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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Arlandus Keyes led six-seeded Mount St. Mary's with 13 points and sealed the victory with a free throw with 35 seconds remaining as the Mountaineers took down No. 2 seed Merrimack 57-55 on Friday in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.

Mount St. Mary's will take on fourth-seeded Iona, which knocked off top-seeded Quinnipiac 81-73 in its semifinal.

Keyes shot 3 for 7 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Mountaineers (21-12). Jedy Cordilia added nine points while shooting 3 of 5 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line while they also had 10 rebounds. Dallas Hobbs had eight points and finished 2 of 7 from 3-point range and 2 for 4 from the line.

Sean Trumper led the Warriors (18-15) in scoring, finishing with 20 points, four steals and two blocks. Adam Clark added 13 points and seven assists for Merrimack. Devon Savage also recorded eight points and six rebounds.

Mount St. Mary's went into the half leading Merrimack 25-24. Keyes scored eight points in the half. Hobbs scored a team-high eight points for Mount St. Mary's in the second half.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Erik Reynolds II scored 21 points, six in the overtime, as No. 6-seeded Saint Joseph's (PA) knocked off third-seeded Dayton 73-68 on Friday in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

Reynolds also contributed seven rebounds for the Hawks (22-11). Xzayvier Brown scored 20 points while shooting 5 for 17 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. Derek Simpson had 11 points and shot 3 for 4 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. The Hawks picked up their sixth straight win.

Amael L'Etang led the Flyers (22-10) in scoring, finishing with 15 points, six rebounds and four blocks. Javon Bennett added 15 points for Dayton. Nate Santos also had 14 points and 15 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's (PA) entered halftime up 33-24. Reynolds paced the team in scoring in the first half with 10 points. Saint Joseph's (PA) was outscored by nine points in the second half as the teams ended regulation tied 60-60. Reynolds scored their six overtime points while shooting 1 of 4 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line.

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HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones had 20 points in top-seeded UC San Diego's 69-51 win over fifth-seeded UC Santa Barbara on Friday in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals.

The Tritons will face the winner of the semifinal between No. 2 UC Irvine and seventh-seeded Cal Poly in Saturday's championship game.

Tait-Jones also contributed eight rebounds, nine assists, and three blocks for the Tritons (29-4). Tyler McGhie scored 13 points while going 2 of 13 from the floor, including 2 for 10 from 3-point range, and 7 for 9 from the line and added five rebounds. Nordin Kapic shot 5 for 10, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points. The Tritons picked up their 13th straight win.

Stephan D. Swenson led the Gauchos (21-13) in scoring, finishing with 12 points and six assists. UCSB also got 12 points from Ben Shtolzberg. Kenny Pohto had 10 points.

Tait-Jones scored seven points in the first half and UCSD went into halftime trailing 27-26. UCSD pulled off the victory after an 18-2 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave them the lead at 46-32 with 12:39 left in the half. Tait-Jones scored 13 second-half points.

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