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@ Cre 
L 45-59
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W 74-68
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W 63-57
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W 66-63
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L 53-61
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Missouri State downs Southern Illinois 61-53

ST. LOUIS (AP) Marcus Marshall scored 18 points and Anthony Downing had 16 as Missouri State defeated Southern Illinois 61-53 Thursday night in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

Christian Kirk added 10 points and eight rebounds for the seventh-seeded Bears (11-21), who will face No. 2 seed Wichita State on Friday.

Desmar Jackson and Anthony Beane Jr. scored 12 points apiece for 10th-seeded Southern Illinois (14-17). The Salukis had won six of their last eight games after starting the conference season 1-10.

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Salukis Headlines
Leaders
Points: D. Jackson15.1
Rebounds: J. Early7.2
Assists: K. Brown-Surles2.4
FG%: D. Jackson43.9%
FT%: D. Jackson68.9%
3P%: No qualifiers
Steals: D. Jackson1.9
Blocks: D. Daniels0.9
Missouri Valley Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
22 Creighton 13-5 28-8
Wichita State 12-6 30-9
UNI 11-7 21-15
Evansville 10-8 21-15
Indiana State 9-9 18-15
Illinois State 8-10 18-15
Bradley 7-11 18-17
Drake 7-11 15-17
Missouri State 7-11 11-22
Southern Illinois 6-12 14-17
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 63.4 (272)
Rebounds: 10.5 (218)
Assists: 10.4 (314)
FG%: 44.6% (104)
FT%: 64.2% (314)
3P%: 32.0% (260)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 65.1 (131)
Rebounds: 19.5 (342)
Assists: 13.0 (208)
FG%: 46.4% (320)
FT%: 72.4% (317)
3P%: 37.3% (319)
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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