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Va Tech beats Saint Louis 66-52 for 1st tourney in 12 years | |
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) After back-to-back years of first-round losses in the NCAA Tournament, Virginia Tech finally broke through. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 20 points, Kerry Blackshear added 15 and the fourth-seeded Hokies earned their first NCAA Tournament win in 12 years by beating No. 13 seed Saint Louis 66-52 on Friday night. The Hokies (25-8) had lost to Alabama and Wisconsin the past two years under coach Buzz Williams before using a fast start to advance to a second-round matchup against No. 12 seed Liberty in the East Region. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Bess | 15.3 | |||
| Rebounds: | H. French | 8.4 | |||
| Assists: | T. Isabell | 3.6 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | J. Bess | 79.0% | |||
| 3P%: | J. Bess | 32.5% | |||
| Steals: | J. Goodwin | 1.8 | |||
| Blocks: | H. French | 1.8 | |||
| 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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| Atlantic 10 Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| VCU | 16-2 | 25-8 |
| Davidson | 14-4 | 24-10 |
| Dayton | 13-5 | 21-12 |
| St. Bonaventure | 12-6 | 18-16 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 18-15 |
| Saint Louis | 10-8 | 23-13 |
| Duquesne | 10-8 | 19-13 |
| Rhode Island | 9-9 | 18-15 |
| La Salle | 8-10 | 10-21 |
| Saint Joseph's | 6-12 | 14-19 |
| Richmond | 6-12 | 13-20 |
| Massachusetts | 4-14 | 11-21 |
| George Washington | 4-14 | 9-24 |
| Fordham | 3-15 | 12-20 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 66.6 (316) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 13.7 (5) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.8 (227) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.7% (307) | ||||
| FT%: | 59.8% (353) | ||||
| 3P%: | 30.4% (337) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 63.8 (25) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.9 (119) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.1 (103) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.0% (45) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.2% (280) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.4% (43) | ||||
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