NEW ALBANY, Indiana — The WVU Tech men's basketball team, who is currently No. 25 in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll, fell to No. T13 Indiana University Southeast in a River States Conference (RSC) Tournament semifinal Saturday afternoon, 95-82.
The Golden Bears entered the tournament as the No. 2 RSC East seed and now have an overall record of 20-11 and the No. 1 RSC West Grenadiers are 23-8.
Junior
Thomas Collins led the Gold and Blue with 25 points on 10-for-19 shooting from the floor. Collins also had six rebounds, four assists and a block.
Senior
Michael Scott poured in 17 points and pulled down a team-high eight boards while junior
Kevin Thomas-Griffin finished with 14 points and four rebounds. Scott also dished three assists while blocking three Grenadier attempts.
Freshman
Andreas Jönsson went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc towards nine points while junior
Brandon Shingles and sophomore
Dominik King posted six points each. Jönsson and Shingles had four steals each towards Tech's 11 while Shingles also gave four assists.
The Grenadiers were paced by Jamie Johnson who had 39 points while Joe Jackson finished with a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Tech finished 45.8 percent (33-for-72) from the floor while IU Southeast shot 50.0 percent (32-for-64). The Golden Bears did hold a slight advantage under the boards, 39-35.
Stay tuned to
goldenbearathletics.com as the team will find out next week if they have earned a bid to compete in the NAIA National Tournament.