| Cougars go cold in 2nd half |
| A
five point halftime lead disappeared on Illini
Central as the Cougars only connected on only
four of 27 second half field goals as the Little
Giants of Canton came back from a 10 point first
half deficit to defeat Illini Central 56-48 in
the first round of the 2006 Macomb-Western
Holiday Tournament. The teams would trade leads several times in the second half before Canton (2-5), led by Nate Blessman's 15 points, pulled away late. The Little Giants also got 12 points and 15 rebounds from Kyle Riekena. Canton outrebounded the Cougars 49-33. Illini Central (6-5) had two players finish with double-digit scoring: Drew Kastner (14) and Alex Adams (13). The Cougars await
the loser of Macomb and Hamilton where they will
play at 1:00 in a losers' quarterfinal. Canton
moves to the winners' bracket where they will
face the winner of Macomb/Hamilton. That game is
slated for an 8:00 p.m. start. - The loss for Illini Central marks the first time they have lost in the opening round since 2003 when they were defeated by Metamora 71-61. |
| The bracket: |
A
larger version of the bracket can be found on the
tournament website by visiting this page. |
| Next game: |
| Game 6: Macomb vs. Hamilton |
| Game 5 boxscore: |
| Illini Central vs. Canton |
| Illini Central Cougars |
| team info |
| Canton Little Giants |
| team info |
http://www.holidaybasketball.com
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