There was a major upset yesterday at the Elite Eight in Evansville, Indiana. Fortunately, it did not involve IUP. The second seeded Crimson Hawks put it all together in the second half and outpaced Hillsdale, but the tournament’s top seed, previously unbeaten Nova Southeastern, was shocked by number eight Black Hills State, falling 77-67.
Jack Benedict has the story of IUP’s win over Hillsdale.
Assistant coach Ronnie Fudala says IUP came out of the locker room determined to be better in the second half.
Fudala says IUP did it on both ends of the floor.
Fudala knew David Morris would rebound from a rough first half.
IUP will move on to play third seed Augusta, which outran Chico State with a 15-3 outburst in overtime to win their game, 81-69.
In the other game yesterday, two-time defending national champion Northwest Missouri State held Bentley to an all-time Elite Eight low point total in a 61-43 win.
The Final Four matchups tomorrow will feature number two IUP against number three Augusta at 6:30, followed by fifth seeded Northwest Missouri State against number eight Black Hills State.
The Sheesley Electric Pregame Show tomorrow airs on 92.5 FM U92 and the U92 Sportschannel at 5:30.
