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Va Tech beats Saint Louis 66-52 for 1st tourney in 12 years

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) After back-to-back years of first-round losses in the NCAA Tournament, Virginia Tech finally broke through.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 20 points, Kerry Blackshear added 15 and the fourth-seeded Hokies earned their first NCAA Tournament win in 12 years by beating No. 13 seed Saint Louis 66-52 on Friday night.

The Hokies (25-8) had lost to Alabama and Wisconsin the past two years under coach Buzz Williams before using a fast start to advance to a second-round matchup against No. 12 seed Liberty in the East Region.

Leaders
Points:	J. Bess	15.3
Rebounds:	H. French	8.4
Assists:	T. Isabell	3.6
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	J. Bess	79.0%
3P%:	J. Bess	32.5%
Steals:	J. Goodwin	1.8
Blocks:	H. French	1.8

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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Atlantic 10 Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
VCU	16-2	25-8
Davidson	14-4	24-10
Dayton	13-5	21-12
St. Bonaventure	12-6	18-16
George Mason	11-7	18-15
Saint Louis	10-8	23-13
Duquesne	10-8	19-13
Rhode Island	9-9	18-15
La Salle	8-10	10-21
Saint Joseph's	6-12	14-19
Richmond	6-12	13-20
Massachusetts	4-14	11-21
George Washington	4-14	9-24
Fordham	3-15	12-20
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	66.6 (316)
Rebounds:	13.7 (5)
Assists:	12.8 (227)
FG%:	41.7% (307)
FT%:	59.8% (353)
3P%:	30.4% (337)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	63.8 (25)
Rebounds:	25.9 (119)
Assists:	12.1 (103)
FG%:	41.0% (45)
FT%:	72.2% (280)
3P%:	31.4% (43)