(Portions of this story courtesy of Colorado College)
(Photo by Josh Moczygemba)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Ryan Milne scored a game-high 34
points and fourth-seeded Colorado College prevailed with an 89-81
victory over fifth-seeded University of Dallas in the second
quarterfinal of the 2014 SCAC Men's Basketball
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Milne, who was 19-of-22 from the line, set a new SCAC tournament
single-game record for free throws made and tied the overall
conference single-game mark. The senior point guard also
climbed into fifth place on the program’s all-time chart with
1,558 points.
Colorado College's reward is a Saturday showdown with top-seed and
host Trinity University, which cruised to a 78-65 victory over
Texas Lutheran University in the first game of the day. Tip-off is
scheduled for 1 p.m. CT.
Despite playing with three fouls, junior forward Russell Clark
began the second half by scoring 10 points during an 18-7 run that
gave the Tigers a 57-43 lead with 14:02 to play. Unfortunately, he
picked up a fourth foul less than a minute later.
The Crusaders pulled to within nine points on one of junior guard
Blaine Blackburn’s four three-pointers, but CC answered with
a 13-6 surge to extend its advantage to 16 points.
With Clark, junior forwad Chris Lesnansky and senior forward
Daniel Webb all being called for three fouls in the first half and
adding a fourth before reaching the midway point of the second,
Colorado College needed a strong performance from its reserves to
close out the victory.
Sophomore forward Tyler Jonas came off the bench to score nine
points and grab a pair of rebounds. First-year forward Mitch Carter
finished with six points and four boards, while Jake Tramutolo
added five points. All told, the Tigers’ reserves outscored
their Dallas counterparts, 21-5.
Senior forward/center Ross Davidson capitalized on CC’s foul
trouble by scoring 27 points and grabbing nine rebounds for the
Crusaders. Junior forward Aaron Wyatt finished with 18 points and
nine boards, while Blackburn hit four of eight three-point attempts
en route to a 14-point performance
Colorado College improved to 17-7, which is the most victories in
a single season since the 1992-93 Tigers posted a 17-8 record under
head coach Al Walker.
Dallas finished the season with a 12-14 ledger.
