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Gill, Hawthorne Jr. lift UT-Martin over E. Illinois 78-71

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Jailen Gill and Derek Hawthorne Jr. scored 17 points apiece as UT Martin topped Eastern Illinois 78-71 in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.

Craig Randall added 14 points for the Skyhawks, while Quintin Dove and DelFincko Bogan each had 10.

Gill made 8 of 10 shots. He added 10 rebounds. Hawthorne Jr. also had six rebounds for the Skyhawks, while Randall posted six rebounds.

Leaders
Points:	J. Wallace	15.5
Rebounds:	R. Kukobat	4.8
Assists:	S. Smith	3.8
FG%:	J. Wallace	41.1%
FT%:	J. Wallace	80.2%
3P%:	M. Smith	37.0%
Steals:	S. Smith	1.2
Blocks:	A. Diallo	1.1

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Ohio Valley Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Murray State	16-2	28-5
Belmont	16-2	27-6
Jacksonville State	15-3	24-9
Austin Peay	13-5	22-11
Morehead State	8-10	13-20
Eastern Illinois	7-11	14-18
Eastern Kentucky	6-12	13-18
UT Martin	6-12	12-19
SIUE	6-12	10-21
Tennessee State	6-12	9-21
Southeast Missouri State	5-13	10-21
Tennessee Tech	4-14	8-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	71.8 (198)
Rebounds:	10.9 (106)
Assists:	13.6 (153)
FG%:	43.2% (240)
FT%:	68.8% (242)
3P%:	37.0% (54)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	76.8 (307)
Rebounds:	25.0 (201)
Assists:	15.2 (321)
FG%:	45.3% (273)
FT%:	70.5% (186)
3P%:	38.4% (349)