| Farmers sent to consolation bracket for the first time since 2002 |
| Kewanee's
Peter Tanzillo celebrated his 18th birthday with
a double-double notching 16 points and 12
rebounds in a 58-48 win over Farmington. The loss
was the first for Farmington (6-6) in the opening
round of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament
since a 66-58 defeat to Hamilton in 2002. Tanzillo was seeing his first action in several games after suffering a severe ankle sprain. The game marked the first time these two teams faced each other since a dramatic 1998 Sectional final where Farmington came back from a five-point deficit in the final minute to beat Kewanee 64-63. Kewanee (9-5), making their first tournament appearance since 1981, jumped out to a nine-point lead midway through the first period. However, Farmington fought back to take the lead in the final minute of the first quarter. The Boilermakers regained the lead with 6:20 left in the first half and never looked back. John Brashers, in just seven minutes of action, led the Farmers in the scoring column with nine points. Farmington moves to the consolation bracket where they will face the Macomb/Brown County loser in a 1:00 matchup tomorrow while Kewanee faces the Bomber/Hornet winner in the quarterfinals. That tipoff is slated for 8:00 p.m. |
| 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. Brown County (6:30 p.m.) |
| Game 5 boxscore: |
| Farmington vs. Kewanee |
| Farmington Farmers |
| team info |
| Kewanee Boilermakers |
| team info |
| News: |
| Audio from all games played in Western Hall will be streamed during the three days of the tournament. Audio streams will be available on the web at www.holidaybasketball.com/listenlive.html. This free service is made possible by Western Illinois University, Network1Sports.com, the Macomb-Western Holiday Basketball Tournament and participating radio stations. |
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