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Valparaiso boots Evansville 81-59 in MVC tournament

ST. LOUIS (AP) Kobe King and Sheldon Edwards scored 18 points apiece as Valparaiso cruised to an 81-59 victory over Evansville in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Thursday night.

Preston Ruedinger added 12 points for the Beacons (13-17), while Ben Krikke and Thomas Kithier each scored 10. Edwards also had seven rebounds.

Noah Frederking had 13 points and six rebounds to pace the Purple Aces (6-24). Evan Kuhlman and Blake Sisley both scored 13.

Leaders
Points:	S. Givance	13.7
Rebounds:	N. Frederking	4.1
Assists:	S. Givance	3.9
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	S. Givance	66.7%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	S. Givance	1.5
Blocks:	E. Kuhlman	0.5

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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Missouri Valley Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
UNI	14-4	20-12
Loyola Chicago	13-5	25-8
Drake	13-5	25-11
Missouri State	13-5	23-11
Bradley	11-7	17-14
Southern Illinois	9-9	16-15
Valparaiso	6-12	14-18
Illinois State	5-13	13-20
Indiana State	4-14	11-20
Evansville	2-16	6-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	59.2 (354)
Rebounds:	4.8 (358)
Assists:	10.5 (336)
FG%:	39.8% (346)
FT%:	70.8% (201)
3P%:	33.0% (231)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	70.7 (222)
Rebounds:	22.3 (341)
Assists:	12.1 (135)
FG%:	49.6% (355)
FT%:	73.4% (281)
3P%:	38.1% (352)