Final
Texas-Pan American 56, Utah Valley St. 53
Mar 11, 2010 - 12:03 AM OREM, Utah (AP) -- Nick Weiermiller scored 18 points, including a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left, to lead Texas-Pan American to a 56-53 victory over Utah Valley in the first round of the Great West Conference tournament on Wednesday.Weiermiller's 3-pointer gave Texas-Pan American a 54-53 lead. Matt Mierzycki made two free throws with 17 seconds left to complete the scoring.
Jared Maree scored 11 points and Mierzycki 10 for the Broncs (6-26), the tournament's fifth seed. They next meet regular-season champion South Dakota on Friday.
Justin Baker had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the host Wolverines (12-18), who were the fourth seed. He was the only Southern Utah player in double figures. Tyray Perry had 12 rebounds as the Wolverines held a 40-27 edge on the boards.
The Great West Conference tournament champion does not get an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
- INDEPENDENTS TOURNAMENT
AT OREM, UT
NCAA BB TX PAN AMERICAN 56
UTAH VALLEY ST 53 FINAL
Mar 10 6:25 PM - 76
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Texas-Rio Grande Valley 54, Utah Valley 53 2nd - 0:24Mar 10 6:17 PM - 30
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Texas-Rio Grande Valley 43, Utah Valley 44 2nd - 5:55Mar 10 6:00 PM - INDEPENDENTS TOURNAMENT
AT OREM, UT
NCAA BB TX PAN AMERICAN 23
UTAH VALLEY ST 25 HALFTIME
Mar 10 5:19 PM
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