Arkansas Tech earned its second consecutive GSC Men's Basketball Championship, clipping Alabama-Huntsville, 64-63, at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Miss. ATU guard Marcus Pillow (6'0''-G) drilled the go-ahead three-pointer with 14 seconds left to play and the Wonder Boys' defense closed the door on the game's last possession. Arkansas Tech led comfortably throughout the contest, grabbing a 15-point advantage at 13:51 in the first half. ATU held an 11-point edge at the break and seemed to be on its way to victory leading by 12 with 4:02 on the clock, but the Chargers used an 11-0 run to grab a two-point lead with 32 seconds remaining. Freshman center Zane Campbell (6'7''-F) hit back-to-back three pointers, sparking Alabama-Huntsville's comeback. The Wonder Boys called a timeout after Campbell's final trey-bomb, setting up Pillow's three-point winner. ATU became the first back-to-back GSC Title Winner since 2004-05 (Montevallo). The men's victory also marked the fourth time in league history that the same school has won both the men's and women's basketball crowns during the same season. Arkansas Tech entered the Tournament ranked No. 1 in the South Region and expects to earn Regional hosting rights later tonight. UAH should also move on to the NCAA Tournament. Courtesy of GSC GSC Tournament Final: Arkansas Tech - Alabama-Huntsville 64-63 GSC Tournament Semifinals: Arkansas Tech - Valdosta St. 57-48 Alabama-Huntsville - North Alabama 97-79 GSC All-Tournament MVP: Marcus Pillow of Arkansas Tech GSC All-Tournament Team Marcus Pillow of Arkansas Tech Jeremy Dunbar (6'5''-G/F-88) of Arkansas Tech Brandon Friedel (6'3''-G) of Arkansas Tech Josh Magette (6'1''-G) of Alabama-Huntsville Jaime Smith (6'2''-G) of Alabama-Huntsville Rory Miller (6'7''-F-89) of North Alabama
All-GSC East Division 1st Team Rory Miller of North Alabama Jared Strode (6'5''-F-86) of North Alabama Tyrone Curnell (6'7''-F) of Valdosta State Ricardo Lewis (6'0''-G) of Valdosta State Jason Swanson (6'7''-F-86) of West Alabama All-GSC East Division 2nd Team Josh Magettee of Alabama-Huntsville Cody Jones (6'7''-F) of Alabama-Huntsville Zane Campbell of Alabama-Huntsville Maurice Thomas (6'3''-G) of West Florida John Pringle (6'7''-F-85) of West Georgia All-GSC East Division Player of the Year: Tyrone Curnell of Valdosta State All-GSC East Division Freshman of the Year: Zane Campbell of Alabama-Huntsville All-GSC East Division Co-Coach of the Year: Lennie Acuff of Alabama-Huntsville and Mike Helfer of Valdosta State All-GSC West Division 1st Team Jarrell Turner (6'4''-G) of Arkansas-Monticello Brandon Friedel of Arkansas Tech Laithe Massey (6'4''-G) of Arkansas Tech Renard Allen (6'1''-G) of Arkansas Tech Chad Akins (6'0''-G-88) of Delta State All-GSC West Division 2nd Team Scott Dennis (6'4''-G) of Christian Brothers Zack Warner (6'9''-F) of Christian Brothers Marqueys Brown (6'9''-F-84) of Delta State Kevin Brown (6'4''-F-87) of Harding Lance Smith (6'8''-F-85) of Henderson State All-GSC West Division Player of the Year: Brandon Friedel of Arkansas Tech All-GSC West Division Freshman of the Year: Michael Drake (6'6''-F) of Christian Brothers All-GSC West Division Co-Coach of the Year: Mark Downey of Arkansas Tech | |||||||||||||||||||||
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