York Tops Christopher Newport 82-73, Claims Third C2C Men's Basketball Title - Mar 1, 2018

Second-seeded York defeated top-seeded Christopher Newport 82-73 to secure its third C2C men's basketball championship on Saturday at the Freeman Center in Newport News, Va. The Spartans other C2C titles occurred in 2011-12 and 2004-05.
With the victory, York (23-4) earns the CAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, which begins next weekend. CNU (21-6), meanwhile, now must wait until Monday's selection show on NCAA.com at 12:30 p.m. in hopes of receiving an at-large bid. The loss ended CNU's two-year reign atop the conference.
The Spartans opened a lead of 12 in the opening half and were ahead at halftime, 35-26. CNU battled back by out-scoring York, 23-11, in the first eight and a half minutes of the second. The Spartans then used a 19-3 run to take control of the game midway through the second half. York went 8-for-8 from the free throw line in the final 1:50 of the game to secure the road win.
All five starters reached double figures for York, led by senior Blayde Reich (6'5''-F-95)'s 25 points and six rebounds, including 16 points in the second half. Jason Bady (6'0''-PG-97) added 16 points, five boards, and four steals for the Spartans in the victory. CNU was led by freshman Brock Geiman (6'2''-G), who posted a career-high 21 points with 18 coming in the second half.

C2C Tournament Final: York (Pa.) - Chris. Newport 82-73
C2C Tournament Semifinals:
York (Pa.) - Salisbury 75-59
Chris. Newport - Mary Washington 90-74

Courtesy of CACSports