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Defending Big Sky tourney champ Eastern Washington beats NAU | |
RENO, Nev. (AP) Austin McBroom scored 16, Venky Jois had 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and defending Big Sky Conference tournament champion Eastern Washington beat 11th-seeded Northern Arizona 74-52 on Tuesday night in the first round to snap a four-game skid. Eastern Washington won three games in last year's tournament at Montana to earn its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Bogdan Bliznyuk added 15 points for six-seeded Eastern Washington (17-14), which will play No. 3 seed Idaho (20-11) in a quarterfinal game on Thursday. The Eagles made 10 of 32 3-pointers - seven in the second half. MORE | |
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| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | K. Yanku | 14.7 | |||
| Rebounds: | A. Kaluna | 7.2 | |||
| Assists: | K. Yanku | 4.8 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | K. Yanku | 82.0% | |||
| 3P%: | M. DeBerry | 34.2% | |||
| Steals: | K. Yanku | 1.8 | |||
| Blocks: | A. Kaluna | 0.6 | |||
| 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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| Big Sky Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Weber State | 15-3 | 26-9 |
| Montana | 14-4 | 21-12 |
| Idaho | 12-6 | 21-13 |
| Idaho State | 11-7 | 16-15 |
| Eastern Washington | 10-8 | 18-16 |
| North Dakota | 10-8 | 17-16 |
| Montana State | 9-9 | 14-17 |
| Portland State | 8-10 | 13-18 |
| Northern Colorado | 7-11 | 10-21 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 14-17 |
| Southern Utah | 3-15 | 5-24 |
| Northern Arizona | 3-15 | 5-25 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 68.5 (274) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 8.7 (313) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.4 (239) | ||||
| FG%: | 40.0% (332) | ||||
| FT%: | 70.4% (147) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.8% (224) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 81.3 (338) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 24.7 (232) | ||||
| Assists: | 15.2 (316) | ||||
| FG%: | 47.7% (340) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.6% (315) | ||||
| 3P%: | 38.7% (344) | ||||
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