New Mexico Highlands led Metro State by as many as 19 points in the second half before Metro State went on a 29-13 run to close the game and win the 2010 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Shootout championship, 83-79, Saturday night at the Colorado State Fair Events Center. The title marked Metro State's ninth tournament championship in 12 years and their third in the last four years. Metro State was led by Donte Nicholas (6'5''-G-87) of Denver and Reggie Evans (6'4''-G-89) of Denver who each poured in 18 points. Nicholas added 10 rebounds while making 11 of 13 free throws. Evans, the Shootout's Most Valuable Player, was one rebound shy of a double-double and netted 9 of 18 field goals. A.J. Flournoy (6'3''-G-89) chipped in 14 points, four steals and three assists while Brian Minor (6'3''-G-88) and Jonathan Morse (6'7''-F/C-91) of Denver each registered 12 points. Roman Andrade (6'2''-G) paced New Mexico Highlands with 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Ryan Gonzales (6'2'') came off the bench to contribute 17 points on 6 of 9 field goals (5 of 8 from three point range). Chop Tang (6'7''-F) made 3 of 9 field goals as part of his 10 points. He added nine rebounds and four assists. As a team, Metro State shot .397 from the floor (25-63), .222 from long range (4-18), and .707 from the charity stripe (29-41). The Cowboys sank 25 of 59 field goals (.424), 11 of 28 three-point field goals (.393), and 18 of 28 free throws (.643). Metro State, ranked fifth in last week's NCAA Central Region poll, will receive an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament. New Mexico Highlands was ranked seventh in the same poll. Courtesy of RMAC RMAC Tournament Final: Metro State - New Mexico Highlands 83-79 RMAC Tournament Semifinals: New Mexico Highlands - Colorado Christian 96-64 Metro State - Colorado State University-Pueblo 70-61 RMAC All-Tournament MVP: Donte Nicholas of Metro State RMAC All-Tournament Team Justin Neuhaus (6'11''-F) of Colorado Christian Chop Tang of New Mexico Highlands Reggie Evans of Metro State Roman Andrade of New Mexico Highlands Jonathan Morse of Metro State Donte Nicholas of Metro State
All-RMAC East Division 1st Team Dale Minschwaner (6'6''-C) of Colorado Mines Donte Nicholas of Metro State Justin Neuhaus of Colo. Christian Jobi Wall (6'7''-F) of Colo. Christian Matt Rosinski (6'2''-G-87) of Regis All-RMAC East Division 2nd Team Reggie Evans of Metro State Sean Armstrong (6'1''-G) of Colorado Mines Brian Minor of Metro State Josiah Parker (6'10''-C) of Neb.-Kearney Moala Tautuaa (6'6''-C) of Chadron State All-RMAC East Division 3rd Team Chris Fernandez (6'4''-F) of UC-Colo. Springs Brett Green (6'4''-G/F) of Colorado Mines Jonathan Morse of Metro State Ben Feilmeier (6'0''-G) of UC-Colo. Springs Alex Snyder (6'2''-G) of UC-Colo. Springs All-RMAC East Division Player of the Year: Dale Minschwaner of Colorado Mines All-RMAC East Division Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Neuhaus of Colorado Christian All-RMAC East Division Freshman of the Year: Brett Green of Colorado Mines All-RMAC East Division Coach of the Year: Pryor Orser of Colorado Mines All-RMAC West Division 1st Team Mike Dominguez (6'3''-G) of Mesa State Deandre Lansdowne (6'2''-G) of Fort Lewis Roman Andrade of N.M. Highlands Jase Herl (6'3''-G) of Mesa State Marc Williams (6'2''-G) of CSU-Pueblo All-RMAC West Division 2nd Team Nick Fox (6'7''-F-90) of Adams State Chop Tang of N.M. Highlands Matt Morris (6'6''-F) of Fort Lewis Roman Van Allen (6'0''-G) of CSU-Pueblo Chris Dunn (6'8'') of N.M. Highlands All-RMAC West Division 3rd Team Justin Williams (6'1''-G) of Western N.M. T.J. Riley (6'1''-G) of Western N.M. Chris Busch (6'7''-F-87) of CSU-Pueblo Weylan Towns (6'1''-G-89) of Western State Rashad Peterson (6'2'') of N.M. Highlands All-RMAC West Division Player of the Year: Mike Dominguez of Mesa State All-RMAC West Division Defensive Player of the Year: Jase Herl of Mesa State All-RMAC West Division Freshman of the Year: Nick Fox of Adams State All-RMAC West Division Coach of the Year: Jim Heaps of Mesa State | |||||||||||||||||||||
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