March 4 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI
ESPN
This one had everything you'd want in a conference tournament game:
1. A fantastic scorer. Youngstown State's Cameron Morse, a junior guard who is top-10 nationally in scoring, poured in 34 points, including 5-of-11 on threes, and added five assists and seven rebounds.
2. A tight game all the way to the end. There were nine ties and 10 lead changes, and the largest cushions for both teams - 10 for Youngstown, four by Oakland - were accumulated in the first half.
3. A memorable finish/upset. With Oakland up one point and focused on Morse for the Penguins' final offensive possession, the Golden Grizzlies used a pair of fouls they had to give. Then with four seconds to play, Morse rose to shoot, but instead found a wide-open Jorden Kaufman for an easy lay-up as time expired. That not only gave Kaufman the last of his 22 points, but Youngstown an incredible, 81-80 victory over the top seed and a spot in the semifinals.
Even more incredible was the fact that Oakland defeated Youngstown twice during the regular season with an average margin of victory of 21 1/2 points.
Jalen Hayes had a great night in a losing effort for the regular season champions, scoring 27 points to go along with 13 rebounds. It was Hayes' jumper with 45 seconds to go that put the Golden Grizzlies in front, 80-79.
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