Wiley Captures RRAC Men's Basketball Tournament Title - Mar 9, 2014

Wiley broke away from St. Thomas in the final minutes to close out a 56-52 win over St. Thomas in the final of the RRAC Men's Basketball Tournament Saturday on the campus of East Texas Baptist University. The victory was the first in the tournament for Wiley since 2007, and it guaranteed an automatic berth for the Wildcats in the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship.
Playing only a few miles from its campus, Wiley trailed 50-49 when Rashad Harris (6'0''-PG) buried a three-pointer to put Wiley ahead to stay. Cortavious Vaughn (6'4''-F), who led all rebounders with 12, was fouled and sank two free throws the next time the Wildcats had possession to stretch the lead to 54-50. UST managed a layup by Sean Edwards (5'7''-G) on a fast break at 3:49 to reduce the lead to two, but UST missed its final four shots down the stretch leading up to a Wiley rebound with 50 seconds remaining.

RRAC Men's Basketball Tournament Results

Wiley held the ball until Harris missed a three-pointer that was rebounded by the Wildcats' Henry Sidney (5'11''-PG) with 17 seconds left. Sidney was fouled and made the final points of the game on a pair of free throws, leaving the Celts to attempt only one last desparate heave.
St. Thomas built a 27-20 lead in the first half, and the Celts built their biggest lead to 49-40 with 9:26 to play on a three-pointer by Jonathan Evans (5'10''-PG-91). Wiley used five free throws and a layup from Harris to tie the game at 49-49 with 6:01 to play.
Wiley, the fourth seed in the tournament, is currently 25-6. Harris led all scorers with 19 points while Sidney accounted for 15. St. Thomas was led by Nate McAnelly (6'6''-F) with 15 points and Edwards with 10. The Celts are 20-10 overall.

Courtesy of RRAC

RRAC Tournament Final: Wiley - St. Thomas 56-52

RRAC Tournament Semifinals:
Wiley - LSU Shreveport 94-87
St. Thomas - Our Lady of the Lake 74-64

All-RRAC 1st Team 2014

Davis

Dudley

Fort

Kaase

Miller