9th Region Final Updates to come...

National Anthem is over. Tip-off in a few. Packed house @ Ryle tonight, as expected.

CCH controls the tip.

 

Jacobs hits from deep.

 

CCH 3 - 0

CCH gets a steal, then Noll turns it right back over.

 

CCH has doubled Kiernan both times he touched it...

Bueter drives baseline for a layup.

 

CCH 3 - NCC 2

 

Bovard misses the 3, NCC gets the rebound.

Kiernan throws up a prayer, looking for a foul. CCH rebounds, Noll scores down low for the Colonels.

 

Steal by Todd Jacobs...misses a 3.

 

CCH up 5-2, 5:00 to go in the 1st.

Both teams struggling down low. Young gets fouled for the Colonels.

 

Young hits both FT's. CCH up 5.

Young gets a deflection on the press, CCH gets the steal. Tierney misses a wide open 3, but CCH gets the rebound. TJ gets fouled but they call it "on the floor".

 

Young gets wide-open lay up off the inbounds play...CCH gets another deflection, out of bounds back to NCC.

 

9-2 Colonels lead, 2:54 to go.

NCC just throws the ball away...

Todd Jacobs & the Colonels return the favor...

Good pass from Jacobs to Schult for 2. CCH up 9.

Gesenhues banks in a 3 for NCC.

Kiernan takes it strong to the basket from the top of the key.

 

CCH looks like they'll hold for 1 shot...

 

Noll gets a reverse layup, NCC fires up a buzzer beater that is no good.

 

13-7 at the end of the 1st, CCH leads.

Brandon Brown hits a 3 for the Colonels.

 

NCC is out of rythm...

 

Jacobs with the steal and pull up J...18-7 CCH.

Gesenhues takes 2 hands, pushes Bovard out of bounds and gets whistled for the foul. CCH ball...