NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament - Tuskegee 98, Florida Southern 95: Golden Tigers upset top-seeded Mocs

LAKELAND, Florida  -- Senior Elliot Dean scored 31 points in leading Tuskegee to a 98-95 upset win over top-seeded Florida Southern in the South Regional quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II tournament Saturday.

Senior Richard Dixon added 23 points off bench as the eighth-seeded Golden Tigers (19-11) will play either fourth-seeded North Alabama in today’s regional semifinals.

The game will be at 6:30 p.m.

Tuskegee and North Alabama split their home-away series this season.

Kevin Capers scored a game-high 46 points on 17-of-30 shooting for the No. 10-ranked Mocs (26-5). The rest of the team shot 17-of-52 from the field.

Tuskegee, which lost 106-90 to Florida Southern in December, returned to Jenkins Field House to beat Florida Southern on its home floor.

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