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North Dakota holds off Idaho's late rally in Big Sky semis

RENO, Nev. (AP) Corey Baldwin and Geno Crandall scored 16 points apiece, and North Dakota beat Idaho 69-64 Friday night in a Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinal.

Top-seeded North Dakota (21-9) has won nine of its last 10 games and will play third-seeded Weber State in Saturday's championship. No. 4 seed Idaho (18-13) had its five-game win streak snapped.

The Vandals used a 12-1 run to tie it at 63 with 2:08 to play. Crandall made two free throws and Baldwin's 3 gave the Fighting Hawks a 68-63 lead with 1:04 to play. The Vandals missed 4 of 5 from the line and two 3-pointers to end it.

Leaders
Points:	V. Sanders	20.9
Rebounds:	B. Blake	6.1
Assists:	V. Sanders	3.3
FG%:	V. Sanders	45.5%
FT%:	V. Sanders	78.1%
3P%:	V. Sanders	43.9%
Steals:	V. Sanders	1.7
Blocks:	N. Sherwood	0.5

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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Big Sky Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
North Dakota	14-4	22-10
Eastern Washington	13-5	22-12
Weber State	12-6	20-14
Idaho	12-6	19-14
Montana State	11-7	16-16
Montana	11-7	16-16
Sacramento State	9-9	13-18
Portland State	7-11	15-16
Northern Colorado	7-11	11-18
Northern Arizona	6-12	9-23
Southern Utah	3-15	6-27
Idaho State	3-15	5-26
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