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New Mexico State beats UMKC 78-64 in WAC Tourney semis | |
LAS VEGAS (AP) Ian Baker scored 20 points, Pascal Siakam added 18 with 11 rebounds and top-seeded New Mexico State cruised to a 78-64 win over No. 5 seed Missouri-Kansas City in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday night. The Aggies (23-9) face No. 2 seed Cal State-Bakersfield (23-8) in the championship game Saturday. Jalyn Pennie hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points, while Braxton Huggins added 11 points for New Mexico State. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | M. Harrison | 15.4 | |||
| Rebounds: | D. Austin | 4.5 | |||
| Assists: | M. Harrison | 4.2 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | M. Harrison | 76.6% | |||
| 3P%: | L. Boyd | 42.0% | |||
| Steals: | M. Harrison | 1.3 | |||
| Blocks: | N. Knight | 1.0 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 33-5 | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 29-6 | |
| 3 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 4 | Virginia | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Oregon | 31-7 | |
| 6 | Villanova | 35-5 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 29-8 | |
| 8 | West Virginia | 26-9 | |
| 9 | Xavier | 28-6 | |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 27-8 | |
| 10 | Kentucky | 27-9 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Villanova | 35-5 | |
| 2 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 33-5 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Virginia | 29-8 | |
| 6 | Oregon | 31-7 | |
| 7 | Michigan State | 29-6 | |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 27-8 | |
| 9 | Indiana | 27-8 | |
| 10 | Syracuse | 23-14 | |
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| Western Athletic Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| New Mexico State | 13-1 | 23-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 11-3 | 27-7 |
| Bakersfield | 11-3 | 24-9 |
| Seattle | 7-7 | 15-17 |
| Utah Valley | 6-8 | 12-18 |
| UMKC | 4-10 | 12-19 |
| Texas-Rio Grande Valley | 4-10 | 8-22 |
| Chicago State | 0-14 | 4-28 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 69.4 (263) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.5 (116) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.3 (312) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.9% (233) | ||||
| FT%: | 67.4% (270) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.2% (110) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 72.3 (187) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 23.5 (306) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.7 (217) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.1% (150) | ||||
| FT%: | 73.5% (330) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.4% (169) | ||||
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