Golden Eagles lead from start to finish in winning Rocky Mountain Championship
reposted from CSI sports information
RICHFIELD, Utah – The 10th-ranked College of Southern Idaho Men’s Basketball Team never trailed Saturday, beating 13th-ranked Salt Lake CC 94-84 in the Region 18 Championship and advancing to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament.
Not only did CSI stay in first place from day one to the last day of regular season play, but the Golden Eagles led from start to finish in the championship game as well.
Leading the way for the Golden Eagles was Region 18 Player of the Year Deng Dut. The sophomore guard finished with 31 points, six assists and five rebounds.
CSI led by as much as 22 points five minutes into the second half and was able to coast to the finish.
KT Raimey scored 23 points and Madit Lueeth had 10.
The Golden Eagles shot 48 percent from long range, knocking down 12-of-25 and made 73 percent of their free throws.
Dut earned Region 18 Tournament MVP honors and both Raimey and Lueeth were named to the all-tournament team.
CSI, 21-3 overall, received a No. 3 seed and has a first round bye at the National Tournament which runs April 19-24 at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson, KS. The Eagles first game will be Wednesday, April 21 at 6:00 CDT against the winner of the #14 seed Indian River State College (FL)/#19 seed Dawson CC (MT), which will be played, on Tuesday, April 20, at 10:00 am. It is will be the Golden Eagles 26th trip to Hutch.
The Golden Eagles have won three National Championships (1976, 1987, and 2011) out of 7 trips to the finals.
