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Robbins carries Drake past Illinois St. 75-65 in MVC tourney | |
ST. LOUIS (AP) Liam Robbins had 18 points as Drake defeated Illinois State 75-65 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney first round on Thursday night. Anthony Murphy and Garrett Sturtz added 17 points apiece for the Bulldogs (19-13), while Jonah Jackson chipped in 15. Sturtz also had eight rebounds. Keith Fisher III had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Redbirds (10-21). Antonio Reeves added 13 points. Zach Copeland had 11 points. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | Z. Copeland | 14.5 | |||
| Rebounds: | K. Fisher III | 6.0 | |||
| Assists: | Z. Copeland | 2.7 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| 3P%: | D. Horne | 40.2% | |||
| Steals: | Z. Copeland | 1.0 | |||
| Blocks: | A. Ndiaye | 1.1 | |||
| 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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| Missouri Valley Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| UNI | 14-4 | 25-6 |
| Loyola Chicago | 13-5 | 21-11 |
| Bradley | 11-7 | 23-11 |
| Indiana State | 11-7 | 18-12 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-8 | 16-16 |
| Valparaiso | 9-9 | 19-16 |
| Missouri State | 9-9 | 16-17 |
| Drake | 8-10 | 20-14 |
| Illinois State | 5-13 | 10-21 |
| Evansville | 0-18 | 9-23 |
| View Full Standings | ||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 66.1 (306) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 8.9 (259) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.0 (260) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.4% (248) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.1% (171) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.5% (65) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 70.0 (195) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 24.6 (237) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.3 (237) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.4% (262) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.4% (270) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.7% (224) | ||||
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