19-16) wasted a 33-point effort from Isaiah Moore,
who went 10-for-20 from the floor and 12-for-15 from the foul
line.
Furman 88, Chattanooga 79
Jordan Slawson tallied 20 points, five rebounds and four assists
and JP Pegues added 17 points, six rebounds and four assists as
the top-seeded Paladins held off the seventh-seeded Mocs to win
the Southern Conference championship game in Asheville, N.C.
Furman (27-7) earned its first bid to the NCAA Tournament since
1980. The Paladins led by as many as 19 points and by 12 with
1:18 to go, but they had to survive a late scoring surge by the
Mocs (18-17) that included six of Jamal Johnson's 17 points on a
three-point play and a 3-pointer.
Mike Bothwell scored 16 points, Alex Williams had 12 points and
six rebounds and guard Marcus Foster added eight points and nine
rebounds for Furman. Chattanooga center Jake Stephens led all
scorers with 25 points while adding eight rebounds, and A.J.
Caldwell had 14 points and 10 boards.
--Field Level Media
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