Bellarmine Defeats Truman for GLVC Men's Basketball Championship - Mar 6, 2018
No. 1 seed and fourth-ranked Bellarmine University captured the 2018 Great Lakes Valley Conference Men's Basketball Championship crown on Sunday with a 75-61 victory over No. 2 seed Truman State University at the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois. The Knights won their second consecutive title and fifth overall. With the victory, Bellarmine (28-2) earned the Conference's automatic qualifying bid into the NCAA Division II national tournament, as the 64-team field will be revealed later this evening at 10:30 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. Bellarmine senior guard Brent Bach (6'1''-G), who was named to the All-Tournament Team, scored a career and game-high 30 points on the night, while junior Adam Eberhard (6'8''-F) notched 21 points, 15 rebounds, and six assists en route to the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Bellarmine's Alex Cook (6'6''-G) was also recognized on the All-Tournament squad after his 13-point, nine-rebound effort, as was Truman State's Jake Velky (6'1''-G) and Brodric Thomas (6'5''-G), who led the Bulldogs with 17 and 16 points, respectively. Zach Fischer (6'4''-G) was held to single-digit points for the first time all season as he finished with nine to go with only four rebounds on 3-of-9 shooting. The Knights limited Truman (20-10) to just 21-of-63 (.333) from the field and held the Bulldogs to their lowest scoring output in two year GLVC Tournament Final: Bellarmine - Truman State 75-61 GLVC Tournament Semifinals: Bellarmine - Indianapolis 83-65 Truman State - Drury 68-67
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All-GLVC Awards 2018 - Mar 6, 2018
All-GLVC 1st Team 2018
Bach
Eberhard
Hall
Wilson
Berry
All-Tournament MVP: Adam Eberhard (6'8''-F) of Bellarmine Player of the Year: Nolan Berry (6'10''-C) of Maryville, MO Defensive Player of the Year: Jarek Coles (6'0''-PG) of Bellarmine Freshman of the Year: Curtis Lewis (5'11''-PG) of Rockhurst Coach of the Year: Scott Davenport of Bellarmine