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Marshall beats UTEP 86-78 in Conference USA tourney

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Taevion Kinsey had 26 points as sixth-seeded Marshall beat No. 11 seed UTEP 86-78 in the first round of the Conference USA Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.

Marshall (17-15) will play third-seeded Louisiana Tech in a quarterfinal on Thursday.

Andrew Taylor had 15 points and six rebounds for the Thundering Herd. Mikel Beyers added 14 points. Jarrod West had 10 points.

Leaders
Points:	B. Williams	17.8
Rebounds:	B. Williams	7.2
Assists:	J. Lathon	3.1
FG%:	B. Williams	49.9%
FT%:	S. Boum	87.8%
3P%:	D. Edwards	38.3%
Steals:	J. Lathon	1.1
Blocks:	B. Williams	0.9

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:	67.4 (282)
Rebounds:	8.4 (287)
Assists:	12.6 (227)
FG%:	42.3% (254)
FT%:	74.9% (58)
3P%:	30.1% (323)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	66.1 (82)
Rebounds:	26.5 (105)
Assists:	11.0 (59)
FG%:	41.6% (101)
FT%:	71.4% (211)
3P%:	30.5% (56)