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MBB2015-16
James Holloway and Dr. Deb Beutler
66
West Virginia Tech WVUT
70
Winner Cincinnati Christian CCU
West Virginia Tech WVUT
66
Final
70
Cincinnati Christian CCU
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
West Virginia Tech WVUT 26 40 66
Cincinnati Christian CCU 34 36 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Becky Brouse

WVU Tech Falls in KIAC Quarterfinal to CCU, 70-66

Men's Basketball

CINCINNATI, Ohio — The No. 3 seed WVU Tech men's basketball team ended its season with a 70-66 loss against the No. 2 seed Cincinnati Christian University Wednesday evening in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) Tournament quarter final. The Golden Bears finish the year 16-14 overall, going 3-7 in the final ten contests of their 2015-16 campaign.

With just 6.5 seconds left in the contest, senior Eddie Gordon nailed a three-pointer to bring the score to 69-66 with CCU on top but the team fell short with Gordon getting off just one more shot before the buzzer.

Three Golden Bears scored in double figures, including a game-best 22 points from junior Paul Stone and sophomore Ryan Atkins. Stone finished 8-for-15 from the field while sinking 6-of-7 free throws and pulling down eight rebounds. Atkins had the game-highs with nine rebounds and three steals.

Gordon poured in ten points, finishing his career with 973 total points. The South Charleston, West Virginia native also had three rebounds and a steal.

For the game, Tech shot 37.3 percent (22-for-59) from the floor while the Eagles finished at 44.6 percent (25-for-56).

Cincinnati Christian was paced by Khari Burton and Blake Walsman who had 17 points each.
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