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03/13 18:57 CDT Toledo beats UMass 77-67 to advance to Mid-American Conference
Tournament championship
Toledo beats UMass 77-67 to advance to Mid-American Conference Tournament
championship
By The Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Sonny Wilson had 18 points and Sean Craig posted a
double-double to lead Toledo to a 77-67 victory over Massachusetts on Friday
night in a Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinal.
The fourth-seeded Rockets (19-14) will play for the MAC championship and an
automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday against the winner of the
second semifinal between No. 2 seed Akron and No. 3 seed Kent State.
Wilson made 8 of 9 shots from the field for the Rockets. Craig totaled 15
points and 11 rebounds, adding three blocked shots. Mynor Strong scored 17 on
7-for-11 shooting with three 3-pointers, snagging five rebounds.
Leonardo Bettiol finished with 21 points and six rebounds to pace the
eighth-seeded Minutemen (17-16). Danny Carbuccia pitched in with 11 points and
five assists, while Marcus Banks scored nine.
Toledo took the lead for good with 4:25 to go in the first half. The score was
43-34 at halftime, with Wilson racking up 10 points. Strong led the way with a
team-high 10 second-half points to keep the Rockets in front.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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