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State Wins NSIC/Sanford Health Men's Basketball Tournament TitleFifth seeded Winona State won the 2011 NSIC/Sanford Health Men's Basketball Tournament Championship with a 58-41 win over sixth seeded St. Cloud State. The Warriors earn an automatic bid to next week's NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament, while the Huskies lose their first NSIC Tournament game (8-1) after winning the previous two NSIC Tournament Championships. The Warriors lead nearly the entire way as they claimed their fifth NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament Championship and removed all doubt from its postseason destination. The Warriors received a huge game from Clayton Vette and strong senior leadership from Ben Fischer to earn a 58-41 victory over St. Cloud State. The championship will be added to a WSU trophy case that already contains tournament titles from 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2008. The win also punches Winona State's ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh consecutive season. Vette was a workhorse as WSU built a second half advantage that reached as many as 20. The junior scored 17 and grabbed nine rebounds, with 11 points and six assists after halftime, earning all-tournament honors. The MVP of the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament went to Ben Fischer who scored eight points and dished out seven assists. Jon Walburg added 12 points and six rebounds. Winona State held the Huskies to just 23 percent shooting in the first half, building a 22-15 lead. St. Cloud State shot 28 percent for the game and hit just six of 17 3-point attempts. The Warriors shot the ball at a 43 percent clip on their way to the win. WSU is now 20-9 on the season, the seventh consecutive year the Warriors have reached at least 20 wins. Courtesy of NSIC All-NSIC Summary 2010-2011 NSIC Tournament Final: Winona State - St. Cloud State 58-41 NSIC Tournament Semifinals: Winona State - Minnesota State 82-74 St. Cloud State - U-Mary 65-59
All-Tournament MVP: Ben Fischer (6'1''-G) of Winona St. Player of the Year: Anthony Moody (6'0''-G) of Mary Defensive Player of the Year: Cameron Hodges (6'5''-G-87) of Minnesota St. Freshman of the Year: Brett Ervin (6'7''-F) of Minn.-Duluth Newcomer of the Year: Peter Olafeso (6'2''-G-85) of Concordia-St.Paul Coach of the Year: Matt Margenthaler of Minnesota St. 1st Team G: Cameron McCaffrey (6'1''-90) of Augustana (SD) G: Cody Schilling (6'5''-89) of Augustana (SD) G: Peter Olafeso (6'2''-85) of Concordia-St.Paul F: Eric Erdmann (6'5'') of Mary G: Anthony Moody (6'0'') of Mary G: Marcus Hill (5'9''-89) of Minnesota St. G: Jefferson Mason (6'6''-88) of N.Colorado F: Collin Pryor (6'6'') of Northern St. G: Taylor Witt (6'3''-88) of St.Cloud St. G: Ben Fischer (6'1'') of Winona St. 2nd Team F: James Ellisor (6'5''-90) of Bemidji St. F: Brent Barz (6'10''-89) of Tyler JC G: Ryan Rasmussen (6'2''-89) of Minn.-Duluth G: Cameron Hodges (6'5''-87) of Minnesota St. F: Alex Novak (6'8'') of MSU Moorhead F: Scott Roehl (6'7''-87) of SW Minnesota St. F: Andrew Bernstetter (6'6''-89) of St.Cloud St. G: Amry Shelby (5'11''-91) of Wayne St., NE G: Anthony Tucker (6'4''-89) of Iowa F: Clayton Vette (6'8'') of Iowa St. All-Tournament Team Anthony Moody (6'0''-G) of Mary Marcus Hill (5'9''-G-89) of Minnesota St. Taylor Witt (6'3''-G-88) of St.Cloud St. Clayton Vette (6'8''-F) of Iowa St. Ben Fischer (6'1''-G) of Winona St. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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