Salukis fall to Wichita State in tight league tourney game
SIU battled to a 56-54 lead before Xavier McDaniel and Aubrey Sherrod carried Wichita State to a 69-66 victory in an NCAA bid hopeful showdown. McDaniel 25 points and 21 rebounds, Sherrod 17, while Tony Snooks and Bernard Campbell led SIU with 18 and 14 respectively. Perry struggled from the floor with 6 points on 3 of 16.
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Daryl van Schouwen
Southern
Salukis
McDaniel
Sherrod
Saluki
Bernard Campbell
SIU
Wichita State
Nate Bufford
Campbell
Cleveland
Tony Snooks
Levitt Arena
Henry Carr
Kenny Perry
Bufford
Wichita
LSU
Karl Papke
Snooks
Gene Smithson
Illinois
Indiana State
Perry
United States Basketball Writers Association
Allen van Winkle
Perry Cold
Brian Welch
Wichita St
FGA
Ftar Bufford
WY Campbell
Ribbens
All Snooks
Welch George
Coleman
Carr
Arline
Normore Bailey
Papke
S$iu
Hir
Henken’s late shot lifts Mater Dei over Pinckneyville
A.J. Henken sank a 15-foot game winner with eight seconds left as Breese Mater Dei, the No. 2 Class A team in Illinois, rallied from six down in the final two minutes to beat Pinckneyville 54-52 in a sectional first round. Keith Lampe and Phil Boeckmann sparked the surge, with Boeckmann’s block and coast-to-coast sequence turning the tide. Mater Dei, undefeated, rode a panic press to seal the victory before 2,600 fans.
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Scott Monserud
Pinckneyville
Breese Mater Dei
Henken
Champaign
A.J. Henken
Knights
Panthers
Mater Dei
Illinois
Dick Corn
Keith Lampe
Phil Boeckmann
Boeckmann
Jason Carson
Layin
Lampe
Carson
Jeff Hitpas
Hitpas
Steve Thomas
Dwayne Epplin
Dennis Trame
Trame
Ron Gerdes
Darin Webb
Pinckneyville Narrowly Edges Mater Dei In Late Rally
In a tight finish Pinckneyville holds a 52-50 lead with 26 seconds left after Steve Thomas misses a front end and A.J. Henken answers for Mater Dei. Epplin’s late jumper rims out as the Knights grab the win in a high tension stretch.
Terriers Rout Murphysboro To Reach 20 Wins
Carbondale beats Murphysboro 64 to 43 at Herrin regional, extending Doug Woolard’s team to 20-5. Tate led with 16 points, Bardo 12, as the Terriers dominate in rebounds 38 to 20 while Murphysboro struggles from the field.
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Brian Higgins
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Carbondale
Doug Woolard
Oklahoma City
Abe Lemons
Woolard
Murphysboro
Terriers
Red Devils
Mike Osterman
David) Drake
Brent) Beggs
Stacy
Corthen
Beggs
Osterman
Steve
Bardo
Ronnie Tate
Tate
Murphy
Tigers
Dew Wayne Kelly
Kerrens
Imhoff
Thomas
F. Hunziker
X. Hunziker
C. Brown
Jones
Davis
Morgan
Kellum
Drake
Greer
Zimny
Curtis
Cobb
N. Brown
Jeffro
Beadle
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