| Wildcats
move to winners' bracket |
Warsaw's
Luke Bavery made a layup just over midway through
the first quarter and the Wildcats never looked
back as they defeated Lewistown 51-42. The
Indians (5-4) cut a double-digit lead down to a
single point when Chase Wilcoxen's bucket with
1:42 to go made the score 43-42. But Warsaw (5-4)
was able to make 10 of 15 second half free throws
to get the victory.
Bavery finished with 17 to lead all scorers while
Lewistown was paced by Justin Levingston's 12
points.
Warsaw advances and will play the winner of the
Macomb/Abingdon game in Game 15 on Day 2 at 8:00
p.m. Lewistown will meet up the loser of
the Macomb/Abingdon game on the consolation side
in Game 11 on Day 2 at 1:00 p.m.
NOTES:
Lewistown shoots 9% (1-11) from three point land.
Lewistown hasn't won a first round game since
2003 when they beat Knoxville 65-44.
Warsaw breaks a streak of three consecutive
two-and-outs in the tournament.
Warsaw wins their first 1st round game since
1998, when Warsaw ended up winning the
championship and Jason Edwin was named MVP.
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| Next
game: |
| Game
6: Macomb vs. Abingdon (6:30 p.m.) |
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