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NC A&T beats Howard 86-77 in MEAC Tournament quarterfinal

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Ronald Jackson scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyler Maye added 23 points and second-seeded North Carolina A&T beat No. 10 seed Howard 86-77 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Wednesday night.

North Carolina A&T (17-15) will play the Norfolk State-Coppin State winner in a semifinal on Friday.

Kameron Langley collected a career-best and tournament record 15 assists for the Aggies. Fred Cleveland Jr. added 13 points and Devin Haygood had 12.

Leaders
Points:	C. Williams	18.5
Rebounds:	Z. Cousins	7.4
Assists:	N. Garvey	2.2
FG%:	C. Williams	41.4%
FT%:	W. Bristol Jr.	79.4%
3P%:	W. Bristol Jr.	40.0%
Steals:	K. Robinson	1.2
Blocks:	Z. Cousins	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	Villanova	24-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Baylor	26-4
5	Florida State	26-5
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Kentucky	25-6
8	Duke	25-6
9	Creighton	24-7
9	Villanova	24-7
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Mid-Eastern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
North Carolina Central	13-3	18-13
North Carolina A&T	12-4	17-15
Norfolk State	12-4	16-15
Bethune-Cookman	10-6	16-14
Florida A&M	10-6	12-15
Morgan State	9-7	15-16
Coppin State	7-9	11-20
South Carolina State	6-10	11-18
Delaware State	4-12	6-26
Maryland Eastern Shore	4-12	5-27
Howard	1-15	4-29
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	69.9 (212)
Rebounds:	9.7 (197)
Assists:	13.4 (148)
FG%:	42.0% (267)
FT%:	69.5% (224)
3P%:	34.4% (116)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	81.3 (346)
Rebounds:	23.3 (324)
Assists:	18.0 (350)
FG%:	46.8% (339)
FT%:	68.3% (63)
3P%:	34.9% (289)