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Bowling Green moves into MAC semis with win over Ball State

CLEVELAND (AP) Demajeo Wiggins had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Dylan Frye added 20 points and Bowling Green moved into the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament by beating Ball State 99-86 on Thursday night.

The third-seeded Falcons (21-11) will play Northern Illinois in Friday's second semifinal. Top-seeded Buffalo meets Central Michigan in the other game.

Bowling Green, which had dropped four of five to end the regular season, took control in the second half with Caleb Fields and Marlon Sierra making 3-pointers in an 8-0 run to take a 77-63 lead.

Leaders
Points:	T. Persons	16.7
Rebounds:	T. Teague	7.5
Assists:	T. Persons	4.3
FG%:	T. Teague	55.0%
FT%:	T. Persons	80.0%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	T. Teague	1.3
Blocks:	T. Moses	1.3

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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Mid-American Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East
15 Buffalo	16-2	32-4
Bowling Green	12-6	22-12
Kent State	11-7	22-11
Akron	8-10	17-16
Miami (OH)	7-11	15-17
Ohio	6-12	14-17
West
Toledo	13-5	25-8
Central Michigan	10-8	23-12
Eastern Michigan	9-9	15-17
Northern Illinois	8-10	17-17
Ball State	6-12	16-17
Western Michigan	2-16	8-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	75.1 (109)
Rebounds:	9.4 (222)
Assists:	12.9 (210)
FG%:	47.0% (47)
FT%:	70.2% (189)
3P%:	32.5% (271)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	71.6 (186)
Rebounds:	28.2 (20)
Assists:	11.7 (74)
FG%:	41.4% (59)
FT%:	70.5% (184)
3P%:	31.8% (56)