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Jacob, Daye, Osaghae power FIU past Rice 85-76 in C-USA

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Trejon Jacob scored 21 points and Antonio Daye Jr. 20 more as FIU eliminated Rice from the Conference USA tournament 85-76 on Wednesday night.

Osasumwen Osaghae blocked six shots and tossed in 17 points while grabbing eight rebounds for the fifth-seeded Panthers (19-13). Osaghae is the national leader in blocked shots and boosted his total to 122.

FIU meets No. 4 seed Charlotte in the C-USA quarterfinals on Thursday.

Leaders
Points:	T. Murphy III	13.7
Rebounds:	D. Peterson	6.5
Assists:	D. Peterson	3.5
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	A. Adams	37.7%
Steals:	D. Peterson	1.0
Blocks:	M. Fiedler	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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Conference USA Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
North Texas	14-4	20-11
Louisiana Tech	13-5	22-8
Western Kentucky	13-5	20-10
Charlotte	10-8	16-13
Marshall	10-8	17-15
FIU	9-9	19-13
UAB	9-9	19-13
Old Dominion	9-9	13-19
Florida Atlantic	8-10	17-15
UTEP	8-10	17-15
Rice	7-11	15-17
UTSA	7-11	13-19
Southern Miss	5-13	9-22
Middle Tennessee	4-14	8-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	73.8 (104)
Rebounds:	9.1 (244)
Assists:	14.3 (85)
FG%:	43.2% (202)
FT%:	72.1% (134)
3P%:	33.9% (149)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	74.2 (294)
Rebounds:	26.6 (98)
Assists:	13.8 (270)
FG%:	45.4% (302)
FT%:	68.2% (59)
3P%:	32.8% (164)