Final
for this game
Savannah St. beats W. Illinois 52-48
Nov 25, 2009 - 3:06 AM SAVANNAH, Ga.(AP) -- Tracy Rankins scored 13 points and Patrick Hardy added 10 to help Savannah State hold off Western Illinois 52-48 on Tuesday night.The game was close throughout the second half, and James Granstra's layup with 21 seconds left pulled the Leathernecks to within 49-48. But Arnold Lewis hit one of two free throws 13 seconds later to extend the Tigers lead, and Rankins hit both of his with 1 second left for the final margin.
Rankins finished 4-for-4 from the floor and 5-for-6 from the foul line for the Tigers (3-2), who rebounded from losses to North Florida and No. 18 Georgetown in their last two games.
The Tigers trailed by two points at halftime, but shot 61 percent (11-for-18) in the second half while outscoring the Leathernecks 31-25.
Ceola Clark paced Western Illinois (2-3) with 15 points.
- NCAA BB
WESTRN ILLINOIS 48
SAVANNAH ST 52 FINAL
Nov 24 9:08 PM - 72
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Western Illinois 46, Savannah State 47 2nd - 0:40Nov 24 8:42 PM - NCAA BB
WESTRN ILLINOIS 23
SAVANNAH ST 21 HALFTIME
Nov 24 7:50 PM
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