Although the Buffs needed an epic rally in the final minute of play and a go-ahead jumper with just six seconds to play, the final result was once again the same - West Texas A&M cut the nets down in Frisco.
For the sixth straight year, the Buffs are the Lone Star Conference Champions, winning a dramatic back-and-forth contest over Angelo State, 64-63.
Zach Toussaint (5'11''-PG-2000) hit a running jumper with six seconds to play that gave the Buffaloes the lead and eventually the win.
West Texas A&M was in control for most of the game, leading by 17 in the first half and had a double-digit lead for most of the second. But a 14-0 run by the Rams, sparked mostly by reserve guard Reggie Quezada (6'3''-G), propelled ASU into the lead.
Down the stretch, the Rams led by 5 until Touissaint drained a 3-pointer with 1:18 to play to cut the lead to two. After two free throws by ASU's Devaughn Thomas (6'7''-G) with 28 seconds to play, WT's Larry Wise (6'4''-G) drew a foul shooting a 3-pointer with six seconds left. Wise made all three shots and on the following inbounds play, ASU turned the ball over out of bounds. That set up Touissaint's game-winning shot that proved to be the game-winner.
The LSC's Sixth Man of the Year, Touissaint was named MVP of the tournament, becoming the second player in conference history to make the all-tournament team three straight years.
He was joined on the team by Julius Brown (5'10''-PG-1999), who had 11 points and Damion Thornton (6'5''-G), who had 10 points and 13 rebounds.
For ASU, Quezada's hot second half that helped him finish with 18 points, landed him a spot on the all-tournament team along with teammate Willie Guy (5'11''-PG), who had 16 points and helped rally the Rams back into the game.
The Buffs have now won 12 LSC Championship tournament titles, including the last six. They are the only team to cut down the nets on the men's side here in Frisco, which started hosting the tournament in 2018.
The Rams were seeking their fifth LSC title but first since 1989.
The two teams are both headed to next week's regional tournament. The Buffs entered the weekend as the No. 2 team in the South Central Region, while the Rams were No. 4.

Courtesy of lonestarconference.org

All-Tournament MVP: Zach Toussaint (5'11''-PG-2000) of WT
Player of the Year: Julius Brown (5'10''-PG-1999) of WT
Defensive Player of the Year: Steve Webb (6'2''-G) of Angelo St.
Freshman of the Year: Sean Elkinton (6'8''-F) of St.Edward's
Newcomer of the Year: Damion Thornton (6'5''-G-2000) of WT
Sixth Man of the Year: Zach Toussaint (5'11''-PG-2000) of WT
Co-Coach of the Year: Tom Brown of WT
Co-Coach of the Year: Vinay Patel of Angelo St.

All-LSC First Team 2023

Godwin

Kahn

Mackenzie

Carter

Elkinton

Brown

First Team
Kevon Godwin (6'2''-G) of Angelo St.
Cameron Kahn (6'6''-G) of DBU
Rowan Mackenzie (6'3''-G-1999) of LCU
Jermane Carter (6'7''-F) of Midwestern St.
Sean Elkinton (6'8''-F) of St.Edward's
Julius Brown (5'10''-PG-1999) of WT
Damion Thornton (6'5''-G-2000) of WT
Larry Wise (6'4''-G) of WT

All-LSC Second Team 2023

Guy

De La Cruz

Ealy

White

Harrison

Dibiamaka

Second Team
Willie Guy (5'11''-PG) of Angelo St.
Fredelin De La Cruz (6'8''-F-1998) of Angelo St.
Jahcoree Ealy (6'6''-F) of ENMU
Errol White (6'7''-F) of ENMU
Russell Harrison (6'7''-G/F) of LCU
Uche Dibiamaka (6'4''-G) of St.Edward's
Caleb Jordan (6'0''-PG) of St.Mary's, TX
Emmanuel Ewuzie (6'8''-F) of St.Mary's, TX
Dillon Gooding (6'0''-PG) of TAMUK
CJ Smith (5'9''-PG) of TAMUK

All-LSC Third Team 2023

Dunlap

Lujan

Sanders

Nielsen

Caron

Drewey

Third Team
Ta'Jay Dunlap (5'11''-PG) of DBU
Ricky Lujan (6'1''-G) of DBU
Pierre Sanders (5'10''-PG) of Midwestern St.
Blake Nielsen (6'6''-G) of St.Edward's
Tyler Caron (6'9''-F) of St.Mary's, TX
Jermaine Drewey (6'2''-G) of TAMIU
Payton Brown (6'3''-G) of UAFS
Dajuan Jones (6'0''-PG) of UTPB
Tony Avalos (5'9''-PG) of WNMU
Zach Toussaint (5'11''-PG-2000) of WT

All-LSC Honorable Mention 2023

Dike-Nwagbara

Johnson

Gordon

Tennial

Gary

Bowie II

Honorable Mention
Eze Dike-Nwagbara (6'3''-G) of ENMU
Greg Johnson (6'4''-G) of ENMU
Antonio Gordon (206-PF-2001) of San German
Drew Tennial (6'5''-G) of Oklah.Christian
Jeffrey Gary (6'5''-G) of St.Edward's
Greg Bowie II (6'3''-G) of TAMIU
Will Chayer (6'8''-F) of TAMUK
Isaiah Payne (6'2''-SG) of TAMUK
Cameron Bush (6'1''-G) of UAFS
Milan Szabo (6'10''-G-1998) of UT Tyler
Rashun Williams (6'7''-G-1999) of UT Tyler

LSC All-Defensive Team 2023

Webb

White

Carter

Ewuzie

Morton

Brown

All-Defensive Team
Steve Webb (6'2''-G) of Angelo St.
Errol White (6'7''-F) of ENMU
Jermane Carter (6'7''-F) of Midwestern St.
Emmanuel Ewuzie (6'8''-F) of St.Mary's, TX
Tiras Morton (6'4''-G) of TAMIU
Julius Brown (5'10''-PG-1999) of WT

LSC All-Freshman Team 2023

Goff-Brown

Czerniewicz

Murillo

Elkinton

Mohammed

All-Freshman Team
Caylen Goff-Brown (6'3''-G) of Cameron
Blazej Czerniewicz (6'6''-G-2002) of ENMU
Jose Murillo (6'9''-F) of ENMU
Sean Elkinton (6'8''-F) of St.Edward's
Ahamed Mohammed (6'0''-PG) of WT

LSC All-Tournament Team 2023

Toussaint

Brown

Thornton

Guy

Quezada

All-Tournament Team
Zach Toussaint (5'11''-PG-2000) of WT
Julius Brown (5'10''-PG-1999) of WT
Damion Thornton (6'5''-G-2000) of WT
Willie Guy (5'11''-PG) of Angelo St.
Reggie Quezada (6'3''-G) of Angelo St.