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Seattle downs UT Rio Grande Valley 77-60 to advance in WAC

LAS VEGAS (AP) Richaud Gittens led five Seattle players in double figures with 17 points and the fourth-seeded Redhawks beat No. 5 seed UT Rio Grande Valley 77-60 Thursday night in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament.

Seattle (20-12) will play top-seeded New Mexico in a semifinal game on Friday.

The Redhawks built a 21-10 before UT Rio Grande Valley used a 10-5 spurt close within six on pair of Nick Dixon free throws with 5:47 before halftime. Seattle countered with a 13-2 run and led 39-25 at the break.

Leaders
Points:	N. Dixon	20.3
Rebounds:	N. Dixon	4.4
Assists:	J. Levi	3.8
FG%:	N. Dixon	44.8%
FT%:	N. Dixon	79.6%
3P%:	N. Dixon	35.3%
Steals:	N. Dixon	1.4
Blocks:	X. McDaniel Jr.	0.8

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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Western Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
New Mexico State	12-2	28-6
Utah Valley	10-4	23-11
Grand Canyon	9-5	22-12
Seattle	8-6	20-14
UT Rio Grande Valley	6-8	15-18
Bakersfield	5-9	12-18
UMKC	5-9	10-22
Chicago State	1-13	3-29
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	75.5 (124)
Rebounds:	11.6 (74)
Assists:	15.1 (81)
FG%:	40.4% (338)
FT%:	74.1% (73)
3P%:	30.9% (335)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	78.3 (309)
Rebounds:	26.0 (120)
Assists:	15.2 (310)
FG%:	44.8% (229)
FT%:	69.9% (84)
3P%:	35.3% (210)