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MBBBench2018
James Holloway and Dr. Deb Beutler
82
WVU Tech WVUT 20-11
95
Winner IU Southeast (Ind.) INSE 23-8
WVU Tech WVUT
20-11
82
Final
95
IU Southeast (Ind.) INSE
23-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
WVU Tech WVUT 36 46 82
IU Southeast (Ind.) INSE 55 40 95

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

No. 25 WVU Tech falls to No. T13 IU Southeast in RSC semifinal

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.
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