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SIU-Edwardsville earns 1st conference win of the season

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) Burak Eslik scored 22 points and SIU-Edwards closed out its season by snapping a 15-game losing streak, winning its first conference game of the year 78-59 over Eastern Illinois on Saturday night.

The game was also the season finale for Eastern Illinois, as neither team qualified for the Ohio Valley Tournament.

Josh White finished with 20 points and Jalen Henry added 13 for the Cougars (6-24, 1-15), who held a plus-11 advantage on the glass and forced 16 Panthers turnovers.

Leaders
Points:	B. Eslik	13.4
Rebounds:	K. Simmons	7.2
Assists:	C. Ellis	3.2
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	B. Eslik	82.5%
3P%:	T. Harris	37.4%
Steals:	C. Ellis	1.0
Blocks:	K. Simmons	1.3

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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Ohio Valley Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East
Belmont	15-1	23-7
Morehead State	10-6	14-16
Jacksonville State	9-7	20-15
Tennessee State	8-8	17-13
Tennessee Tech	8-8	12-20
Eastern Kentucky	5-11	12-19
West
UT Martin	10-6	22-13
Southeast Missouri State	9-7	15-18
Murray State	8-8	16-17
Austin Peay	7-9	11-19
Eastern Illinois	6-10	14-15
SIUE	1-15	6-24
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