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Oshodi and Southern defeat UAPB in Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament 84-81

By The Associated Press

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Fazl Oshodi led Southern with 18 points and Terrance Dixon Jr. sealed the victory with a layup with 28 seconds remaining as the Jaguars knocked off Arkansas-Pine Bluff 84-81 on Thursday night in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.

Southern (16-16) plays No. 2 seed Florida A&M in the semifinals Friday.

Oshodi shot 6 for 10, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Jaguars. Malek Abdelgowad scored 17 points, going 6 of 7 and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line. Cam Amboree shot 4 for 9, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points.

Quion Williams led the Golden Lions (13-19) in scoring, finishing with 21 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals. Jaquan Scott added 20 points and six rebounds for UAPB. Alex Mirhosseini finished with 15 points.

Oshodi put up 11 points in the first half for Southern, who led 39-37 at the break. Amboree scored a team-high 11 points for Southern in the second half.

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ACC backs Duke’s TV deal with Amazon, calling it innovative despite Big Ten pushback

By The Associated Press
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — At a time when college athletic departments are desperately looking for new revenue sources, Duke “came up with something creative” and landed a three-game deal with streaming giant Amazon, Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips said. Phillips praised the Blue Devils for working with ACC television partner ESPN to secure a first-of-its-kind contract that could set a precedent for future cash grabs around the league and maybe the country. “If there’s other opportunities that are out there that schools bring forward, we’ll look at it,” Phillips said Wednesday while wrapping up the league’s three-day spring meetings inside a posh resort in northeast Florida. “I think it’s innovative by Duke.” Phillips offered some insight into how the deal came together and said negotiations never undermined the ACC’s current TV contracts. Duke agreed to future scheduling commitments with ESPN in exchange for the three games on Amazon Prime Video.
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