| Hamilton keeps Western at bay |
| Hamilton
outshot Western by a 43-percent to 29-percent
margin helping them to end Western's first entry
into the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament by a
33-28 final. Jacob Thompson and Ryan Brunenn scored 10 apiece for Hamilton (5-6) who will be playing for their first trophy since taking home the consolation championship in 1994. Caleb Gray pulled down 14 rebounds for the Cardinals. Western was led by Tyler Harris who pumped in 18 points in the losing effort. The Cardinals, playing in their final M-WHT, will face Illini West in tonight's consolation championship which will tipoff at 5:00. Hamilton plans to join forces with Warsaw/Nauvoo-Colusa next season, ending a tournament run which included titles in 1983 and 1986. |
| The bracket: |
A
larger version of the bracket can be found on the
tournament website by visiting this page. |
| Next game: |
| Game
18: Illini West vs. Farmington (10:30 a.m.@ MHS) Game 20: Pleasant Plains vs. Kewanee (10:30 a.m. @ WIU) |
| Game 17 boxscore: |
| Western vs. Hamilton |
| Western Wildcats |
| team info |
| Hamilton Cardinals |
| 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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