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Morris leads Abilene Christian past Tarleton State 61-56

ABILENE, Texas (AP) Mahki Morris registered 18 points as Abilene Christian narrowly defeated Tarleton State 61-56 on Saturday night.

Tahj Small had 17 points for the Texans (14-17, 9-9 Western Athletic Conference). Montre Gipson added 17 points and nine rebounds. Freddy Hicks had 13 points.

The Wildcats (20-9, 11-7) improved to 2-0 against the Texans for the season. Abilene Christian defeated Tarleton State 77-63 on Feb. 12.

Leaders
Points:	M. Gipson	14.9
Rebounds:	T. Small	5.6
Assists:	M. Gipson	3.1
FG%:	M. Gipson	42.9%
FT%:	M. Gipson	79.1%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	S. Bogues	1.8
Blocks:	F. Hicks	0.7

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	28-4
2	Arizona	33-4
3	Kansas	34-6
4	Baylor	27-7
5	Tennessee	27-8
6	Villanova	30-8
7	Kentucky	26-8
8	Auburn	28-6
9	Duke	32-7
10	Purdue	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	34-6
2	North Carolina	29-10
3	Duke	32-7
4	Villanova	30-8
5	Gonzaga	28-4
6	Arizona	33-4
7	Houston	32-6
8	Arkansas	28-9
9	Baylor	27-7
10	Purdue	29-8
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Western Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
New Mexico State	14-4	27-7
Seattle	14-4	23-9
Stephen F. Austin	14-4	22-10
Grand Canyon	13-5	23-8
Sam Houston	13-5	19-14
Abilene Christian	11-7	25-11
Utah Valley	10-8	20-12
Tarleton St.	9-9	14-17
California Baptist	7-11	18-16
Dixie St.	6-12	13-18
UT Rio Grande Valley	3-15	8-23
Chicago State	3-15	7-25
Lamar	0-18	2-27
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	64.6 (325)
Rebounds:	9.5 (219)
Assists:	11.2 (308)
FG%:	41.9% (291)
FT%:	75.4% (54)
3P%:	30.5% (324)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	65.3 (59)
Rebounds:	21.0 (356)
Assists:	13.5 (264)
FG%:	44.5% (255)
FT%:	70.4% (114)
3P%:	32.2% (110)