Catching up on the 21st National Tournament in Iba
Round 1
Washington & Lee upset by packed-in Widener defense
Widener used the infamous -5 defense to upset 4th seeded W&L 77-66 in the first round of the national tournament. Craig Currie led the cheaters, er, victors with 31 points on 8-15 shooting from beyond the arc despite being double-teamed much of the night. Widener used a 14-3 run in the first half to take a 12 point lead, saw it cut to 2 early in the second half on a tip in by Oscar Murphy, but held on to the lead and pulled away late for the win. The "Big O" capped his career with 16 points on just 4-13 shooting. The Generals struggled from deep going 8-22 despite a defense geared to stopping the interior.
Guilford advances to 2nd round
Daniel Burgoyne nailed a 3 to start the game and Guilford never looked back taking a 77-56 win over Carroll. The Quakers opened an early 9 point lead and was never threatened as they advanced to the 2nd round of the national tournament. Scott Salisbury led the Quakers with 18 points and the Guilford bench outscored the opposing bench 24-10 to move on.
Eastern Mennonite blindsided by Rockford
Eastern Mennonite played about 12-19 minutes of solid basketball, but Rockford played 40 minutes pulling away by outscoring the Royals by 22 in the second half to win 91-55. Karl Thompson led Eastern Mennonite with 9 points and 8 assists. Tommy Breckenstein scored 17 1st half points en route to 21 on the night to lead 5 Rockford players in double digits to advance to the 2nd round.
Results in the PI
Bridgewater rolls to 2nd round
Bridgewater opened with an early 3 by Richard Burton (no relation to the famous actor) and capped the 24-6 run with a 3 by Ernest Zelechowski to defeat Concordia, Moorehead 72-49. Steve Kincheloe led the Eagles with 19 points and 8 rebounds and William Moon added 14 points and 8 boards as Bridgewater beat Concordia in every aspect of the game. Bridgewater outscored Concordia 49-22 in the paint, 24-7 from the bench, 15-2 on the break, 18-7 off turnovers, and outshot their opponent 27-30 versus 18-31 from the free throw line. The Eagles draw Knox in the 2nd round.