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Chuha, Baker help New Mexico St. down Chicago St. 67-53

LAS VEGAS (AP) Eli Chuha scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Ian Baker had 15 points to lead No. 2 seed New Mexico State to a 67-53 win over Chicago State on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament.

New Mexico State (26-5) advanced to the semifinals Friday to face UMKC which beat Texas Rio Grande Valley 82-78. The Aggies now have won three straight and Chicago State (6-26) ended its season losing 11 in a row.

Brian Greene Jr. made a pair of free throws to give No. 7 seed Chicago State (6-26) an early 14-7 lead with 11:46 to play before halftime, but the Aggies outscored them 21-11 before the break for a three-point lead at intermission.

Leaders
Points:	F. Sims, Jr.	18.8
Rebounds:	T. Palmer	9.4
Assists:	J. Batson	1.5
FG%:	T. Palmer	45.4%
FT%:	F. Sims, Jr.	80.7%
3P%:	F. Sims, Jr.	31.4%
Steals:	T. Palmer	1.5
Blocks:	T. Palmer	0.6

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	32-4
2	Gonzaga	37-2
3	Kansas	31-5
4	Arizona	32-5
5	North Carolina	33-7
6	Kentucky	32-6
7	Duke	28-9
8	UCLA	31-5
9	Oregon	33-6
10	Louisville	25-9
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	North Carolina	33-7
2	Gonzaga	37-2
3	Oregon	33-6
4	Kansas	31-5
5	Kentucky	32-6
6	South Carolina	26-11
7	Arizona	32-5
8	Villanova	32-4
9	UCLA	31-5
10	Florida	27-9
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Western Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Bakersfield	12-2	25-10
New Mexico State	11-3	28-6
Grand Canyon	11-3	22-9
UMKC	8-6	18-17
Utah Valley	6-8	17-17
Seattle	5-9	13-17
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	2-12	10-22
Chicago State	1-13	6-26
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