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Updated at 3:47 p.m., Thursday, April 3, 2008

Derrick Low finishes third in 3-point contest

Advertiser Staff

Washington State and former Iolani basketball star Derrick Low finished third

in the Men's 3-point Shooting Championship today in San Antonio, Texas.

The event was part of the Final Four, will be held Saturday with the semifinals and Monday with the championship.

UCLA plays Memphis and North Carolina takes on Kansas in Saturday's semifinals.

Darnell Harris of LaSalle won the event.

Low advanced to the semifinals after scoring the second-highest amount in the first round, which featured eight seniors.

Low was paired with Utah State's Jaycee Carroll in the first round and amassed 20 points. Brian Roberts of Butler was the top total scorer in the first round with 22 points. The top four advanced to the semifinals.

In the semifinals, Tennessee's Chris Lofton (18) and Harris (17) were the top two scorers and advanced to the finals. Low finished with 15 points and had he made his final shot would have tied for second.

In the 3-point contest, each contestant shoots behind the 3-point line from five designated areas. Each area has five balls. The first four balls are worth one point and the last ball in each rack is worth two points.