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Group 12
#12 SMU (American, 27-7, 15-3)
Arizona State (Pac 12, 18-16, 9-9)
North Carolina Central (MEAC, 25-8, 16-0)
IPFW (Summit, 16-15, 9-7)
Air Force (Mountain West, 14-17, 6-12)
Jacksonville (Atlantic Sun, 10-22, 4-10)
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Week 1
NC Central- 71, IPFW- 67
SMU- 68, Jacksonville- 59
Air Force- 87, Arizona St.- 77 (OT)
NC Central led by 9 at halftime and made it stand, while SMU was down by as many as 6 at one time and struggled to victory. Air Force got a buzzer beating three pointer from Marek Olesinski to force overtime then dominated the extra frame to stun the Sun Devils.
Week 2
IPFW- 61, Jacksonville- 51
NC Central- 63, Arizona St.- 61
Air Force- 63, SMU- 58
IPFW led by 14 at halftime and rolled, while NC Central got a huge turnover and forced 2 missed shots in the last minute to survive. Air Force pulls another upset and led by as many as 9 in the second half.
Week 3
SMU- 75, IPFW- 56
NC Central- 73, Air Force- 65
Arizona St.- 77, Jacksonville- 68
SMU got back on the right track, leading by 18 at halftime, while NC Central used a late 6-0 run to put the game away in a battle of undefeated teams, and Arizona St. got their first win of the tournament by holding Jacksonville to just 1 point over the last 3 minutes.
Week 4
Jacksonville- 73, Air Force- 68
SMU- 64, NC Central- 56
Arizona St.- 77, IPFW- 68
Jacksonville gets on the winning side of things by jumping out to a 15 point halftime lead, while SMU hands NC Central their first loss on the hands of a 13-2 run to start the game. The Sun Devils have found a final score that works for them. For the second straight game they win 77-68.
Week 5
Arizona St.- 73, SMU- 69
NC Central- 63, Jacksonville- 48
Air Force- 73, IPFW- 59
The Sun Devils are rolling now, winners of 3 straight, while NC Central rolled off 10 straight in the second half to take control over Jacksonville, and Air Force trailed by 1 at halftime but dominated the second half in route to an easy victory.
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Standings after 5 weeks with point differential in parenthesis:
NC Central 4-1 (+21)
Air Force 3-2 (+16)
Arizona St. 3-2 (+10)
SMU 3-2 (+27)
IPFW 1-4 (-36)
Jacksonville 1-4 (-38)
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