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Loyola-Chicago beats Bradley 62-54 in MVC semifinal

ST. LOUIS (AP) Marques Townes made a key 3-pointer and finished with 12 points as top-seeded Loyola-Chicago beat No. 5 seed Bradley 62-54 on Saturday in a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal at the Scottrade Center.

Loyola-Chicago (27-5) has won a season-best nine straight games and will face third-seeded Illinois State (17-14) in the championship on Sunday.

Bradley trailed the entire second half and pulled to 56-54 with 4:47 to play but didn't' score again, missing its last five field goals and two free throws. Townes hit a 3-pointer with 1:25 remaining and the Ramblers made 3 of 4 free throws to end it.

Leaders
Points:	D. Brown Jr.	13.5
Rebounds:	D. Thomas	7.2
Assists:	D. Brown Jr.	4.3
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	D. Brown Jr.	80.4%
3P%:	N. Kennell	38.3%
Steals:	J. McGlaston	1.2
Blocks:	E. Childs	1.4

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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Missouri Valley Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Loyola Chicago	15-3	32-6
Southern Illinois	11-7	20-13
Illinois State	10-8	18-15
Drake	10-8	17-17
Bradley	9-9	20-13
Indiana State	8-10	13-18
Missouri State	7-11	18-15
Evansville	7-11	17-15
UNI	7-11	16-16
Valparaiso	6-12	15-17
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	67.4 (309)
Rebounds:	10.9 (116)
Assists:	13.5 (178)
FG%:	43.0% (262)
FT%:	70.7% (201)
3P%:	35.4% (152)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	64.7 (15)
Rebounds:	24.8 (212)
Assists:	13.0 (141)
FG%:	40.5% (17)
FT%:	73.5% (301)
3P%:	33.0% (73)