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Western Michigan defeats Eastern Michigan 70-55

CLEVELAND (AP) Shayne Whittington scored 23 points and Western Michigan pulled away from Eastern Michigan 70-55 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament Thursday night.

The third-seeded Broncos (20-11), who led 36-32 at intermission, made 17 of 21 free throws in the second half compared to the seventh-seeded Eagles' 3 of 3.

Darius Paul added 14 points, David Brown 12 and Brandon Pokley 11 for Western Michigan, which plays No. 2 seed Ohio in Friday's semifinals.

Leaders
Points:	D. Thompson	11.1
Rebounds:	D. Riley	6.1
Assists:	J. Ross	2.3
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	D. Thompson	36.4%
Steals:	J. Sims	1.4
Blocks:	D. Riley	2.0

Mid-American Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East
Akron	14-2	26-7
Ohio	14-2	24-10
Kent State	9-7	21-14
Buffalo	7-9	14-20
Bowling Green	7-9	13-19
Miami (OH)	3-13	9-22
West
Western Michigan	10-6	22-13
Toledo	10-6	15-13
Ball State	8-8	15-15
Eastern Michigan	7-9	16-18
Central Michigan	4-12	11-20
Northern Illinois	3-13	5-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	56.6 (340)
Rebounds:	11.8 (110)
Assists:	10.7 (304)
FG%:	40.1% (309)
FT%:	67.0% (250)
3P%:	33.0% (225)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	59.1 (23)
Rebounds:	21.6 (295)
Assists:	14.7 (306)
FG%:	39.7% (42)
FT%:	65.5% (17)
3P%:	29.9% (19)

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	32-3
2	Louisville	35-5
3	Kansas	31-6
4	Indiana	29-7
5	Miami (FL)	29-7
6	Duke	30-6
7	Ohio State	29-8
8	Georgetown	25-7
9	Michigan State	27-9
10	Michigan	31-8
10	New Mexico	29-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Louisville	35-5
2	Michigan	31-8
3	Syracuse	30-10
4	Wichita State	30-9
5	Duke	30-6
6	Ohio State	29-8
7	Indiana	29-7
8	Kansas	31-6
9	Florida	29-8
10	Miami (FL)	29-7
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