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Post by Eddie Goodson on Mar 11, 2008 21:10:23 GMT -6
WKU won the Sunbelt Tourney by beating MTSU 67-57. Jeremy had 20 points and 14 rebounds in the championship game and won tourney MVP. The Hilltoppers are now in the NCAA tourney.
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Post by Eddie Goodson on Mar 12, 2008 10:40:15 GMT -6
WKU-MT Recap
Written by: Sun Belt Conference
Release: 03/11/2008
MOBILE, Ala. - Jeremy Evans had 20 points and 14 rebounds as Western Kentucky defeated Middle Tennessee 67-57 to win the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship and an NCAA bid on Tuesday night.
Tyrone Brazelton and Courtney Lee added 13 points apiece for Western Kentucky (27-6), which won the Sun Belt for the sixth time.
Desmond Yates had 16 points for Middle Tennessee (17-15), Demetrus Green scored 12 points and Theryn Hudson added 10 for the Blue Raiders.
WKU started the second half with an 8-1 run to go up by 10 and built the lead to as many as 14. Middle Tennessee would get no closer than eight as it was forced to foul in the last two minutes and the Hilltoppers connected on 12 straight free throws.
Middle Tennessee went up 28-21 with about six minutes left in the first half, but the Hilltoppers went on a 6-0 run over the next three minutes to trim the lead to one.
Hudson's dunk temporarily ended the run, but WKU eventually tied it 31-all on a pair of free throws by Evans with 1:10 left.
Orlando Mendez-Valdez's 3-pointer just before the buzzer gave the Hilltoppers a 34-31 halftime lead.
Evans was selected tournament MVP.
All-Tournament Team
• Demetric Bennett, South Alabama
• Kevin Kanaskie, Middle Tennessee
• Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee
• Courtney Lee, WKU
• Tyrone Brazelton, WKU
Tournament MVP: Jeremy Evans, WKU
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Post by Outlaw85 on Mar 21, 2008 13:32:56 GMT -6
Western Kentucky defeats in a thriller in round 1 of the NCAA tourney. Jeremy had 7 rebounds and 8 pts.
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