SE Missouri wins OVC, 1st NCAA spot considering that 2000

EVANSVILLE, Ind.– Chris Harris scored 26 points, Phillip Russell added 21– consisting of the game’s last 7 points– and No. 5 seed Southeast Missouri State beat Tennessee Tech 89-82 in overtime Saturday night to win the Ohio Valley Conference males’s basketball competition and make an automated quote to the NCAA tourney.Israel Barnes scored

16 of his 19 points after halftime for Southeast Missouri State( 19-16). The Redhawks won four games in as many days, including a 65-57 win over top-seeded Morehead State 65-57 in the semifinals Friday to seal their very first trip to the Big Dance given that 2000. Barnes converted a three-point play and hit a 3-pointer to give the Redhawks an 82-80 lead with 1 minute, 38 seconds left. Tennessee Tech’s Jayvin Harvey tied it with two complimentary throws 21 seconds later, however Russell hung in the air to end up a driving layup and after that made 5 of 6 from the foul line in the final 35 seconds to cap the scoring.Editor’s Picks Diante Wood made 8 of 15 from the field and 8 of 10 from the free toss line to lead No. 2 seed Tennessee Tech( 16-17)with 24

points. Brett Thompson added 18 points, Jaylen Sebree scored 14 and Jayvis Harvey 13. The Golden Eagles have not been to the NCAA tournament since 1963– the nation’s second-longest active streak of its kind.

Dartmouth has actually missed the tourney every year because 1959. The Associated Press added to this report.