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N. Iowa beats S. Illinois 61-58; Barry Hinson will step down

ST. LOUIS (AP) Wyatt Lohaus had 21 points as Northern Iowa narrowly beat Southern Illinois 61-58 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Friday night.

Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson announced he would be stepping down after the loss. Hinson coached the Salukis since the 2012-13 season and spent nine years at Missouri State before that. Hinson never made an NCAA Tournament appearance in his 17 years as a Division I coach. He and the chancellor agreed last March that he would step down if the Salukis didn't make the NIT or NCAA tourney this year.

Trae Berhow had 11 points for Northern Iowa (15-17). Luke McDonnell added seven rebounds.

Leaders
Points:	A. Fletcher	16.5
Rebounds:	E. McGill	5.7
Assists:	A. Cook	3.7
FG%:	K. Pippen	56.0%
FT%:	S. Lloyd Jr.	71.7%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	E. McGill	1.6
Blocks:	K. Pippen	2.0

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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Missouri Valley Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Drake	12-6	24-10
Loyola Chicago	12-6	20-14
Southern Illinois	10-8	17-15
Missouri State	10-8	16-16
Bradley	9-9	20-15
Illinois State	9-9	17-16
UNI	9-9	16-18
Indiana State	7-11	15-16
Valparaiso	7-11	15-18
Evansville	5-13	11-21
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	68.6 (282)
Rebounds:	9.2 (241)
Assists:	13.7 (151)
FG%:	46.6% (56)
FT%:	68.5% (255)
3P%:	37.4% (43)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	67.0 (59)
Rebounds:	24.6 (244)
Assists:	12.4 (127)
FG%:	42.7% (123)
FT%:	69.9% (137)
3P%:	35.1% (238)