Led by Matt Nestheide's 31, Centre defeated Trinity 72-57. Matt was 11-16 and 8-11 from three point range. Centre is now 23-4 and will play in the D-III tourney.

Led by Matt Nestheide's 31, Centre defeated Trinity 72-57. Matt was 11-16 and 8-11 from three point range. Centre is now 23-4 and will play in the D-III tourney.

 

31? Was HSSRB guarding him?

31? Was HSSRB guarding him?

Yep, and he hope he guards him next week in the NCAAs as well.

Now you're a Centre fan? Convenient :laugh:

Matt was also named MVP of the tourney.

 

Good job Mason as well.

Centre College led by Matt Neisthede won the SCAC championship today over Trinty 72-57. This gives them a bid to the National Tournament...

More for the Nestheide fans:

 

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - They say what goes around comes around.

 

While it wasn't quite as dramatic, Centre College officially exorcised the demons of last year's half-court buzzer-beating loss in the SCAC title game with a half-court shot of its own to end the first half and went on to take a 72-57 victory over Trinity University in the Sunday's men's championship game.

 

Matt Nestheide, the tournament MVP, stole a full-court pass and turned and whipped a 55-foot chest pass shot that touched nothing but the bottom of the net to give Centre a 40-28 halftime lead. Nestheide had 20 points and six three-pointers in the first 20 minutes.

 

The SCAC Player-of-the-Year did not disappoint, as he finished with a game-high 31 points, including a single-game tournament record eight three-pointers, on 11 of 16 shooting. He also dished out four assists.

 

Matt Jacobson, who joined Nestheide on the All-Tournament team, had 16 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

 

Centre blistered the nets to the tune of 57.4% (27-47), including 64.0% in the first half to take the commanding 12-point lead.

 

Trinity (16-12) came up on the short end for the first time ever in a SCAC tournament final after winning the league's first three tournaments (2003-05).

 

Brandon York had a team-high 21 points and B.J. Moon followed with 15 points. Both were selected to the All-Tournament team as was DePauw's Austin Brown.

 

The Tigers managed to cut Centre's lead to eight (51-43) on a layup by Charles Houston with 10:35 remaining, but could get no closer.

 

Centre led from start to finish, with the exception of two early ties.

 

The conference championship is the first for the program since the Colonels shared the title with Rhodes in 1992-93. It is Centre's first outright conference title since the 1991-92 season, which was also the school's last NCAA Tournament appearance.

 

Centre will find out its first-round NCAA Tournament opponent when the brackets are announced later tonight.

What a great season for Centre! Congrats to Coach Greg Mason and team! Why haven't I read about this in the paper - where is Rick Bailey?

I think Centre had the player of the year last year in the SCAC in Reggie Magnusson (sp), a big man out of Norway. Congratulations to Coach Mason and all the players. Good luck in the NCAA's.

I think Centre had the player of the year last year in the SCAC in Reggie Magnusson (sp), a big man out of Norway. Congratulations to Coach Mason and all the players. Good luck in the NCAA's.

They did. Last year in the Finals, they're tied with Depauw with three seconds to go and the have the ball on Depauw's side of the court. Depauw steals the ball and hits a 61 footer as time expires to win the SCAC and advance to the NCAA. I remember listening to it at work in shock.

Congrats to Centre.

31? Was HSSRB guarding him?

 

Define "guarding".

Centre (23-4) drew Capital (19-8) in their opening round game of the DIII tourney.

 

Transy (19-8) will play the College of Wooster (25-3) in their opener.

 

Both of these games look like they will be played at Wooster, with winners playing each other in the next round.

 

Former CCH Colonels for Centre, Nesto and Noll. Transy has former Colonel Tim Tierney.

 

Washington University in St.Louis (with former CCHer, Michael Young) is also in the tourney field.

Centre (23-4) drew Capital (19-8) in their opening round game of the DIII tourney.

 

Transy (19-8) will play the College of Wooster (25-3) in their opener.

 

Both of these games look like they will be played at Wooster, with winners playing each other in the next round.

 

Former CCH Colonels for Centre, Nesto and Noll. Transy has former Colonel Tim Tierney.

 

Washington University in St.Louis (with former CCHer, Michael Young) is also in the tourney field.

Pendleton County's Joey Verax on Transy as well.

 

Joey is averaging about 10 PPG.

Unbelievable tourny for Nestheide! He is one of the best guards I've seen play the game. To just watch him for one game you wouldn't think much about it but to watch him over the season and see the things he does is awesome!

 

Looks like Centre has a shot at Capital. I see where they would have to play Wooster in the second round. Wooster beat Georgetown (KY) earlier in the season. That isn't a good sign.