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Eastern Illinois wins 67-61 to advance in OVC tournament

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Josiah Wallace scored 25 points and sixth-seeded Eastern Illinois defeated No. 7 seed Jacksonville State 67-61 in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Wednesday night.

The Panthers (17-14), who won their fifth straight game, will take on third-seeded Austin Peay on Thursday.

Wallace was 10-of-19 shooting. Mack Smith added 17 points and made three 3-pointers. He extended his streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 80, the longest active streak and the second-longest in Division I history (Cory Bradford, Illinois, 88). Kashawn Charles scored 12 points.

Leaders
Points:	J. Cross	12.7
Rebounds:	K. Henry	6.9
Assists:	D. Cook	3.1
FG%:	J. Cross	61.1%
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	D. Ware	34.9%
Steals:	T. Hudson	0.9
Blocks:	J. Cross	0.7

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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Ohio Valley Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Belmont	15-3	26-7
Murray State	15-3	23-9
Austin Peay	14-4	21-12
Eastern Kentucky	12-6	16-17
Tennessee State	9-9	18-15
Eastern Illinois	9-9	17-15
Jacksonville State	8-10	13-19
Morehead State	7-11	13-19
Tennessee Tech	6-12	9-22
UT Martin	5-13	9-20
SIUE	5-13	8-23
Southeast Missouri State	3-15	7-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	71.7 (154)
Rebounds:	11.1 (84)
Assists:	13.8 (116)
FG%:	44.6% (128)
FT%:	69.1% (242)
3P%:	33.2% (189)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	69.3 (174)
Rebounds:	25.3 (193)
Assists:	13.7 (259)
FG%:	45.1% (290)
FT%:	69.2% (108)
3P%:	32.6% (154)