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Eastern Illinois wins 67-61 to advance in OVC tournament | |
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Josiah Wallace scored 25 points and sixth-seeded Eastern Illinois defeated No. 7 seed Jacksonville State 67-61 in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Wednesday night. The Panthers (17-14), who won their fifth straight game, will take on third-seeded Austin Peay on Thursday. Wallace was 10-of-19 shooting. Mack Smith added 17 points and made three 3-pointers. He extended his streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 80, the longest active streak and the second-longest in Division I history (Cory Bradford, Illinois, 88). Kashawn Charles scored 12 points. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Cross | 12.7 | |||
| Rebounds: | K. Henry | 6.9 | |||
| Assists: | D. Cook | 3.1 | |||
| FG%: | J. Cross | 61.1% | |||
| FT%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| 3P%: | D. Ware | 34.9% | |||
| Steals: | T. Hudson | 0.9 | |||
| Blocks: | J. Cross | 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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| Ohio Valley Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Belmont | 15-3 | 26-7 |
| Murray State | 15-3 | 23-9 |
| Austin Peay | 14-4 | 21-12 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 12-6 | 16-17 |
| Tennessee State | 9-9 | 18-15 |
| Eastern Illinois | 9-9 | 17-15 |
| Jacksonville State | 8-10 | 13-19 |
| Morehead State | 7-11 | 13-19 |
| Tennessee Tech | 6-12 | 9-22 |
| UT Martin | 5-13 | 9-20 |
| SIUE | 5-13 | 8-23 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 3-15 | 7-24 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.7 (154) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.1 (84) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.8 (116) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.6% (128) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.1% (242) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.2% (189) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 69.3 (174) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.3 (193) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.7 (259) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.1% (290) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.2% (108) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.6% (154) | ||||
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