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Denver finishes strong, routs Western Illinois 89-52

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) Joe Rosga knocked down five 3-pointers and scored 27 points to help spark Denver to an 89-52 win over Western Illinois in the Summit League regular season finale Saturday night.

Denver ended its regular season on a four-game win streak. The Pioneers entered Saturday's game tied with Fort Wayne for third, but the Mastodons lost to South Dakota State, 97-90 to fall to fourth.

The Pioneers (14-14, 8-6) open the conference tournament in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Saturday night with the No. 6 seed.

Leaders
Points:	K. Webster	15.9
Rebounds:	B. Gilbeck	7.1
Assists:	K. Webster	3.5
FG%:	K. Webster	43.1%
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	D. Ancrum	37.5%
Steals:	D. Ancrum	1.0
Blocks:	B. Gilbeck	2.6

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Summit League Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
South Dakota State	13-1	28-7
South Dakota	11-3	26-9
Denver	8-6	15-15
Fort Wayne	7-7	18-15
North Dakota State	5-9	15-17
Oral Roberts	5-9	11-21
Omaha	4-10	9-22
Western Illinois	3-11	12-16
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	71.9 (231)
Rebounds:	7.0 (338)
Assists:	11.0 (329)
FG%:	46.6% (73)
FT%:	71.5% (165)
3P%:	35.7% (144)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	71.8 (158)
Rebounds:	28.1 (24)
Assists:	12.5 (109)
FG%:	42.5% (89)
FT%:	69.8% (81)
3P%:	35.6% (226)