CONWAY, Ark. - Centre senior guard Kris
Bentley tied an SCAC Tournament single-game record with eight three
pointers and added 31 points as the Colonels won its second SCAC
Tournament championship with a 72-67 win over the Southwestern
University Pirates. Box Score
Bentley's 31 points were just three shy from tying Jon Query's
(2003) and Edrick Montgomery's (2006) record of 34 while his eight
three-pointers tied current assistant coach and former teammate
Matt Nestheide's 2007 mark. Bentley finished 8-of-14 from beyond
the arc (57.1 percent) and added seven points from the free throw
line. Centre's T.C. Thomason and Danny Noll added 16 and 11 points
respectively for the 23-4 Colonels.
Southwestern was once again paced by junior guard Anthony Cox. Cox
finished the day with 16 points, seven assists, four rebounds and
shot 7-for-12 from the floor. Teammate Andrew McDonald scored a
team-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed five
rebounds.
All-Tournament team honors went to Hendrix's Andrew King,
Southwestern's Andrew McDonald, Southwestern's Anthony Cox,
Centre's Kris Bentley and Centre's Danny Noll. Noll was also
honored as Tournament MVP.
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