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Merrimack Warriors (20-11)

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Merrimack marks D-I hoops arrival with record-setting season

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) About 25 miles north of Boston, in a 1,500-seat gymnasium in a quiet nook just off State Route 125, Joe Gallo is busy teaching basketball.

Arms folded as he walks the length of the court, Gallo watches as a ball gets away from one of his players during a practice drill and ricochets off the bottom of the retractable bleachers.

“We don’t stop competing!” Gallo shouts. “Compete! Compete! Compete!”

Leaders
Points:	J. Lord	10.8
Rebounds:	J. Hayes	4.7
Assists:	J. Hayes	6.4
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	J. Hayes	69.3%
3P%:	D. Jensen	43.5%
Steals:	J. Hayes	3.9
Blocks:	J. Minor	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Florida State	26-5
5	Baylor	26-4
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Creighton	24-7
8	Kentucky	25-6
9	Michigan State	22-9
10	Duke	25-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Florida State	26-5
5	Baylor	26-4
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Kentucky	25-6
8	Villanova	24-7
9	Creighton	24-7
10	Duke	25-6
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Northeast Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Merrimack	14-4	20-11
Saint Francis U	13-5	22-10
Robert Morris	13-5	20-14
Sacred Heart	12-6	20-13
LIU	9-9	15-18
Fairleigh Dickinson	9-9	11-19
Bryant	7-11	15-17
St. Francis Brooklyn	7-11	13-18
Mount St. Mary's	7-11	11-21
Wagner	5-13	8-21
Central Connecticut State	3-15	4-27
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	62.8 (339)
Rebounds:	7.9 (311)
Assists:	12.8 (206)
FG%:	41.9% (274)
FT%:	68.1% (270)
3P%:	33.9% (146)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	60.2 (8)
Rebounds:	20.9 (353)
Assists:	12.3 (160)
FG%:	42.2% (137)
FT%:	71.0% (183)
3P%:	30.2% (44)