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Utah Valley routs Chicago State 69-47 in WAC tourney opener

LAS VEGAS (AP) Fardaws Aimaq scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds and Utah Valley pulled away in the second half to beat Chicago State 69-47 in the opening round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament on Tuesday night.

Aimaq made 7 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers for the seventh-seeded Wolverines (20-11), who led 32-29 at halftime. Blaze Nield scored 12 on 5-of-6 shooting.

Jahsean Corbett had 21 points and eight rebounds to pace the 10th-seeded Cougars (7-25), who were outscored 37-18 in the second half.

Leaders
Points:	B. Betson	14.2
Rebounds:	J. Corbett	6.8
Assists:	B. Betson	3.0
FG%:	B. Betson	38.5%
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	B. Betson	37.1%
Steals:	D. Alexander	1.2
Blocks:	T. Bayi Ba Mandeng	0.8

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	28-4
2	Arizona	33-4
3	Kansas	34-6
4	Baylor	27-7
5	Tennessee	27-8
6	Villanova	30-8
7	Kentucky	26-8
8	Auburn	28-6
9	Duke	32-7
10	Purdue	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	34-6
2	North Carolina	29-10
3	Duke	32-7
4	Villanova	30-8
5	Gonzaga	28-4
6	Arizona	33-4
7	Houston	32-6
8	Arkansas	28-9
9	Baylor	27-7
10	Purdue	29-8
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Western Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
New Mexico State	14-4	27-7
Seattle	14-4	23-9
Stephen F. Austin	14-4	22-10
Grand Canyon	13-5	23-8
Sam Houston	13-5	19-14
Abilene Christian	11-7	25-11
Utah Valley	10-8	20-12
Tarleton St.	9-9	14-17
California Baptist	7-11	18-16
Dixie St.	6-12	13-18
UT Rio Grande Valley	3-15	8-23
Chicago State	3-15	7-25
Lamar	0-18	2-27
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	62.1 (343)
Rebounds:	11.5 (62)
Assists:	9.6 (354)
FG%:	39.1% (353)
FT%:	65.5% (340)
3P%:	31.0% (303)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	74.4 (303)
Rebounds:	21.8 (347)
Assists:	14.4 (298)
FG%:	46.5% (330)
FT%:	72.7% (251)
3P%:	40.1% (358)