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Shorts, Mooney lead Davis over Riverside 70-66 in BWC opener

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) T.J. Shorts II scored 15 points, including the clinching free throws with one second left, Joe Mooney had a career-high 15 points and top-seeded UC Davis edged eighth-seeded UC Riverside 70-66 on Thursday in the opening game of the Big West Conference Tournament.

AJ John added 13 points and Michael Onyebalu 11 for the Aggies (22-9), who face the lowest remaining seed in the first semifinal on Friday night.

Davis had runs of 12-0 and 7-0 in the last 10 minutes of the first half and led 35-24 at the break. The Highlanders (9-22) had 8-0 and 7-0 runs early in the second half and it was a two-point game near the midway point.

Leaders
Points:	C. Murray	12.7
Rebounds:	A. Larsson	5.7
Assists:	C. Murray	3.8
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	C. Murray	68.7%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	C. Murray	1.8
Blocks:	I. Diallo	0.6

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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Big West Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
UC Davis	12-4	22-11
UC Santa Barbara	11-5	23-9
UC Irvine	11-5	18-17
Cal State Fullerton	10-6	20-12
Long Beach State	9-7	15-18
Hawaii	8-8	17-13
Cal Poly	4-12	9-22
UC Riverside	4-12	9-22
CSUN	3-13	6-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	65.3 (333)
Rebounds:	10.1 (190)
Assists:	12.5 (262)
FG%:	40.2% (341)
FT%:	70.2% (227)
3P%:	31.0% (334)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	69.8 (105)
Rebounds:	25.1 (189)
Assists:	13.2 (167)
FG%:	41.4% (45)
FT%:	69.4% (66)
3P%:	33.0% (78)