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Texas Southern Tigers (16-20)

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Top-seeded Xavier easily handles Texas Southern 102-83

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Xavier Musketeers survived a choppy game with more stops than starts thanks to too many fouls and free throws.

At the end, the Musketeers looked every bit like a No. 1 seed their first time around in the role at an NCAA Tournament.

J.P. Macura scored 18 of his career-high 29 points in the first half, and Xavier beat 16th-seeded Texas Southern 102-83 Friday night in their tournament opener in the West Region.

Leaders
Points:	D. Jefferson	23.3
Rebounds:	M. Salmon	6.2
Assists:	D. Clark	2.6
FG%:	D. Jefferson	42.0%
FT%:	D. Jefferson	82.3%
3P%:	D. Bruce	39.4%
Steals:	D. Jefferson	1.3
Blocks:	T. Reed	3.1

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Southwestern Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Grambling State	13-5	17-14
Prairie View A&M	12-6	16-18
Texas Southern	12-6	16-20
UAPB	12-6	14-21
Southern University	10-8	15-18
Jackson State	9-9	12-20
Alabama State	8-10	8-23
Alcorn State	7-11	11-21
Mississippi Valley State	4-14	4-28
Alabama A&M	3-15	3-28
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	77.4 (77)
Rebounds:	10.3 (165)
Assists:	12.2 (283)
FG%:	43.8% (218)
FT%:	72.5% (131)
3P%:	35.9% (122)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	79.4 (328)
Rebounds:	25.8 (141)
Assists:	15.8 (324)
FG%:	45.2% (250)
FT%:	66.7% (5)
3P%:	36.6% (278)