Seattle U catches very first CBI title over Peak

Mar 27, 2024, 10:05 PM ET

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.– Cameron Tyson scored 30 points and made seven 3-pointers, Alex Schumacher scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, and third-seeded Seattle U closed on an 11-0 go to beat top-seed Peak 77-67 on Wednesday night for the CBI championship.Seattle tracked with 1:56 staying when Kezza Giffa sank a 3-pointer to give Peak a 67-66 lead. However Brandton Chatfield answered at the other end with simply his ninth 3-pointer of the season to give Seattle the lead for good.Following the made 3-pointer, the officials stopped play for a review that ended in a flagrant 1 on Giffa for a hook-and-hold foul while fighting for a prospective rebound. Seattle was awarded two totally free throws and the ball. Seyi Reiley made two free throws for a four-point lead, and he added an alley-oop dunk on the inbounds play to complete the seven-point possession.Tyson, who was called the competition MVP, and Schumacher closed it out by making 4 free throws.Seattle(

23-14) was making its first trip to the CBI title game in four tournament appearances. Peak (27-9)completed with the most wins by a first-year head coach, Alan Huss, in program history.Tyson shot 8 of 17 from the field, consisting of 7 for 11 from 3-point range, and 7 for 7 from the line for the Redhawks. Schumacher went 8 of 11 from the field and 6 of 6 from the complimentary toss line. Reiley had 10 points and 16 rebounds.Juslin Bodo completed with 18 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks for the Panthers. Giffa included 18 points and Duke Miles had 16.