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Williams’ 15 lead Missouri State past Florida International 75-72 in Conference USA Tournament

By The Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Kobi Williams had 15 points in Missouri State’s 75-72 victory against Florida International on Tuesday night in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament.

Corey Stephenson missed a 3-pointer for FIU to end it.

The ninth-seeded Bears (15-17) will move on to face top-seeded Liberty in a Wednesday quarterfinal.

Williams went 6 of 11 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Bears. Keith Palek III scored 13 points and added eight assists. Trey Williams Jr. finished with 13 points.

Stephenson led the No. 8 seed Panthers (15-17) with 24 points and 10 rebounds. FIU also got 19 points from Zawdie Jackson. Larry Olayinka finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

Williams scored seven points in the first half and Missouri State went into halftime trailing 36-31.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Star freshmen Darryn Peterson at Kansas, Cameron Boozer at Duke declare for NBA draft

By The Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson declared for the NBA draft on Friday, just as nearly everyone had expected he would ever since his arrival on campus, and the high-scoring guard figures to be among the first three players selected in June. That top freshman trio includes Duke's Cameron Boozer, The Associated Press national player of the year who joined the list Friday evening; and BYU’s A.J. Dybantsa, who announced Thursday he was officially part of this deep and touted draft class. The 6-foot-6 Peterson showed flashes of brilliance with the Jayhawks, but he also caused a lot of headaches for the team. He dealt with a severe full-body cramping issue that required hospitalization before the season, and additional injuries and illnesses caused him to miss 11 games, hurting his ability to build any continuity with the rest of his teammates. Peterson wound up averaging 20.2 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc in 24 games.
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