Jalen Blackmon scored a career-high 43 points, making 14 of 17 free throws, and Stetson defeated Austin Peay 94-91 to win the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament and an auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament. Blackmon’s and-1 after a tough driving layup gave Stetson an 87-84 lead with 1:11 remaining.
Stetson defeated Austin Peay 94-91 on Sunday to win the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament and an auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament
Dezi Jones missed a 3-pointer for the Governors and Austin Peay had to foul with 34 seconds left. Blackmon made both free throws and Witt answered with a three-point play to make it 91-89. Blackmon made 3 of 4 from the line in the final 13 seconds Witt had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Jones had 17 and 11 for the fourth-seeded Govs . DeMarcus Sharp scored 16 off the bench, Isaac Haney had 13 and Ja’Monta Black 11.UNC’s Cormac Ryan was dominant in a win at Duke. He let the Cameron Crazies know about it, tooThe teams combined to score 110 points in the second half. Stetson’s 94 points came with only 26 made field goals in 50 attempts. The Hatters made 32 of 42 free throws and Austin Peay went 24 for 27. There were 49 fouls in the game.
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