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L 81-85
Box | Recap		 vs. SEMO 
W 84-69
Box | Recap		 @ Murray 
L 73-81
Box | Recap		 @ G-Webb 
W 69-62
Box		 @ Evan 
L 72-86
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Canaan, Murray State top Eastern Kentucky 81-73

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Isaiah Canaan scored 29 points and Stacy Wilson scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half Friday night to help Murray State beat Eastern Kentucky 81-73 and advance to the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship.

Brandon Garrett added 11 for the Racers (21-9), who will face Belmont on Saturday for a chance at their 16th overall and second straight OVC title.

Murray State led by as many as seven in the first half before Eastern Kentucky rallied to 38-all at intermission. Eastern Kentucky (24-9) went up 51-50 on an Eric Stutz jumper with 14:11 left but the Racers answered with a 16-2 run over the next 5 minutes to pull away.

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Colonels Headlines
Leaders
Points: M. DiNunno14.8
Rebounds: E. Stutz4.7
Assists: M. DiNunno4.3
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: C. Walden87.8%
3P%: G. Cosey40.4%
Steals: M. DiNunno1.9
Blocks: E. Stutz0.7
Ohio Valley Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
East
Belmont 14-2 26-7
Eastern Kentucky 12-4 25-10
Tennessee State 11-5 18-15
Jacksonville State 8-8 17-11
Morehead State 8-8 15-18
Tennessee Tech 5-11 12-17
West
Murray State 10-6 21-10
Southeast Missouri State 8-8 17-16
Eastern Illinois 6-10 11-21
SIUE 5-11 9-18
UT Martin 5-11 9-21
Austin Peay 4-12 8-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 73.9 (36)
Rebounds: 8.8 (312)
Assists: 14.9 (36)
FG%: 46.7% (30)
FT%: 78.0% (4)
3P%: 35.5% (97)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 65.8 (153)
Rebounds: 18.7 (346)
Assists: 13.2 (218)
FG%: 45.3% (289)
FT%: 73.1% (333)
3P%: 31.4% (62)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Gonzaga32-3
2 Louisville35-5
3 Kansas31-6
4 Indiana29-7
5 Miami (FL)29-7
6 Duke30-6
7 Ohio State29-8
8 Georgetown25-7
9 Michigan State27-9
10 Michigan31-8
10 New Mexico29-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Louisville35-5
2 Michigan31-8
3 Syracuse30-10
4 Wichita State30-9
5 Duke30-6
6 Ohio State29-8
7 Indiana29-7
8 Kansas31-6
9 Florida29-8
10 Miami (FL)29-7
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