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Furman Paladins (25-8)

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McDuffie scores 20 to lift Wichita St. over Furman in NIT

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Markis McDuffie had 20 points as Wichita State topped Furman 76-70 in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night.

Jaime Echenique had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Wichita State (20-14). Erik Stevenson added 12 points and six rebounds. Asbjorn Midtgaard had 10 rebounds for the visitors.

Matt Rafferty had 27 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals for the Paladins (25-8). Jordan Lyons added 19 points. Clay Mounce had 10 points.

Leaders
Points:	M. Rafferty	17.5
Rebounds:	M. Rafferty	9.0
Assists:	M. Rafferty	4.3
FG%:	M. Rafferty	61.5%
FT%:	M. Rafferty	76.7%
3P%:	C. Mounce	41.7%
Steals:	M. Rafferty	2.5
Blocks:	C. Mounce	1.1

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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Southern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
19 Wofford	18-0	30-5
UNCG	15-3	29-7
Furman	13-5	25-8
East Tennessee State	13-5	24-10
Chattanooga	7-11	12-20
Samford	6-12	17-16
Mercer	6-12	11-20
Citadel	4-14	12-18
VMI	4-14	11-21
Western Carolina	4-14	7-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	77.6 (59)
Rebounds:	9.9 (180)
Assists:	15.9 (24)
FG%:	47.4% (36)
FT%:	71.7% (140)
3P%:	36.1% (96)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	66.1 (45)
Rebounds:	25.6 (142)
Assists:	11.5 (61)
FG%:	41.9% (77)
FT%:	67.9% (54)
3P%:	31.6% (49)