| West Hancock slices lead to 1 in final minute, but fall |
| The
Cougars of Illini Central enjoyed a lead for all
but 1:05 of the contest in the opening game of
the 2009 Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament on
their way to a 54-51 victory over the West
Hancock Titans. Illini Central (4-6) built a 10 point lead midway through the final period and looked to be in control. But the Titans (7-2) made things interesting by closing the gap to just a single point with :09 to play as Ryan Runge scored 10 of his teams final 14 points. Runge finished with 21. Danny Harman led Illini Central with 21 points on 9 of 14 shooting. Illini Central advances to the quarterfinals where they will take on the Metamora vs. Farmington winner tomorrow at 5:00 in Western Hall. West Hancock battles the Farmington/Metamora loser at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow at "The Hall." |
| The bracket: |
A
larger version of the bracket can be found on the
tournament website by visiting this page. |
| Next game: |
| Game 2: Farmington vs. Metamora (10:30 a.m.) |
| Game 1 boxscore: |
| Illini Central vs. West Hancock |
| Illini Central Cougars |
| team info |
| West Hancock Titans |
| team info |