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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 2002
Page
18
Cedar Rapids Washington defeated Cedar Falls 60-46 in a Class 4A Substate 3 semifinal to earn a spot in the substate final against Waterloo East at the U.S. Cellular Center. East and Washington feature strong guards and face a key late-season test on the big floor.
Assumption dominated Marion 77 to 60 at Cedar Rapids Kennedy to reach the state tournament for the third time in four years. Anthony Schumacher led with 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Knights raced to a 49-28 halftime lead and prepared to face Sioux City Heelan in Des Moines.
Iowa Hawkeyes players express belief in winning the league tournament despite a disappointing season. Forward Luke Becker says he is confident going in and expects a title defense for a second straight year.
Mount Vernon earned a state title berth with a 5-11 guard Lucas Stanton leading a perimeter attack against Northeast, as Nick Boren scored 13 and Husak added eight. The victory sends Mount Vernon back to Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines with a 19 of 20 run and a clear goal to win state. Brian Peters led Northeast with 12 points.
Terrell Taylor scored 20 points and Kyle Korver added 18 as Creighton defeated Southern Illinois 84 76 to win the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and secure an automatic NCAA berth. Creighton improves to 22 8 while SIU sits at 26 7 after two regular season losses to the Bluejays.
Indiana, led by Heather Cassady with 21 points and Erin McGinnis 17, upset No. 23 Penn State 75-72 in Indianapolis to win the Big Ten tournament and secure an NCAA bid for the Hoosiers. Coach Kathi Bennett, recovering from a neck injury, guided Indiana to a remarkable run that lifted them to 17-13 and their first NCAA bid since 1995.
Marquette Mohawks broke away in the fourth quarter to defeat North Tama 51 to 32 at Linn-Mar. Mike Kilburg led with 13 points and eight rebounds while Eric Weimerskirch added nine points and 11 rebounds. Marquette (22-3) advances to face Boyd-Hull (22-2) in a state opener.
At Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis the Big Ten tournament runs March 7 to 9 with ten first round games. Purdue faces Iowa Northwestern battles Michigan Minnesota plays Penn State Indiana meets Michigan State and later winners advance to caps against top seeds Wisconsin Ohio State and Illinois. The event features ESPN covering multiple games daily including the championship on March 9.
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