NEW ORLEANS -- Anthony Goode scored 18 points Friday, and NAIA No. 18 Xavier University of Louisiana shot a season-best 63.8 percent from the floor in a 75-52 men's basketball victory against Dillard in the quarterfinals of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament at the Convocation Center.
The Gold Rush (23-8), the tournament's No. 2 seed, will play third-seeded Tougaloo in the semifinals at 7 p.m. Saturday at Xavier.
Goode made three of Xavier's six 3-pointers and matched his career high of six assists.
Xavier made all 15 of its 2-point attempts in the first half. Xavier's full-game percentage was its highest since shooting 71.1 percent against Wiley on Nov. 24, 2012.
Sydney Coleman scored 14 points -- he was 7-of-7 from the floor -- and Morris Wright had 13 points and six assists for the Gold Rush. RJ Daniels was 6-of-6 from the floor and had 12 points and a game-high seven rebounds.
Daniels is 26-of-31 from the floor -- 83.9 percent -- in the past 10 games.
Kristopher Allmon scored 14 points and made four 3-pointers for the Blue Devils (5-25). Marcel Daniels, younger brother of RJ Daniels, scored 10.
Xavier's 27 assists were its most since collecting 34 in a season opener against Wesley (Miss.) on Nov. 6, 2007. Freshman Troy Salvant had a career-high five assists.
After a pair of 1-point deficits, the Gold Rush took the lead for good, 23-22, on Wright's basket at 8:12 of the first half. Xavier led 46-34 at halftime, and the final margin was its largest of the game.
Xavier routed its longtime city rival at home for the second time in seven days. The Gold Rush lead the series 83-48 with 20 victories in the past 22 meetings.
Dillard shot 42 percent from the floor, 26.9 percent in the second half.
Tougaloo advanced with a 100-89 victory against Voorhees. Top-seeded Talladega, the NAIA's No. 1 team, beat SUNO 92-74. Fourth-seeded Philander Smith defeated Edward Waters 80-70.
Talladega will meet Philander Smith in the first men's semifinal at 2 p.m. Saturday. It will be a rematch of last year's championship game, which Talladega won 104-95 in overtime.
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information
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