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Illinois State sets blocked shot mark in MVC win over Aces

ST. LOUIS (AP) Deontae Hawkins scored 19 points, Keyshawn Evans had 16 and Illinois State set a program record on Friday with its 26th win, beating Evansville 80-69 on Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals.

Paris Lee added 13 points with seven assists and DJ Clayton had 12 points for the Redbirds (26-5), who blocked a tournament and school record 14 shots. Hawkins, Phil Fayne and Daouda Ndiaye had four blocks apiece.

The Redbirds face the Loyola-Southern Illinois winner in a semifinal on Saturday.

Leaders
Points:	J. Brown	20.9
Rebounds:	D. Howard	5.2
Assists:	D. Gibson	3.8
FG%:	J. Brown	46.3%
FT%:	J. Brown	85.8%
3P%:	R. Taylor	37.5%
Steals:	J. Brown	1.0
Blocks:	D. Gibson	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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Missouri Valley Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Wichita State	17-1	31-5
Illinois State	17-1	28-7
Southern Illinois	9-9	17-16
UNI	9-9	14-16
Loyola Chicago	8-10	18-14
Missouri State	7-11	17-16
Bradley	7-11	13-20
Evansville	6-12	16-17
Indiana State	5-13	11-20
Drake	5-13	7-24
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