Diawara leads Stetson over Bellarmine 73-70 in Atlantic Sun

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Mahamadou Diawara had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 7 seed Stetson to a 73-70 win over second-seeded Bellarmine in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament quarterfinals. Diawara made a go-ahead layup with 29 seconds left and teammate Christiaan Jones added two free throws with 0.2 remaining to seal it. Stetson advances to play top-seeded Liberty on Friday. Jones had 19 points and nine rebounds for Stetson. Rob Perry added six assists. Dylan Penn had 19 points for the Knights. CJ Fleming added 18 points and Pedro Bradshaw had 10 points.