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New Mexico St. cruises past Chicago St. WAC opener, 97-70

LAS VEGAS (AP) Zach Lofton put up 21 points and Jemerrio Jones pulled down 15 rebounds and top-seeded New Mexico State cruised past Chicago State 97-70 in a first-round game in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night.

The Aggies advance to a semifinal contest Friday.

New Mexico State (26-5) took a 45-26 lead at intermission and shot a crisp 51.4 percent from the field (36 of 70), including 53.8 percent from beyond the 3-point arc (14 of 26)

Leaders
Points:	F. Sims Jr.	14.2
Rebounds:	G. Burns	4.2
Assists:	G. Burns	3.4
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	G. Burns	76.0%
3P%:	F. Sims Jr.	31.9%
Steals:	G. Burns	1.3
Blocks:	C. Bowles	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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Western Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
New Mexico State	12-2	28-6
Utah Valley	10-4	23-11
Grand Canyon	9-5	22-12
Seattle	8-6	20-14
UT Rio Grande Valley	6-8	15-18
Bakersfield	5-9	12-18
UMKC	5-9	10-22
Chicago State	1-13	3-29
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	67.8 (303)
Rebounds:	10.1 (180)
Assists:	11.5 (314)
FG%:	40.8% (331)
FT%:	72.4% (134)
3P%:	30.8% (336)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	86.1 (348)
Rebounds:	22.4 (332)
Assists:	18.2 (347)
FG%:	49.7% (347)
FT%:	70.6% (129)
3P%:	39.7% (344)