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Coach DeVoll-Tournament host.
The La Crosse State Holiday Tournament was
loaded with action and suspense. Tournament
teams were: defending champ Lincoln (Tigers),
Loras (Du Hawks), Hamline (Pipers), and La
Crosse. Lincoln won the championship and the
Indians took consolation honors.
The most exciting game was the 98-88 Loras
over La Crosse win. The Du Hawks led La Crosse
80-76 with 19 seconds left in the game when Neuberger's
layup cut the lead to 80-78. With 6 seconds
left, Loras' Joe Hester missed a free throw,
Neuberger got the rebound and passed to fastbreaking
Loughrin whose bucket at the horn tied
the game at 80-80. Indian fans went berserk and
Loras fans sat in stunned disbelief. However, in
the 5 minute overtime, Loras outscored La Crosse
18-8. Earlier Lincoln beat Hamline 94-69.
In the championship battle, Lincoln defeated
Loras 112-95. Loras got an early lead, but the
Tigers fought back to gain a 54-45 half time margin.
Lincoln outpaced the Du Hawks 58-50 in
the last half and won their second straight Tournament
championship. Lincoln's Arvesta Kelly, for
the second straight year, was named the Tournament's
most valuable player.
In the consolation game, last second Indian
heroics earned a 75-74 victory over Hamline. The
Pipers led 72-71 with 23 seconds left, Grainger
blocked Al Frost's layup and Mitich then scored
two to put the Indians ahead 73-72. Seconds later
Johnson was fouled and he sank two free throws
to push La Crosse's lead to 75-74. Frost scored
a basket at the buzzer.
Top Indian scorers in the tournament were:
Mitich 29, Johnson 27, Grainger and Neuberger
26, and Bruett 24. This showed well balanced
scoring for La Crosse.
Indians
Consolation
ChaIllps
Struggle for ball control.
Mitich drives for a bucket.