SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The 13th-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team came back from an 11-point first half deficit to win the GLVC Tournament Championship and defeat 10th-ranked Northern Kentucky University, 60-56, Sunday afternoon at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois. USI, the fifth-seed in the tournament, rises to 24-6 overall, while NKU goes to 23-6.
The GLVC Tournament title is the third in the history of the program and first for USI since 2007. The conference title also came from four wins in eight days.
The victory gives the Screaming Eagles the GLVC automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division II Tournament and the Midwest Regional scheduled for March 10-13. The Midwest Regional is likely to be held at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky.
The entire 64-team field (eight teams per region) will be announced on the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Selection Show Sunday at 9 p.m. on NCAA.com. The women’s tournament field will be announced at 9 p.m. with the men’s following immediately at 9:30 p.m.
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In their last 13 games, USI has played 10 teams in the top 20 in the nation. This goes to show how tough the GLVC East Division really is. It’s a shame all the GLVC teams are in the same NCAA Tournament Regional, which means there is a good chance they be playing each other again to reach the final 4. Good luck USI!!
Congrats! to USI. When the GLVC Tournament was here in Evansville, Indiana, I use to make time that week to see the Basketball Games…what a GREAT Event! The rivalry between Kentucky Weslyan and USI when they played was a GREAT Basketball Game. Congrats! to USI and their wonderful Coach. Congrats! to the USI Screaming Eagles Team. WOO HOO!!!
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