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Murphy leads Drake past Illinois St. 78-62 in MVC tourney | |
ST. LOUIS (AP) Tremell Murphy had a season-high 26 points as Drake got past Illinois State 78-62 in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney on Friday night. Anthony Murphy had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Drake (24-8). Noah Thomas added 13 points. Liam Robbins had three blocks for the hosts. Illinois State put up 17 points in the first half, a season low for the team. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | M. Yarbrough | 16.7 | |||
| Rebounds: | M. Yarbrough | 6.9 | |||
| Assists: | M. Yarbrough | 3.1 | |||
| FG%: | P. Fayne | 54.2% | |||
| FT%: | M. Yarbrough | 77.9% | |||
| 3P%: | K. Evans | 33.3% | |||
| Steals: | P. Fayne | 1.1 | |||
| Blocks: | P. Fayne | 1.2 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Duke | 32-6 | |
| 2 | Virginia | 35-3 | |
| 3 | North Carolina | 29-7 | |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 33-4 | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 32-7 | |
| 6 | Tennessee | 31-6 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 30-7 | |
| 8 | Michigan | 30-7 | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 31-7 | |
| 10 | Florida State | 29-8 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Virginia | 35-3 | |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 31-7 | |
| 3 | Michigan State | 32-7 | |
| 4 | Duke | 32-6 | |
| 5 | Auburn | 30-10 | |
| 6 | Gonzaga | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 30-7 | |
| 8 | Purdue | 26-10 | |
| 9 | North Carolina | 29-7 | |
| 10 | Tennessee | 31-6 | |
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| Missouri Valley Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Drake | 12-6 | 24-10 |
| Loyola Chicago | 12-6 | 20-14 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-8 | 17-15 |
| Missouri State | 10-8 | 16-16 |
| Bradley | 9-9 | 20-15 |
| Illinois State | 9-9 | 17-16 |
| UNI | 9-9 | 16-18 |
| Indiana State | 7-11 | 15-16 |
| Valparaiso | 7-11 | 15-18 |
| Evansville | 5-13 | 11-21 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 68.4 (285) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 9.0 (255) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.8 (224) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.1% (250) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.7% (141) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.2% (239) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 70.1 (143) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.5 (158) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.8 (249) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.1% (206) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.0% (220) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.9% (163) | ||||
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