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Fresno State Bulldogs (23-9)

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Merrill lifts Utah St. over Fresno St. 85-60 in MWC tourney

LAS VEGAS (AP) Sam Merrill had 22 points as Utah State easily beat Fresno State 85-60 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals on Friday night. Diogo Brito added 20 points for the Aggies. Brito also had seven rebounds for the Aggies.

Abel Porter had 11 points for Utah State (27-6). Neemias Queta added 10 points, 13 rebounds and four assists.

Nate Grimes scored a career-high 21 points and had three blocks for the Bulldogs (23-9). Braxton Huggins added 11 points. Noah Blackwell had 10 points.

Leaders
Points:	B. Huggins	18.5
Rebounds:	N. Grimes	9.2
Assists:	N. Blackwell	3.6
FG%:	B. Huggins	42.5%
FT%:	B. Huggins	79.3%
3P%:	N. Blackwell	41.5%
Steals:	D. Taylor	1.4
Blocks:	N. Grimes	1.7

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Mountain West Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
20 Nevada	15-3	29-5
25 Utah State	15-3	28-7
Fresno State	13-5	23-9
San Diego State	11-7	21-13
UNLV	11-7	17-14
Air Force	8-10	14-18
New Mexico	7-11	14-18
Boise State	7-11	13-20
Colorado State	7-11	12-20
Wyoming	4-14	8-24
San Jose State	1-17	4-27
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	76.5 (78)
Rebounds:	9.4 (224)
Assists:	14.3 (96)
FG%:	45.4% (111)
FT%:	72.0% (131)
3P%:	38.1% (24)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	67.6 (70)
Rebounds:	26.3 (89)
Assists:	12.2 (107)
FG%:	41.9% (76)
FT%:	70.8% (205)
3P%:	30.6% (31)