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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (27-11)

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Utah slips by Western Kentucky 69-64 to reach NIT title game

NEW YORK (AP) With a poised performance at the free throw line, Justin Bibbins sent Utah to the championship game of the National Invitation Tournament for the first time in 44 years.

Bibbins made all 12 of his foul shots and scored 19 points as the Utes beat Western Kentucky 69-64 on Tuesday night in the semifinals at Madison Square Garden.

"I went to the basics and knocked them down," Bibbins said.

Leaders
Points:	J. Johnson	15.7
Rebounds:	J. Johnson	9.4
Assists:	D. Thompson	4.8
FG%:	J. Johnson	51.5%
FT%:	L. Bearden	82.5%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	L. Bearden	1.7
Blocks:	D. Coleby	1.7

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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Conference USA Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Middle Tennessee	16-2	25-8
Old Dominion	15-3	25-7
Western Kentucky	14-4	27-11
Marshall	12-6	25-11
UTSA	11-7	20-15
UAB	10-8	20-13
North Texas	8-10	20-18
FIU	8-10	14-18
Louisiana Tech	7-11	17-16
Southern Miss	7-11	16-18
Florida Atlantic	6-12	12-19
UTEP	6-12	11-20
Rice	4-14	7-24
Charlotte	2-16	6-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	78.4 (63)
Rebounds:	9.7 (224)
Assists:	13.6 (176)
FG%:	49.2% (15)
FT%:	71.7% (157)
3P%:	35.1% (171)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	70.4 (125)
Rebounds:	25.9 (131)
Assists:	13.8 (216)
FG%:	42.9% (111)
FT%:	72.5% (263)
3P%:	35.6% (227)