| #4 seed survives opening round scare |
| Farmington
jumped out to a 6-0 lead only to watch as Illini
West came back to grab a seven point lead. A 13-0
run by the Farmers gave them a 12 point lead with
just over two minutes to play. Those 12 points
evaporated over the closing moments of
regulation, forcing overtime. Farmington coach Tom Wierzba watched his squad hold Illini West scoreless in the extra period as fourth-seeded Farmington moves on with a 50-40 opening round victory. The win secured Wierzba's 600th career victory. Farmington (7-1) was led by Scott Hammond's 18 points while teammates Preston Peterson and Gabe Ayers each reached double-figure scoring. Ayers finished with a double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds). Jacob Schmudlach topped Illini West (1-4) in the scoring column with 20 points. Farmington earned a rematch with Lewistown Monday afternoon at 5:00 while Illini West will take on Monmouth-Roseville at 9:00 a.m. Monday in the consolation bracket. |
| The bracket: |
A
larger version of the bracket can be found on the
tournament website by visiting this page. |
| Next game: |
| Game 3: Knoxville vs. Pittsfield (1:00 p.m.) |
| Game 2 boxscore: |
| Illini West vs. Farmington |
| Illini West Chargers |
| team info |
| Farmington Farmers |
| 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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