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Kent State downs Ball State 76-73 in MAC quarterfinals

CLEVELAND (AP) Jalen Avery hit a driving layup with 24 seconds left and Jaylin Walker scored 19 points as defending champion Kent State, the fifth-seed moved into the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament with a 76-73 win over fourth-seeded Ball State on Thursday.

Adonis De La Rosa scored 13 of his 17 points on free throws for the Golden Flashes (17-16), who will play top-seeded Buffalo in Friday's first semifinal. The Bulls advanced with an 89-74 win over Central Michigan.

Walker was the tourney's MVP last year when the Golden Flashes knocked off the top three seeds.

Leaders
Points:	T. Persons	15.0
Rebounds:	T. Moses	8.2
Assists:	T. Persons	4.3
FG%:	T. Persons	46.1%
FT%:	T. Teague	65.3%
3P%:	S. Sellers	37.3%
Steals:	T. Teague	1.2
Blocks:	T. Teague	0.9

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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Mid-American Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East
Buffalo	15-3	27-9
Kent State	9-9	17-17
Miami (OH)	8-10	16-18
Bowling Green	7-11	16-16
Ohio	7-11	14-17
Akron	6-12	14-18
West
Toledo	13-5	23-11
Eastern Michigan	11-7	22-13
Ball State	10-8	19-13
Western Michigan	9-9	17-15
Central Michigan	7-11	21-15
Northern Illinois	6-12	13-19
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	75.3 (127)
Rebounds:	10.0 (193)
Assists:	14.2 (125)
FG%:	45.2% (149)
FT%:	70.5% (212)
3P%:	33.7% (240)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	73.8 (211)
Rebounds:	27.8 (28)
Assists:	13.1 (153)
FG%:	42.5% (82)
FT%:	72.8% (271)
3P%:	36.1% (255)