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Wright State tops Cleveland St 74-57, earns NCAA Tourney bid

DETROIT (AP) Grant Benzinger grew up watching the NCAA Tournament, looking up old highlights and locking in for "One Shining Moment," with his dad, hoping to play in it someday.

His dream is about to come true.

Benzinger had 19 points and nine rebounds to help second-seeded Wright State beat eighth-seeded Cleveland State 74-57 on Tuesday night to win the Horizon League Tournament title and earn an NCAA Tournament bid.

Leaders
Points:	K. Carpenter	13.3
Rebounds:	K. Carpenter	5.1
Assists:	T. Appleby	4.0
FG%:	K. Carpenter	47.6%
FT%:	T. Appleby	71.6%
3P%:	B. Word	39.1%
Steals:	T. Appleby	1.3
Blocks:	E. Clayborne	0.7

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Horizon Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Northern Kentucky	15-3	22-10
Wright State	14-4	25-10
UIC	12-6	20-16
Oakland	10-8	19-14
Milwaukee	8-10	16-17
IUPUI	8-10	11-19
Green Bay	7-11	13-20
Cleveland State	6-12	12-23
Youngstown State	6-12	8-24
Detroit	4-14	8-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	68.6 (292)
Rebounds:	7.7 (320)
Assists:	13.0 (216)
FG%:	43.4% (244)
FT%:	70.3% (222)
3P%:	34.1% (220)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	74.7 (237)
Rebounds:	22.7 (324)
Assists:	15.1 (299)
FG%:	45.6% (267)
FT%:	71.4% (192)
3P%:	35.5% (215)