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Callen Haydon
79
Winner Washburn Wash 21-9,16-6 Mid-America Intercollegiate
65
Central Okla. CentOK 24-6,18-4 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Washburn Wash
21-9,16-6 Mid-America Intercollegiate
79
Final
65
Central Okla. CentOK
24-6,18-4 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Washburn Wash 39 40 79
Central Okla. CentOK 32 33 65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Chris Brannick

UCO Ousted In MIAA Semifinals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Central Oklahoma's MIAA tournament run ended Saturday with a 79-65 semifinal loss to Washburn.
 
UCO, now 24-6 on the season, will wait for Sunday's NCAA Selection Show to find out if the Broncho season continues next week.
 
"Washburn is a really good team and they played a great game tonight," UCO head men's basketball coach Bob Hoffman said. "I'm proud of our team. I'm proud of all we've done this year and I hope we get one more chance to play."
 
Central Oklahoma is ranked fifth in the NCAA's Central Region rankings. The top eight teams, including three automatic qualifiers, will be given a spot in the national tournament next week.
 
Saturday UCO and Washburn went at it in a back-and-forth battle in the early going. After six early lead changes, Central had a five-point lead, 14-9, with just over 12 minutes to play in the first half.  
 
Washburn followed that deficit with a 7-0 run to go back in front – the seventh lead change of the game. After it was tied again, 16-16, a Washburn 3-pointer gave the Ichabods from Topeka a lead they never let go of.
 
Washburn led by as many as 13 points later in the first half. Central cut it to seven by halftime, 39-32.
 
In the second half, Central kept fighting. The Bronchos got it all the way back to one possession midway through the half. UCO trailed 55-52 with 11 minutes to go, then again 57-54 with just under 10 minutes to play. But a 9-0 run, off three 3-pointers, put Washburn back in front and in a position to clamp down on its lead.
 
Washburn had its biggest lead, 18 points, with just over two minutes left in the game on its way to the final, 79-65 win.
 
Callen Haydon led Central Oklahoma Saturday. The junior point guard scored 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He hit four 3-pointers and made all four of his free-throw attempts. Haydon also had five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
 
Isaiah Wade scored 15 points to go with six rebounds. He was 5-for-17 from the floor and made 5 of 7 shots from the free-throw line.
 
Davon Richardson also scored in double figures. He posted 10 points and five rebounds.
 
Camryn Givens and Jaden Wells both scored seven for the Bronchos. Givens had a team-high nine rebounds. He was 1-for-4 from the floor, hitting a 3-pointer and all four of his free-throw attempts. Wells had five boards and was 2-for-7 from the floor. He also made one 3-pointer.
 
Jalyn Turner and Preston Aymond each scored two points.
 
Central Oklahoma shot 33.3 percent from the floor Saturday, nearly 20 points below its 50 percent season average. The Bronchos were 19-for-57 overall, 8-for-28 on 3-point attempts, and UCO also went 19-for-23 from the free-throw line.
 
Central Oklahoma, ranked No. 17 in the country and the No. 1 seed in the championship tournament, beat ninth-seeded Northeastern State 77-66 on Thursday in the quarterfinals. UCO won the MIAA regular season title for the first time since joining the league 10 years ago. The Bronchos have made nine of 10 postseason tournaments and Saturday marked the fifth time Central has played in the semifinals.
 
The winner of the league's postseason championship receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II men's basketball championship next weekend. The winners of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and the Great American Conference will also join the MIAA winner in the Central Regional. The NCAA will award five at-large bids to teams in the mix for next week's tourney.
 
The NCAA Selection Show is scheduled to air at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, revealing the 64-team field for the national tournament that is scheduled to begin March 11.
 
 
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