#6 Linfield Wildcats (3-1) defeats Marietta Pioneers (1-2) (+6): 74-63
- The Wildcats started the game off strong and were able to hold off the Pioneers from a second half comeback to seal the game. Winning the rebound battle, the free throw line battle and the turnover battle the Wildcats proved to be the better team in this game. With both teams being abysmal from the 3 the two teams combined for 1 made three pointer. The Pioneers had 7 players with over 6 points in the game, but had 0 over 10. Linfield will end the tournament in 2nd place and ends 3-1 while Marietta will finish off the tournament tomorrow with a chance to pull off a major upset vs the #1 team in the country.

Play of the game: With Marietta holding a lead with under 4 minutes to go in the first half, John Scribner drives the lane and hits an and-1 to give the Wildcats a two point lead. A lead that Linfield would never surrender again. This was the start of a 14-4 run to end the first half.

Player of the game: Larry Herrington (Jr.) 14 Points 3 Rebounds 1 Assists and 1 Steals


#1 LeTourneau Yellow Jackets (3-0) defeats #7 Elmira Soaring Eagles (1-2) (+7): 63-52
- LeTourneau clinches the first ever Dice Roll invitational with their 63-52 win. The Yellow Jackets have been on fire all season long and will look to continue their undefeated run next week as they finish against Marietta (1-2). Elmira, on the other hand, will look to finish in 3rd if they can pull off a win vs the Chestnut Hill (0-3). The Yellow Jackets have held their opponent to a <0 assist/turnover ratio in every game and saw that continue again today. The major difference was holding the Soaring Eagles to under 10 free throws in a game. The defense of LeTourneau has been lights out throughout the tourney.

Play of the game: Early in the game with both teams having the ability to take over; LeTourneau had an alley-oop that was placed #1 on the ESPN Top Ten plays of the night. Stephen Desantis was driving down the lane and threw the ball off of the glass. With everyone thinking it was a typical miserable layup attempt, Charles Malloy comes out of nowhere and finished with an emphatic dunk. The 2,000 strong crowd stormed the court and play was stopped for a few minutes.

Player of the game: Michael Nix (Sr.) 17 Points 4 Rebounds 1 Assist 1 Steal and 1 Block

Standings:

Team	Record	PF	PA	+/-
#1 LeTourneau	3-0	217	164	53
#6 Linfield	3-1	286	270	16
#21 Elmira	1-2	203	201	2
Marietta	1-2	174	202	-28
Chestnut Hill	0-3	161	204	-43

Daily Leaders:

Player	Team	Points
Michael Nix, PF	LeTourneau	17
Charles Malloy, PF	LeTourneau	16
Larry Herrington, PG	Linfield	14
Pete Biller, SG	Linfield	11
Malcolm Land, SG	Linfield	10
Player	Team	Rebounds
Charles Rowley, C	Linfield	9
Charles Malloy, PF	LeTourneau	8
Norman Simmons, PF	Marietta	8
Allen Collins, SF	Elmira	7
Jesse Moore, C	Elmira	6
Player	Team	Assists
Douglas McKimley. SG	Marietta	4
Gregory Burke. PG	LeTourneau	3
Stephen Desantis, PG	LeTourneau	2
Eric Carpenter, PG	LeTourneau	2
Scott Carpenter, PG	Elmira	2
Player	Team	Steals
Charles Blizzard, PG	Linfield	3
Jason Riley, SF	LeTourneau	3
Stephen Desantis, PG	LeTourneau	2
William Ford, SF	Marietta	2
Manuel Gresham, PF	Linfield	2
Player	Team	Blocks
Donald Eichhorn, C	Elmira	3
Charles Malloy, PF	LeTourneau	2
George Pratt, C	Marietta	2
Walter Hall, PF	LeTourneau	1
Steve Salzman, SF	Marietta	1

I got a win against a sim during my bye day. Phew.

Literally picked the worst season to start doing this. Can't wait to do it again next season!

#1 LeTourneau Yellow Jackets (4-0) defeats Marietta Pioneers (1-3) (+25): 69-58
- LeTourneau finishes the Invitation undefeated and have won every game by double digits. The young Pioneers finish the invitational at 1-3, but look to be a very, very competitive team in the near future. In this game, the Pioneers found themselves in a hole that they were unable to dig out of. The Yellow Jackets came out strong with a 36-19 lead in the first half and never looked back. In their 4th consecutive game the Yellow Jackets held their opponents to a negative assist/turnover ratio. The Pioneers gave a great effort in the second half outscoring the #1 team by 6. Jon Salvatore finished the game with 21 points (the highest individual game).

Play of the game: With the game brought to within 7; Jon Salvatore hits his two free throws, putting the game up to 9. As the Pioneers inbound the ball Salvatore steals the pass and lays it in to increase the game to 11 and making the game all but over.

Player of the game: Jon Salvatore (Sr.) 21 Points 1 Rebounds 2 Assist 3 Steal and 1 Block

#21 Elmira Soaring Eagles (2-2) defeat Chestnut Hill Griffins (0-4) (+11): 68-48
- Elmira, with the win, finishes the tournament in third place with an even record of 2-2. On the other side the Griffins were unable to pull out a win in the invitational and finish in fifth place. Nicolas Nance continued his great tournament run with a 15 point outburst and hitting all of the 3-pointers in the game. The game had a steady flow with the difference in both halves at 10. The major difference in the game was the Soaring Eagles ability to rebound the ball and not allowing the Griffins many second chance points.

Play of the game: In a tournament that did not see many three pointers made; Nicolas Nance got his Steph Curry on early in the game. Running around and coming off a double screen Nance got a great pass from Allen Collins and hit a fadeaway 3 to start the scoring early for the Eagles.

Player of the game: Nicolas Nance (Sr.) 15 Points 3 Rebounds 2 Assist

Final Standings:

Team	Record	PF	PA	+/-
#1 LeTourneau	4-0	286	222	+64
#5 Linfield	3-1	286	270	+16
#15 Elmira	2-2	271	249	+22
Marietta	1-3	221	260	-39
Chestnut Hill	0-4	209	272	-63

Dice Roll Invitational Leaders:

Player	Team	Points
Nicolas Nance, SG	Elmira	57
Fred Fenton, PG	Chestnut Hill	54
Charles Malloy, PF	LeTourneau	53
Jon Salvatore, SG	LeTourneau	50
Allen Collins, SF	Elmira	42
Player	Team	Rebounds
Donald Eichhorn, C	Elmira	30
Norman Simmons, PF	Marietta	28
Charles Rowley, C	Linfield	27
Mario Rutledge, PF	Elmira	27
Douglas McKimley, SG	Marietta	25
Player	Team	Assist
Alan Williams, PG	Elmira	14
Scott Carpenter, PG	Elmira	13
Clinton Sarris, PG	Linfield	12
Mark Ables, PG	Marietta	10
Jordan Wagner, PG	Chestnut Hill	9
Player	Team	Steals
Jon Salvatore, SG	LeTourneau	9
Charles Blizzard, PG	Linfield	8
Jordan Wagner, PG	Chestnut Hill	7
Jason Riley, SF	LeTourneau	7
Clinton Sarris, PG	Linfield	7
Player	Team	Blocks
Donald Eichhorn, C	Elmira	9
Norman Simmons, PF	Marietta	7
Jesse Moore, C	Elmira	5
Walter Hall, PF	LeTourneau	4
John Heidelberg, PF	Linfield	4

Dice Roll Invitational

All-Tourney - First Team:

Pos	Player	Team	FGs	3's	Reb	Assist	TO	Steal	Block	Point
PG	Larry Herrington	Linfield	14-25	0-0	8	8	8	4	0	38
SG	Nicholas Nance	Elmira	17-39	16-37	5	6	9	4	0	57
SF	Allen Collins	Elmira	16-32	0-0	22	6	9	5	2	42
PF	Charles Malloy	LeTourneau	20-32	0-0	24	2	4	0	3	53
C	Charles Rowley	Linfield	13-26	0-0	27	0	3	2	3	29

All-Tourney - Second Team:

Pos	Name	Team	FG's	3's	Reb	Assist	TO	Steal	Block	Points
PG	Charles Blizzard	Linfield	13-27	0-0	5	7	9	8	0	40
SG	Jon Salvatore	LeTourneau	16-35	1-3	6	6	12	9	2	50
SF	Morris Sears	Chestnut Hill	13-26	0-0	8	2	7	4	1	37
PF	Michael Nix	LeTourneau	11-19	0-0	21	2	3	4	3	38
C	Donald Eichhorn	Elmira	6-11	0-0	30	1	6	2	9	17

All-Tourney - Third Team:

Pos	Name	Team	FG's	3's	Reb	Assist	TO	Steal	Block	Point
PG	Clinton Sarris	Linfield	11-22	0-0	2	12	9	7	0	30
SG	Douglas McKimley	Marietta	10-19	0-0	25	9	12	5	0	37
SF	William Ford	Marietta	10-17	0-0	15	8	8	5	1	24
PF	Mario Rutledge	Elmira	15-35	2-8	27	2	9	2	2	42
C	Dean Fleming	Chestnut Hill	12-32	0-0	16	0	7	2	0	38

Coach of the Invitational	Team		Record
Dgravs	#1 LeTourneau		4-0
Most Valuable Player	Team	FG %	Rebs	Ast	Steal	Block	Points
Charles Malloy, PF*	LeTourneau	63%	24	2	0	3	53
Top Defender	Team	FG %	Rebs	Ast	Steal	Block	Points
Donald Eichhorn, C	Elmira	55%	30	1	2	9	17
Top Freshman	Team	FG %	Rebs	Ast	Steal	Block	Points
Mark Ables, PG	Marietta	47%	4	10	3	0	23
6th Man	Team	FG %	Rebs	Ast	Steal	Block	Points
Michael Nix, PF*	LeTourneau	58%	21	2	4	3	38

2 of the teams in this invitational are now playing for the title tonight and a 3rd made the E8.

Not too shabby. Now I don't feel so bad getting my *** handed to me.

Good luck tonight guys. Should be a great matchup.