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Three wins, 3 days, Valpo advances beating Missouri St. | |
ST. LOUIS (AP) Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 29 points with nine rebounds and five assists and Valparaiso beat Missouri State 89-82 Saturday to advance to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference. The No. 7 seed Crusaders (19-15) beat 10th-seed Evansville Thursday and upset No. 2 seed Loyola Chicago on Friday. Valpo faces No. 4 seed Bradley on Sunday. Isiaih Mosley hit a 3-pointer to give Missouri State (16-17) a 28-19 lead with 6:17 before halftime. The Crusaders responded with a 10-0 run, took the lead and were up 40-38 at intermission. Freeman-Liberty's jump shot with 12:50 left extended Valpo's lead to 61-48 and they maintained safe distance until Keandre Cook's 3 with 21 seconds left reduced the Bears' deficit to 85-82. Ben Krikke sank to foul shots a couple of seconds later to seal the win. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | K. Cook | 14.9 | |||
| Rebounds: | T. Da Silva | 7.1 | |||
| Assists: | K. Cook | 1.4 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | K. Cook | 81.6% | |||
| 3P%: | K. Cook | 42.3% | |||
| Steals: | T. Dixon | 1.2 | |||
| Blocks: | G. Prim | 0.7 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 22-9 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 8 | Duke | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Missouri Valley Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| UNI | 14-4 | 25-6 |
| Loyola Chicago | 13-5 | 21-11 |
| Bradley | 11-7 | 23-11 |
| Indiana State | 11-7 | 18-12 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-8 | 16-16 |
| Valparaiso | 9-9 | 19-16 |
| Missouri State | 9-9 | 16-17 |
| Drake | 8-10 | 20-14 |
| Illinois State | 5-13 | 10-21 |
| Evansville | 0-18 | 9-23 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 70.6 (194) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 10.9 (101) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.8 (276) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.8% (174) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.9% (56) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.4% (71) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 67.8 (135) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 26.3 (116) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.2 (70) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.1% (196) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.2% (199) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.8% (229) | ||||
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