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        UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Lance Williams scored 15 points, a season high, and Xavier Reaves 14 Tuesday to lead Xavier University of Louisiana men's basketball to a 67-49 victory against Johnson C. Smith in the opening round of the Boost Mobile Chris Paul HBCU Tip Off.
        The Gold Rush (4-0), playing for the first time in the northeastern United States, will meet Virginia Union (3-0) for the championship at 3:30 p.m. EST Wednesday. Virginia Union defeated Clark Atlanta 79-61 in the other first-round game.
        XULA is 4-0 for the first time in four seasons.
        The Gold Rush shot a season-best 50 percent from the floor and led for 38 1/2 minutes. XULA limited Ezekiel Cannedy — a freshman guard who averaged 25.5 points in his first two games — to 11 points in 23 minutes. Cannedy committed five of the Golden Bulls' 23 turnovers.
        Johnson C. Smith (1-2) will play Clark Atlanta in the third-place game at 1 p.m. Wednesday.