WV State Claims Wild 108-107 WVIAC Tournament Championship Win Over West Liberty Darren Jones's (5'9''-G) layup with four seconds lifted West Virginia State to an exciting 108-107 victory over West Liberty in the WVIAC Men's Basketball Tournament championship contest. West Liberty had previously taken the lead at the 0:16 mark on Barry Shetzer (6'4''-G)'s tournament-record 10th three-pointer of the game. The highest-scoring title game in tournament history featured six lead changes and five ties. Both teams were red-hot from long distance in the shootout as West Liberty hit on 17 of 29 three-pointers and West Virginia State made 16 of 30. Tournament MVP Josh Miller (5'7''-G) and Darren Jones led West Virginia State with 29 points each. Jason Emerson (6'1''-G) tallied 16 points for the Jackets and Boswell King (6'8''-F-76) added 14. Fred Harrison (6'6''-F-86) notched 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shetzer fired in a game-high 37 points. John Wolosinczuk (6'7''-F) recorded 17 points and a game-high 13 rebounds for the Toppers. Jordan Fortney (6'5''-G) also recorded 17 points, while Michael Mathey (6'2''-G) notched a double-double with 16 points and 11 assists. West Liberty (27-2) came out firing and owned a 27-12 lead nine minutes into the game. West Virginia State (28-3) pulled to within 50-47 at intermission. Courtesy of WVIAC WVIAC Tournament Final: WV State - West Liberty 108-107 WVIAC Tournament Semifinals: WV State - Alderson-Broaddus 90-65 West Liberty - Charleston 96-84 WVIAC All-Tournament MVP: Josh Miller of West Virginia State WVIAC All-Tournament Team Danny Branch (6'4''-G) of Pitt Johnstown Justin Caldwell (6'2''-G) of West Virginia Wesleyan Terrell Eargle (6'4''-G) of Alderson-Broaddus Jason Emerson of West Virginia State Darren Jones of West Virginia State Sam Liggins (5'10''-G) of Charleston Michael Mathey of West Liberty Josh Miller of West Virginia State Corey Pelle (5'11''-G) of West Liberty John Wolosinczuk of West Liberty
All-WVIAC 1st Team Jamar Board (6'1''-G) of Alderson-Broaddus Steve Custis (6'1''-G-89) of Fairmont State Terrell Eargle of Alderson-Broaddus Darren Jones of WV State Michael Mathey of West Liberty Josh Miller of WV State Corey Pelle of West Liberty Bahaadar Russell (6'1''-G) of Charleston Tim Turner (6'1''-G) of Davis & Elkins All-WVIAC 2nd Team Danny Branch of Pitt Johnstown Danny Bruner (6'9''-F-87) of Fairmont State Justin Caldwell of WV Wesleyan Steve Catich (6'5''-F) of Wheeling Jesuit Chris Giles (6'4''-G) of Seton Hill Patrick Grubbs (6'8''-F/C) of Pitt Johnstown PJ Turner (5'11''-G) of Davis & Elkins John White (6'5''-G/F) of Charleston All-WVIAC Honorable Mention Cody Boone (6'9''-F/C) of Seton Hill Terrence Green (6'3''-G/F-89) of Fairmont State Jonathan Liggins (6'0''-G) of Charleston Tyrone Roach (5'11''-G-87) of Shepherd Barry Shetzer of West Liberty Donavin Vinson (6'3''-F) of Ohio Valley John Wolosinczuk of West Liberty WVIAC All-Freshman Team Recardo Gaddy (6'2''-G) of Wheeling Jesuit Andre Harris (6'5''-G) of Wheeling Jesuit Justin McCoy (6'8''-F/C) of Seton Hill Chad Moore (6'4''-F) of Shepherd Nick Novak (6'1''-G) of Pitt Johnstown Isaac Thornton (6'3''-G-81) of Fairmont State All-WVIAC Player of the Year: Terrell Eargle of Alderson-Broaddus All-WVIAC Freshman of the Year: Isaac Thornton of Fairmont State All-WVIAC Coach of the Year: Jim Crutchfield of West Liberty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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