SCORE

WHAC FINAL

#4 Cornerstone University 66 Indiana Institute of Technology 54

LOCATION

Grand Rapids, Mich.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Cornerstone - Kelvin DeVries (14 points)
Indiana Tech - Clyde McKinney (16 points)

Cornerstone - Kelvin DeVries (10 rebounds)
Indiana Tech - James Hicks (10 rebounds)

Cornerstone - Dominic Allen (5 assists)
Indiana Tech - McKinney, Johnson (2 assists)

GAME FLOW

The Golden Eagles won their second consecutive WHAC Tournament title at home tonight as they defeated the Warriors of Indiana Tech 66-54. The first half featured 6 ties and 8 lead changes as neither team got more than a 5 point advantage. A key moment in the game came with 3:17 on the clock when Indiana Tech's Anthony Johnson was ejected from the game for a flagrant foul. The Golden Eagles broke a 29-29 tie with a Ted Albert layup with :08 seconds left on the clock. The Warriors got off a shot from half-court that hit the front of the rim and bounced out so the Golden Eagles went into the locker room up 31-29. It would be a lead that they would not relinquish for the remainder of the game. Cornerstone made a 6-0 run to start the 2^nd half to go up 37-29. Ted Albert pushed the lead to double digits (41-31) with 13:15 left in the game. The Warriors cut the lead to 6 (44-38) with 10:14 on the clock. The Golden Eagles pushed the lead back to 10 (50-40) with 8:30 and they would keep a double digit lead for the rest of the half. Cornerstone's largest lead of the half (61-46) came with 3:01 left in the game. Indiana Tech cut the lead down to 10 (64-54) with 1:06 but the Golden Eagles would score one more basket to win the game 66-54 and claim the 2011 WHAC Tournament title to go with their regular season title.

UP NEXT

The Golden Eagles will wait to find out what seed they will get when the NAIA Brackets come out tomorrow. The Golden Eagles will be broadcasting the "Bracket Bash" live over the internet on Stretch Internet. The broadcast will begin at 6:45. Click here to listen live.