2008 Woodie Awards
Gorillas defeat Bearcats in the MIAA tournament
Ben Nielsen
Issue date: 3/2/07 Section: News
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Foul trouble, free throws and poor rebounding doom Southwest Baptist University in a 73-70 first round MIAA Tournament loss to Pittsburg State.
SBU, finishing the season with a 16-13 overall record, had a 3-point attempt by senior Jared Young come up short as time expired. Young led the Bearcats in scoring with 25 points.
The Bearcats were out-rebounded by Pittsburg 42-32, including 17 offensive rebounds for the Gorillas.
Head Coach Jeff Guiot felt it was rebounding that determined the outcome.
"What really hurt us was that they shot the ball 12 more times than we did," said Guiot. "They had 17 offensive [rebounds] to our eight. They killed us inside."
Foul trouble also hurt the Bearcats and senior Jason Jemison's scoreless night.
Freshman Matt Rogers and senor Jesus Lopez played most of the second half with four fouls each. Jemison struggled from the field shooting 0-6 for the game and 0-5 from 3-point range in 35 minutes of action.
Gene Iba, head coach for the Gorillas, considered senior Joe Bridges to be the MVP of the game because he held Jemison to no points. He said this despite junior Cory Abercrombie's performance, who scored 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, nine of the on offense.
"If you would have told me he would have come into the game and not score any points, if I was a betting man, I would have lost a chunk of change on that," said Guiot. "But we still had our chances to win."
Jemison's shut out led to more point for other Bearcats. Sophomore Andy Wills had 14 points and seven rebounds while Rogers had 12 points and four blocks.
The Bearcats had the lead at halftime 40-36. Pittsburg went on a 12-0 run with just under 12 minutes left in the game to take the lead for good. A key play in the drive was a missed free throw by junior Keith Windom, but was rebounded by Abercrombie who made a put-back while getting fouled. He hit the free throw to give the Gorillas a 58-55 lead and the game.
Pittsburg will play Northwest Missouri State, who beat Missouri Southern prior to the SBU game, on Saturday, March 3.
SBU, finishing the season with a 16-13 overall record, had a 3-point attempt by senior Jared Young come up short as time expired. Young led the Bearcats in scoring with 25 points.
The Bearcats were out-rebounded by Pittsburg 42-32, including 17 offensive rebounds for the Gorillas.
Head Coach Jeff Guiot felt it was rebounding that determined the outcome.
"What really hurt us was that they shot the ball 12 more times than we did," said Guiot. "They had 17 offensive [rebounds] to our eight. They killed us inside."
Foul trouble also hurt the Bearcats and senior Jason Jemison's scoreless night.
Freshman Matt Rogers and senor Jesus Lopez played most of the second half with four fouls each. Jemison struggled from the field shooting 0-6 for the game and 0-5 from 3-point range in 35 minutes of action.
Gene Iba, head coach for the Gorillas, considered senior Joe Bridges to be the MVP of the game because he held Jemison to no points. He said this despite junior Cory Abercrombie's performance, who scored 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, nine of the on offense.
"If you would have told me he would have come into the game and not score any points, if I was a betting man, I would have lost a chunk of change on that," said Guiot. "But we still had our chances to win."
Jemison's shut out led to more point for other Bearcats. Sophomore Andy Wills had 14 points and seven rebounds while Rogers had 12 points and four blocks.
The Bearcats had the lead at halftime 40-36. Pittsburg went on a 12-0 run with just under 12 minutes left in the game to take the lead for good. A key play in the drive was a missed free throw by junior Keith Windom, but was rebounded by Abercrombie who made a put-back while getting fouled. He hit the free throw to give the Gorillas a 58-55 lead and the game.
Pittsburg will play Northwest Missouri State, who beat Missouri Southern prior to the SBU game, on Saturday, March 3.
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