Diawara leads Stetson over Bellarmine 73-70 in Atlantic Sun

<p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. &mdash; 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 on Thursday night.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Stetson advances to play top-seeded Liberty on Friday.</p>
<p>Jones had 19 points and nine rebounds for Stetson (11-13). Rob Perry added six assists.</p>
<p>Dylan Penn had 19 points for the Knights (13-7). CJ Fleming added 18 points and Pedro Bradshaw had 10 points.</p>
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