A solid season in the Summit got what they needed – their most marketable player getting to take a trip to the Dance (and should avoid any 16-seed, let alone the First Four).\u00a0 The conference tournament was marked by one small upset (S. Utah taking out three-time defending champion Oakland in the quarters) and one huge upset (W. Illinois taking out heavy favorite ORU in the semis).\u00a0 And, in the end, we had an overtime championship game between two teams that had never been to the Dance.\u00a0\u00a0Pretty solid tournament.<\/p>\n
As for the CTC side, Gross completed another impressive bracket here to take the 2012 Summit trophy home to his ever-growing trophy case.\u00a0 He actually blew away the field, nearly doubling the next closest competitor.\u00a0 Dave, KA, and Waters dropped 110 points to Gross thanks to the Summit League’s results.\u00a0 Gross’s victory was his second straight, as he was part of that 8-way tie last year.\u00a0 The win also snapped a two-year streak for both Bry and Lohse, who each had shares of this title in ’10 and ’11.<\/p>\n
#2 South Dakota St. 52 – #4 Western Illinois 50 (OT) FINAL SUMMIT STANDINGS:<\/p>\n A solid season in the Summit got what they needed – their most marketable player getting to take a trip to the Dance (and should avoid any 16-seed, let alone the First Four).\u00a0 The conference tournament was marked by one … Continue reading
\n<\/em>When you barely get 100 points, combined in an overtime game, it’s either great defense or a bad game.\u00a0 Well, it was more good defense, but there was a little “bad game” in there, as well.\u00a0 Doogan, Gross, Lynch, Primm, and Teddy all hit this 32-point championship pick.<\/p>\n\n