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Indiana State edges Belmont in MVC quarterfinal, 94-91

ST. LOUIS (AP) Cooper Neese hit a 3-pointer to give Indiana State the lead with 1:26 left and the Sycamores held on to post a 94-91 victory over Belmont in the Friday night in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals.

's 33 points led Indiana State over Belmont 94-91 on Friday night in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournamentfalse Championship

Neese was 12 of 16 shooting (9 for 11 from distance) and scored 33 points for the Sycamores (20-11). Cameron Henry scored 25 points and added seven rebounds and eight assists. Courvoisier McCauley shot 5 for 13, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points, while adding seven rebounds.

Leaders
Points:	B. Sheppard	18.8
Rebounds:	E. Brauns	5.3
Assists:	J. Gillespie	3.3
FG%:	B. Sheppard	47.5%
FT%:	B. Sheppard	68.4%
3P%:	D. Friberg	45.5%
Steals:	J. Gillespie	1.5
Blocks:	E. Brauns	1.4

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Alabama	31-6
2	Houston	33-4
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Kansas	28-8
5	Texas	29-8
6	Marquette	29-7
7	UCLA	31-6
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-5
10	UConn	28-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Houston	33-4
2	Alabama	31-6
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Marquette	29-7
5	Kansas	28-8
6	UCLA	31-6
7	Texas	29-8
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-5
10	Virginia	25-8
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Missouri Valley Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Bradley	16-4	25-10
Drake	15-5	27-8
Southern Illinois	14-6	23-10
Belmont	14-6	21-11
Indiana State	13-7	23-13
Missouri State	12-8	17-15
Murray State	11-9	17-15
UNI	9-11	14-18
Illinois State	6-14	11-21
Valparaiso	5-15	11-21
UIC	4-16	12-20
Evansville	1-19	5-27
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	76.5 (63)
Rebounds:	8.3 (301)
Assists:	15.3 (36)
FG%:	47.2% (34)
FT%:	72.6% (141)
3P%:	38.8% (7)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	71.8 (235)
Rebounds:	24.6 (201)
Assists:	13.1 (204)
FG%:	45.0% (266)
FT%:	66.7% (13)
3P%:	35.7% (294)