Ohio Valley championship
March 4 at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN
ESPN
Jacksonville State is finally going dancing.
Erik Durham scored 17 points to lead a trio in double figures and the Gamecocks won 66-55 to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
Jacksonville State was rarely threatened in the second half, holding a double-digit cushion for a majority of the 20-minute period. UT-Martin, which was also trying to get to the NCAAs for the first time, got as close as 37-31 on Kahari Beaufort's jumper at the 14:20 mark, but the No. 4 seed scored seven of the next nine points and the lead didn't fall below nine the rest of the way.
The Gamecocks' defense was excellent, holding a UT-Martin team that shoots 47% from the field (third in the OVC) to just 35% on Saturday. The Skyhawks had their lowest scoring output of the season and worst since collecting just 57 points against a really good Illinois State team last December.
Jacolby Mobley scored a game-high 18 points for UT-Martin.
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Games 338-340: Championship week
340 - (7) Murray State vs. (2) UT-Martin
Ohio Valley semifinals
March 3 at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN
ESPN
339 - (9) Tulsa women vs. (9) Memphis
American Athletic Conference first round
March 3 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT
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338 - (5) Kennesaw State at (1) Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic Sun semifinals
March 2 at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL
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Ohio Valley semifinals
March 3 at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN
ESPN
339 - (9) Tulsa women vs. (9) Memphis
American Athletic Conference first round
March 3 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT
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338 - (5) Kennesaw State at (1) Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic Sun semifinals
March 2 at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL
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Game 153 - (8) Austin Peay vs. (2) UT-Martin
Ohio Valley championship
March 5 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN
ESPN
That's about as impressive as it gets for a lower-seeded team in a conference tournament. No. 8 seed Austin Peay shot 51 percent (16-of-31) from three-point range, including hitting 9-of-14 in the second half, and claimed its fourth tournament victory in as many days, 83-73 to win the OVC title.
Austin Peay, which came into the tournament with a 14-17 record, then defeated the Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 seeds, now heads into the NCAA Tournament as a probable No. 16 seed and possible first-four participant, but also as a very dangerous team.
Freshman Jared Savage hit eight of his 14 three-point attempts to lead the Governors.
March 5 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN
ESPN
That's about as impressive as it gets for a lower-seeded team in a conference tournament. No. 8 seed Austin Peay shot 51 percent (16-of-31) from three-point range, including hitting 9-of-14 in the second half, and claimed its fourth tournament victory in as many days, 83-73 to win the OVC title.
Austin Peay, which came into the tournament with a 14-17 record, then defeated the Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 seeds, now heads into the NCAA Tournament as a probable No. 16 seed and possible first-four participant, but also as a very dangerous team.
Freshman Jared Savage hit eight of his 14 three-point attempts to lead the Governors.
Game 150 - (3) Morehead State vs. (2) UT-Martin
Ohio Valley semifinals
March 4 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN
ESPNU
This Ohio Valley Tournament is what makes college basketball, and in particular this part of the college basketball season, so fantastic.
With UT-Martin's 83-70 victory, the Skyhawks are in the OVC final for the first time in the program's Division 1 history. That's a history that began in 1992 and before coach Heath Schroyer arrived last season, there had only been three winning seasons. Shroyer is 2-for-2 in that department and UT-Martin can go its first-ever NCAA Tournament with a win in Saturday's final.
As for the other finalist, Austin Peay won a thriller, 97-96 in overtime over top seed Belmont.
The Governors, 14-17 coming into the tournament (now 17-17), are the first No. 8 seed to advance to the OVC title game. The Clarksville, Tennessee school is trying to reach the NCAAs for the first time since 2007-2008.
Now, to the nonsense
Rick Hollenberg and Mark Adams are enthusiastic announcers who both seem to love not just the sport of basketball, but in particular college basketball, especially Adams. I love that in an announcing team.
They also are prone to silliness.
* Adams said "the miracle on Martin" six different times, but thankfully only once said "he was a manimal!"
* Hollenberg: "Cinderella lives in Nash Vegas!"
I don't have any idea what/where Nash Vegas means/is.
March 4 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN
ESPNU
This Ohio Valley Tournament is what makes college basketball, and in particular this part of the college basketball season, so fantastic.
With UT-Martin's 83-70 victory, the Skyhawks are in the OVC final for the first time in the program's Division 1 history. That's a history that began in 1992 and before coach Heath Schroyer arrived last season, there had only been three winning seasons. Shroyer is 2-for-2 in that department and UT-Martin can go its first-ever NCAA Tournament with a win in Saturday's final.
As for the other finalist, Austin Peay won a thriller, 97-96 in overtime over top seed Belmont.
The Governors, 14-17 coming into the tournament (now 17-17), are the first No. 8 seed to advance to the OVC title game. The Clarksville, Tennessee school is trying to reach the NCAAs for the first time since 2007-2008.
Now, to the nonsense
Rick Hollenberg and Mark Adams are enthusiastic announcers who both seem to love not just the sport of basketball, but in particular college basketball, especially Adams. I love that in an announcing team.
They also are prone to silliness.
* Adams said "the miracle on Martin" six different times, but thankfully only once said "he was a manimal!"
* Hollenberg: "Cinderella lives in Nash Vegas!"
I don't have any idea what/where Nash Vegas means/is.
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