Edwards' Buzzer Beater Nips Leathernecks, 54-53
Western Hall
Macomb, IL
First Half
Carmichael sinks a turnaround jumper and McCroskey banks in a layup and after Carmichael and House trade jumpers, Carmichael hits a 3pter. Tsagarakis and McCroskey bury jumpers then after Carmichael and Newsom trade layups, House nails a hook and Bragg makes two free throws. Carmichael and Head drop in layups and after Tsagarakis and Hinds trade short jumpers, Lopez cans two free throws and Tsagarakis tosses in a layup to give Western Illinois a 15-point lead, 25-10, halfway through the first half. Elmer Esterkamp and Eric Esterkamp trade layups and after both Hinds and House nail hooks, McCroskey and Frederick trade short jumpers. Elmer Esterkamp sinks a short jumper then after House makes two free throws, Zuzak banks in a layup. Newsom and Murry trade a pair of free throws then Newsom banks in a layup on a fast break to pull Boise State to within seven at the half. Western Illinois's Carmichael leads all scorers with 11 points and House leads the Broncos with 8.
Second Half
Head makes two free throws and after House and McCroskey trade layups, Newsom cans two free throws. Tsagarakis converts a 3-point play then after Hinds buries a couple of hooks, Bragg banks in a layup on a fast break and Eric Esterkamp hits 1 of 2 free throws. Elmer Esterkamp and Harmon both knock down jumpers and after Bragg and Harmon trade layups, House and Tsagarakis trade short jumpers as the Leathernecks now lead by eight, 49-41, midway through the second half. Byerson nails a short turnaround jumper and Dalgarn makes 1 of 2 free throws and after Minor sinks a hook, head buries a jumper. Dalgarn converts a 3-point play and House tips in a rebound to tie the game with just over 2:00 remaining then after Tsagarakis drills a hook with 13.9 seconds to go, Edwards drains a 3pter at the buzzer to give the Broncos the win.
1 2 F Boise State 26 27 54 Western Illinois 33 20 53 [b]Boise State Broncos Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] P.Bragg 32 2-5 2-2 0 0 0 1 6 P.Edwards 32 1-4 0-0 0 3 1 0 3 D.Newsom 30 2-8 4-4 1 3 3 0 8 T.House 29 6-11 2-2 1 8 0 0 14 D.Frederick 19 1-4 0-0 0 4 1 3 2 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] C.Kabba 10 0-3 0-0 1 4 0 0 0 W.Hinds 10 4-8 0-0 0 1 0 1 8 E.Esterkamp 10 1-2 1-2 0 0 1 0 3 J.Zuzak 13 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 C.Byerson 7 1-2 0-0 0 4 0 1 2 D.Dalgarn 4 1-1 2-3 0 1 0 1 4 E.Minor 4 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 [b]Totals 21-51 11-13 3 30 8 7 54 PCT[/b]: .412 FG, .846 FT [b]Turnovers[/b]: 21 (P.Bragg 6, P.Edwards 5, D.Newsom 3, J.Zuzak 2, D.Frederick, C.Kabba, W.Hinds, Er.Esterkamp, C.Byerson). [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 6 (W.Hinds 3, T.House, D.Frederick, C.Byerson). [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 1-8, .125 (P.Bragg 0-3, P.Edwards 1-2, D.Newsom 0-1, Er.Esterkamp 0-1, J.Zuzak 0-1) [b]Western Illinois Leathernecks Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] J.Lopez 34 0-3 2-2 0 1 2 2 2 K.McCroskey 29 4-10 1-1 0 5 0 2 9 G.Head 33 2-10 2-2 0 1 0 1 6 L.Carmichael 31 5-10 0-2 3 9 0 1 11 F.Tsagarakis 29 6-12 1-1 3 5 1 2 13 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] El.Esterkamp 11 3-7 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 P.Harmon 6 2-4 0-0 1 2 0 0 4 E.Munir 7 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 M.Murry 9 0-3 2-2 1 2 0 0 2 M.McFadgon 6 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 M.Fazekas 5 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 J.Ramsdell 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 [b]Totals 22-62 8-10 8 29 4 8 53 PCT[/b]: .355 FG, .800 FT [b]Turnovers[/b]: 15 (G.Head 4, K.McCroskey 3, J.Lopez 2, L.Carmichael 2, F.Tsagarakis 2, M.Murry, M.Fazekas). [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 8 (G.Head 3, K.McCroskey 2, L.Carmichael, F.Tsagarakis, P.Harmon). [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 1-7, .143 (K.McCroskey 0-1, G.Head 0-1, L.Carmichael 1-1, El.Esterkamp 0-2, M.Murry 0-1, M.McFadgon).
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