Final
Whiteside leads Marshall past Ohio 60-53
Nov 29, 2009 - 3:33 AM CHARLESTON, W. Va.(AP) -- Hassan Whiteside scored 14 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked nine shots to lead Marshall to a 60-53 win on Saturday night.Tyler Wilkerson had 10 points for the Thundering Herd (4-1), who took a 47-34 lead on Nigel Spikes' jumper with 11:47 left in the second half. The Bobcats (4-1) trimmed Marshall's margin to four on a 3-pointer by D.J. Cooper, who finished with 15 points.
But the Thundering Herd withstood Ohio's attempted rally, holding the Bobcats without a field goal as they made free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
Whiteside, who finished with six offensive rebounds, shot 7-for-11 from the field. Marshall outscored the Bobcats in the paint 34-18 and outrebounded them 48-38.
The Thundering Herd shot 39.6 percent from the field (21-for-53), holding Ohio to 25.9 percent (15-for-58).
Tommy Freeman led Ohio with 16 points.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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OHIO 21 32 53
MARSHALL 34 26 60 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: OHIO - TOMMY FREEMAN 16, D.J. COOPER 15, THREE
PLAYERS WITH 4
MARSHALL - HASSAN WHITESIDE 14, TYLER WILKERSON 10,
TWO PLAYERS WITH 9
Nov 28 9:33 PM - NCAA BB
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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OHIO 21 21
MARSHALL 34 34 HALFTIME
HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
OHIO - TOMMY FREEMAN 8, SIX PLAYERS WITH 2
MARSHALL - SHAQUILLE JOHNSON 6, HASSAN WHITESIDE
6, THREE PLAYERS WITH 5
Nov 28 8:22 PM
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