 Oakland Repeats as Summit League ChampionSIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Keith Benson and Reggie Hamilton combined for 54 points as Oakland won its second straight Summit League post-season basketball tournament championship with a 90-76 victory over Oral Roberts Tuesday night at the Sioux Falls Arena. Oakland, the regular season champion, takes a 25-9 record to the NCAA tournament as the league's automatic qualifier. The victory is OU's eighth straight, and ended ORU's ten-game streak. The Golden Eagles end the season 19-15. Oakland led 45-33 at halftime but ORU rallied to take a 55-54 lead on a four-point play by Warren Niles with 13:29 to play. Then Hamilton scored 15 points during a 22-4 run by the Grizzlies, hitting a three-point shot to put Oakland up 78-61 with 7:40 to play. When Will Hudson scored with 2:02 to play, the Grizzlies had a 90-66 lead. Oakland shot 52 percent (35-of-67) and had a 54-28 points-in-the-paint advantage. Benson, who added the tournament Most Valuable Player award to the same honor from the regular season, finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Hamilton, also on the all-tournament team, had 26 points, six assists and two steals. Will Hudson added 12 poins and 10 rebounds, while Drew Valentine added 10 points. Oral Roberts had five players in double figures, led by Dominique Morrison, with a 22-point, 11-rebound double-double. Niles added 13 points, Damen Bell-Holter 11, Steven Roundtree 10 and Ken Holdman 10. ORU shot 46 percent (29-of-63). Oakland finished with a 37-35 rebound advantage and was plus seven in turnovers (14-7). Coutresy of Summit League All-Summit Summary 2010-2011 Summit League Tournament Final: Oakland - Oral Roberts 90-86 Summit League Tournament Semifinals: Oakland - South Dakota State 110-90 Oral Roberts - IUPUI 83-77
Player of the Year: Keith Benson (6'11''-C-88) of Oakland All-Tournament MVP: Keith Benson (6'11''-C-88) of Oakland Defensive Player of the Year: Keith Benson (6'11''-C-88) of Oakland Newcomer of the Year: Steven Roundtree (6'7''-F) of ORU Sixth Man of the Year: Larry Wright (6'2''-G-87) of Oakland Coach of the Year: Greg Kampe of Oakland 1st Team C: Keith Benson (6'11''-88) of Oakland G: Reggie Hamilton (5'11''-89) of Oakland G/F: Leroy Nobles (6'5'') of IUPUI F: Dominique Morrison (6'7'') of ORU G: Nate Wolters (6'3'') of S.Dakota St. F: Alex Young (6'6'') of IUPUI 2nd Team G: Ben Botts (6'0'') of IPFW F: Jay Couisnard (6'6''-88) of UMKC F: Will Hudson (6'9''-89) of Oakland G: Clint Sargent (6'4'') of S.Dakota St. F: Michael Tveidt (6'7''-87) of N.Dakota St. Honorable Mention Damen Bell-Holter (6'10''-F/C) of ORU Frank Gaines (6'4''-G) of IPFW Spencer Johnson (6'6''-F-87) of UMKC Matt Lander (6'4''-G) of W.Illinois Warren Niles (6'4''-G) of ORU All-Newcomers Team Travis Bader (6'3''-G) of Oakland Reggie Chamberlain (6'0''-G-89) of UMKC Jordan Dykstra (6'8''-F) of S.Dakota St. Steven Roundtree (6'7''-F) of ORU Stephen Thomas (6'1''-G) of IUPUI All-Tournament Team Keith Benson (6'11''-C-88) of Oakland Reggie Hamilton (5'11''-G-89) of Oakland Dominique Morrison (6'7''-F) of ORU Leroy Nobles (6'5''-G/F) of IUPUI Nate Wolters (6'3''-G) of S.Dakota St. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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