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Ohio beats Cent. Michigan 85-65 in MAC tourney

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) Ben Vander Plas scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists and eighth-seeded Ohio never trailed in beating ninth-seeded Central Michigan 85-65 in Monday night's first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.

The Bobcats (17-15) face top-seeded Akron in Thursday's quarterfinals.

Jason Preston scored 21 points and made seven assists and grabbed six rebounds for Ohio, which made 24 assists and scored 10 of 21 3-pointers. Jordan Dartis had 11 points and six rebounds and Lunden McDay added six rebounds.

Leaders
Points:	D. DiLeo	14.5
Rebounds:	R. Montgomery	6.1
Assists:	D. Lane	3.4
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	D. Lane	80.6%
3P%:	D. DiLeo	40.0%
Steals:	D. Lane	1.9
Blocks:	K. McKay	0.8

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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Mid-American Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East
Akron	14-4	24-7
Bowling Green	12-6	21-10
Buffalo	11-7	20-12
Kent State	9-9	20-12
Ohio	8-10	17-15
Miami (OH)	5-13	13-19
West
Ball State	11-7	18-13
Northern Illinois	11-7	18-13
Toledo	8-10	17-15
Central Michigan	7-11	14-18
Eastern Michigan	6-12	16-16
Western Michigan	6-12	13-19
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	78.3 (21)
Rebounds:	11.0 (88)
Assists:	11.6 (286)
FG%:	43.0% (214)
FT%:	74.6% (64)
3P%:	32.4% (226)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	76.7 (327)
Rebounds:	25.3 (189)
Assists:	14.1 (281)
FG%:	46.2% (325)
FT%:	71.2% (195)
3P%:	37.8% (347)