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SI AC MENS TOURNAMENT Morehouse wins wil r m m m a * n second half A1 season long, the man thought for More house was to return to Springfield, Mass. to the Divi sion n Bite Eight where they finished fourti in the nation last March. ? WA lie Maroon Tigers got tar wish - son _ of. They wen the SIACTbumament in Atlanta by downing those surprising Miles CoDege Ben 91 78. That vidovy earned "the House" a trip to the South Atlantic Regional* to give than si opportuni ty to letixn to the nationals. (For specifics on what hqjpmed at the legion^ turn to page 13). in tneur pomerenoe tournament, Morenouse tended to feeeter on the edge before finally raising tar hnk n triumph. But they had to mom sec ond half taffies on ivee different occasions to do so. In the finals, the Bears stayed right in the chase and the game was tied at 47-aU at imemiission. But the Maroon Hgexs took a deep breath, came out in a steamy mood over final 20 minutes and blasted Miles with a 44-31 n*i Morehouse hut themselves with 24 turoveR. But they offset that by filling the boards, winning that battle, 55-39. Ibumament MVP Harold Ellis put on a show with 21 points and 13 reboinds (11 of those came at the offensive end). Ibmmie Madison delivered in a big way with 19 points and seven assists, while Lewis Lawrence (eight of 10 from the field) added 17 points and nine rebounds. Richard Wmfrey enjoyed a solid night with a dozen points and five assists, and pivotman Stewart Waddns provided 10 points, nine boards and fn. ,?? ? tour nocks. The Bears1 hopes of pulling off the upset fell apart in the second hall They gave up too many sec ond and third shots to Morehouse. They also shot a freezer cold 39.7 percent from the field which didn't do very much to help their cause. Michael Freeman led the Miles attack with 20 points and Anthony Watson contributed 17 points and six assists. Paul Beat); Sieve Reed and Phillip Darden combined to score 36 points. The road to thefinals was paved with a lot of uncertainty for the Maroon Tigers. They got two eariy round doses that threatened to knock tan out of the tournament tide pictue. In the semis vs. LeMoyne Owen, for example, Morehouse foind themselves in danger. The Magi cians bolted lo a 53-44 lead at the half. But the maroonies came back in tidal wave fashion in the second half to win, 93-81. This game got away from the Magicians because they shot poorly at the foul line. For the Sine, they hit just 57.1 percent from the charity Morehouse, meanwhle, got balanced scoring ? ? ? L., ?. ? ? ? *- ?? - ? ?' - * tO wnot was tea oy Koaenck sutt wno tamed l# pmuonsevaiaranesnooung. wnieycn^peaai ?-? |7 * - _ j -? * - ? ? - ? _ ? ? ? win i / (A?u tu sx asm wnue UMcnoe wa 16 poinii aid nine rebounds. Mafiaoo and Bb (10 reboufc) finhtod w&h 14 aid 13 points respective ly. The Magicians provided some firepower of their own. Pad Woolen had 20 points and Marcus Mitchell had 18. ABen Perry produced 17 poin& 13 rebounds and Anthony Ibfcert fired ir. 17 points and grabbed nine rebowds. In the opening round, Paine College played their type of-game in the first-half and. led MobU _ ?* V ? ?? ? ? ? ?? f t* * ?? ? h ? m M M .1 - ?*? A V tones fHI Photo by Isaac Corker Harold Ellis aoared, scored and demonstrated why, he Is the SlACs Player of the Year. The Atlanta junior la noted as one of Division It's top-flight performers and Is a major reason why Morehouse will be a title contender
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