![]() OVC All-Tournament Team selection Phillip Russell scored the final seven points of the game to seal the win with five of those coming at the free throw line. Harvey made two free throws to tie the game at 82-82 and that was the last time the Golden Eagles were ahead as the Redhawks closed out the victory on 7-0 run. Barnes nailed a corner 3-pointer to get back a 82-80 edge for SEMO. ![]() ![]() Israel Barnes countered by scoring five points. Instead, both teams headed to overtime tied 75-75.ĭuring the extra period, TTU managed to get a 78-75 lead on three free throws in the first 1:06 of overtime and led by as many as four with 2:37 to go. Harris, the OVC Tournament's Most Valuable Player, was fouled behind the 3-point line and calmly made three free throws to put the Redhawks back up, 75-73, with just two ticks left.ĭionte Wood made what was initially ruled a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, but the shot was later changed to two points after a replay review revealed his foot was on the line. A 3-pointer on TTU's next possession after a SEMO turnover put the Golden Eagles ahead by one with 10 seconds. Jayvis Harvey made a 3-pointer and then scored on a jumper in the paint to get the Golden Eagles within two (72-70) with 32 seconds on the clock. Boy did he ever.Ĭhris Harris scored four-straight points to get SEMO a 72-65 lead with 1:11 left to play before TTU quickly erased the deficit. So, this year he made it a point to take his team further. March Madness are the two words that sum up SEMO's unbelievable run that earned the Redhawks the right to hoist the OVC trophy.Īfter guiding the Redhawks to the OVC Tournament semifinals in 2022, third-year Head Coach Brad Korn didn't forget the taste that left. The Redhawks are going dancing after becoming the first #5 seed in OVC Tournament history to win the event and did so by ousting the top two seeds (#1 Morehead State #2 TTU) to keep their magical season alive. SEMO, which won just its second OVC Tournament title and first in 23 years, is the first to punch its ticket to this season's 68-team NCAA Tournament. That is what #5 Southeast Missouri (19-16) did to claim the 2023 Ohio Valley Conference Championship upending #2 Tennessee Tech (16-17), 89-82, in an overtime slugfest Saturday night at the Ford Center. EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Four wins in four days.
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