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Funderburk, Bates spark N.C. State in NIT opener

DENTON, Texas (AP) DJ Funderburk and Manny Bates combined for 35 points on 15-of-17 shooting and North Carolina State defeated Davidson 75-61 in a first round NIT game on Thursday night.

Funderburk matched his season high with 21 points, hitting 8 of 10 shots and grabbing seven rebounds. Bates went 7 for 7 for 14 points and had seven rebounds.

Jericole Hellems added 13 points for the Wolfpack (14-10), who improved to 11-2 in the first round of their 13 NIT appearances. They will face in the winner of Friday's game between Buffalo and Colorado State in the second round next Thursday.

Leaders
Points:	K. Grady	17.1
Rebounds:	L. Brajkovic	6.0
Assists:	C. Collins	2.7
FG%:	K. Grady	47.1%
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	H. Lee	44.2%
Steals:	K. Grady	0.8
Blocks:	L. Brajkovic	0.9

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	31-1
2	Illinois	24-7
3	Baylor	28-2
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Houston	28-4
7	Ohio State	21-10
8	Iowa	22-9
9	Texas	19-8
10	Arkansas	25-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Baylor	28-2
2	Gonzaga	31-1
3	Houston	28-4
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Arkansas	25-7
7	UCLA	22-10
8	Illinois	24-7
9	USC	25-8
10	Florida State	18-7
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Atlantic 10 Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
St. Bonaventure	11-4	16-5
VCU	10-4	19-7
Davidson	7-4	13-9
Saint Louis	6-4	14-7
Massachusetts	6-4	8-7
George Mason	8-6	13-9
Dayton	9-7	14-10
Richmond	6-5	14-9
Duquesne	7-7	9-9
Rhode Island	7-10	10-15
George Washington	3-5	5-12
La Salle	6-11	9-16
Saint Joseph's	3-9	5-15
Fordham	2-11	2-12
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	71.8 (157)
Rebounds:	9.0 (227)
Assists:	15.1 (57)
FG%:	47.2% (39)
FT%:	68.7% (242)
3P%:	36.4% (59)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	64.1 (35)
Rebounds:	25.5 (168)
Assists:	10.8 (37)
FG%:	42.7% (147)
FT%:	72.7% (260)
3P%:	33.7% (178)