| Lewistown solid at line to defeat Pittsfield |
| The
Indians of Lewistown made 25 of 27 free throws
(92.6%), including 16 of 17 in the fourth quarter
to hold off the Pittsfield Saukees in the 5th
place bracket action in the Macomb-Western
Holiday Tournament. The big blow to Pittsfield
came during a 17-2 Lewistown run which occurred
through most of the 3rd and the first two minutes
of the fourth quarters which conlcuded with a
55-44 victory for the Indians. Lewistown (8-3) scored nearly as many points from the free throw line (25) as they did from the floor (30). Brent Burrows scored 19 to lead Lewistown. He was a perfect 8 of 8 from the line as was Quinton Hatfill who was 10 of 10. Hatfill finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. Clint Hamilton's 11 points led the way for Pittsfield (10-2) who came into the tournament undefeated and the tournament's top seed. Lewistown will meet the Midwest Central vs. Abingdon winner in this evening's 5th place game which will start at 6:30. |
| The bracket: |
A
larger version of the bracket can be found on the
tournament website by visiting this page. |
| Next games: |
| Game
18: Illini Central vs. Kewanee (10:30 a.m. @
Macomb HS) Game 20: Midwest Central vs. Abingdon (10:30 a.m. @ Western Hall) |
| Game 19 boxscore: |
| Pittsfield vs. Lewistown |
| Pittsfield Saukees |
| team info |
| Lewistown Indians |
| 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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