Posted by greenhawks on 8/16/2012 4:43:00 AM (view original):

Opening match-ups

The premier game features the only undefeated teams, #2 Bellarmine at #16 Rockhurst.

Also, #36 Lander (3-1) travels to #21 Pittsburg St. (3-1)

Humboldt St. (2-2) visits #26 Lenoir-Rhyne (3-1)

Go dewey!  Take the Rockhurst Hawks to 5-0. 
Maybe you can beat Bellarmine....

OPENING ROUND:

#16 ROCKHURST 78; #2 BELLARMINE 77

  Bellarmine wasn't  able to overcome the thug-like qualities of the Rockford Hawks and their referee pals.  Bellarmine's Tommy Waxman suffered a broken nose in a vicious attack and PG Richard Walsh only logged 6 minutes due to questionable fouls.  Rockford made more FT, 35-13. 

#36 LANDER 70; #21 PITTSBURG ST. 64

 Lander took the lead 19-17 and never trailed again. They had an answer to every attempt by the Gorillas to regain control.

#26 LENOIR-RHYNE 94; HUMBOLDT ST. 78

  Lenoir-Rhyne outscored the Humboldt Lumberjacks 31-15 in the final 9 minutes to pull away for the victory. 

STANDINGS
Rockhurst        1-0
Lander             1-0
Lenoir-Rhyne 1-0
Bellamine       0-1
Pittsburg St.    0-1
Humboldt St.  0-1

Today's games:
 #8 Bellarmine at #36 Pittsburg St.
#9  Rockhurst at #19 Lenoir-Rhyne
#25 Lander at Humboldt St.

#19 Lenoir-Rhyne 81;  #9 Rockhurst 73
 
 The Bears used a 10-0 run midway in the 2nd half to down Rockhurst

Humboldt  88; #25 Lander 79

    Wilbert Story's 37 points led Humboldt to the upset.

#36 Pittsburg  67; #8 Bellarmine 59
  
  Strong defense and rebounding led the Gorillas over the Knights.

STANDINGS
Lenoir-Rhyne     2-0
Rockhurst         1-1
Lander             1-1
Pittsburgh ST.  1-1
Humboldt St.    1-1
Bellarmine       0-2

Today's games:

#25 Rockhurst at Lander
#10 Lenoir-Rhyne at #21 Bellarmine
#31 Pittsburg  at  Humboldt

THIRD DAY

Lander 98; #25 Rockhurst 79
  
   Lander broke open a close game with a 9-0 run at the start of the 2nd half and coasted to the victory

#21 Bellarmine 73; #10 Lenoir-Rhyne 65

   The game was tied at 5 and 8 but Bellarmine never trailed. The Knights led by as much as 19 in the 2nd half but Lenoir never gave up

#31 Pittsburg 70; Humboldt St. 64

   Humboldt jumped to a 10-2 lead before Pittsburg got untracked. The Gorillas led by as much as 16 in the 2nd half.

STANDINGS
Lenoir-Rhyne 2-1
Lander            2-1
Pittsburg St.   2-1
Rockhurst      1-2
Humboldt      1-2
Bellarmine     1-2

Today's games:

Humboldt (3-4) at #11  Bellarmine (5-2)
#24 Pittsburg (5-2)  at #39  Rockhurst (5-2)
#23 Lenoir-Rhyne (5-2) at #30 Lander (5-2)

If Lenoir-Rhyne is to win the title, they'll earn it the hard way. They close with road games against fellow co-leaders Lander and Pittsburg.  Lander has already defeated Pittsburg and travels to Bellarmine on the final day. I rate Lander as a slight favorite to win the Black Diamond Trophy.

FOURTH DAY
 
 The best yet, as all three games required OT!

#11 Bellarmine  94; Humboldt St. 82 (OT)

  Bellarmine's Richard Walsh tied the game on a 3-pt. jumper with 3 seconds remaining in regulation, then hit another at the beginning of the extra session to fuel the win for the Knights.

#39 Rockhurst 78; #24 Pittsburg 73 (OT)

  Rockhurst rallied from 8 down with 5:15 remaining to force OT.

#30 Lander 107; #23 Lenoir-Rhyne 105 (2OT)
  
   Lander's Joseph Wood tied the game with a 3-pt. shot with 3 seconds left in regulation.  Teammate Charles Roundtree hit a jumper to win the game at the buzzer in 2OT

STANDINGS
Lander 3-1
Lenoir-Rhyne 2-2
Pittsburg 2-2
Bellarmine 2-2
Rockhurst 2-2
Humboldt  1-3

Matchups

#23 Lander at #11 Bellarmine
#29 Lenoir-Rhyne at #30 Pittsburg
Rockhurst takes a forfeit over Humboldt

Wow! Good round!

That was a great set of games. Looking forward to the finale tonight. This has been a great tournament, thanks for the invite greenhawks!

FINAL DAY

#11 Bellarmine  57; #23 Lander 50
#30 Pittsburg 72; #29 Lenoir-Rhyne 60
Rockhurst over Humboldt by forfeit

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Lander                 3-2
2. Rockhurst           3-2
3. Pittsburg St.       3-2
4. Bellarmine         3-2
5. Lenoir-Rhyne    2-3
6. Humboldt St.     1-4

In head-to-head competition among the 4 tied teams,  Lander and Rockhurst were 2-1. Since Lander defeated Rockhurst, they are the CHAMPION! Congratulations to  Coach getbedarded   and the Lander Bearcats!  

  Pittsburg St. won a tie-breaker over Bellarmine for 3rd place.