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Fayne lifts Illinois St. past Evansville 65-60

ST. LOUIS (AP) Phil Fayne had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Illinois State to a 65-60 win over Evansville in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney on Thursday night.

Milik Yarbrough had 18 points for Illinois State (17-15). Matt Chastain added eight rebounds.

The Purple Aces' 29.5 field goal percentage represented the worst mark by an Illinois State opponent this season.

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Leaders
Points:	K. Riley	13.6
Rebounds:	J. Hall	6.6
Assists:	K. Riley	3.0
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	K. Riley	72.1%
3P%:	M. Hill	41.7%
Steals:	M. Hill	1.2
Blocks:	D. Chatkevicius	1.0

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:	69.8 (257)
Rebounds:	6.8 (346)
Assists:	12.3 (256)
FG%:	42.1% (291)
FT%:	72.1% (123)
3P%:	34.0% (207)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	72.4 (207)
Rebounds:	27.4 (42)
Assists:	11.7 (75)
FG%:	44.1% (204)
FT%:	68.1% (65)
3P%:	34.7% (215)