2017 WAC Tournament Bracket
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Final |
| UMKC |
38 |
49 |
87 |
| Chicago State |
36 |
46 |
82 |
Jones Convocation Center - Chicago
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82
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Player of the Game
LaVell Boyd paced the Roos with 25 points, including five three-pointers, to go with five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Key Stats
- UMKC out-shot Chicago State 54 percent to 49 percent and out-rebounded the Cougars 36-25.
- Kyle Steward added 13 points, while Broderick Newbill and Broderick Robinson added 11 points apiece for UMKC.
- The Cougars' Fred Sims Jr. led all players with 31 points, six rebounds and three steals, while Trayvon Palmer added 19 points and eight rebounds.
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Final |
| UT Rio Grande Valley |
44 |
37 |
81 |
| NM State |
51 |
56 |
107 |
Pan American Center - Las Cruces, N.M.
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107
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Player of the Game
The Aggies'
Eli Chuha was just shy of a double-double, finishing with 28 points on 7-of-11 from the field and 14-of-18 at the free throw line to go with nine rebounds. He also added two assists and a steal.
Key Stats
- NM State out-shot UT Rio Grande Valley 52 percent to 49 percent, but dominated the glass, 51-24 in the victory.
- Ian Baker added 21 points, seven assists and three rebounds, while Braxton Huggins finished with 16 points and Jemerrio Jones grabbed a team-high 10 boards.
- The Vaqueros' Nick Dixon led all players with 35 points on 14-of-19 (74 percent) from the field, 3-of-6 from three-point range and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. He also added two rebounds, one assist and one steal.
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Final |
| Seattle U |
22 |
32 |
54 |
| Utah Valley |
29 |
32 |
61 |
UCCU Center - Orem, Utah
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61
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Player of the Game
Jordan Poydras led the Wolverines with 17 points, five rebounds and two steals.
Key Stats
- Utah Valley shot 43 percent from the field and 28 percent from three-point range, while Seattle U connected on 38 percent from the floor and 35 percent from downtown. The difference in the game came at the free throw line, where the Wolverines were 14-of-17 (82 percent), while the Redhawks were just 4-of-7 (57 percent).
- Utah Valley outscored Seattle U 26-14 in points in the paint and got 27 points from its bench compared to the 12 of the Redhawks.
- Morgan Means paced Seattle U with 16 points, including four three-pointers.
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Final |
| Grand Canyon |
37 |
21 |
58 |
| CSU Bakersfield |
23 |
29 |
52 |
Icardo Center - Bakersfield, Calif.
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52
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| Box Score |
Player of the Game
Keonta Vernon led the Lopes with a double-double of 11 points and 12 boards to go with four steals as Grand Canyon handed the Roadrunners their first home loss of the season and snapped CSU Bakersfield's 10-game winning streak.
Key Stats
- Neither team shot the ball well, as Grand Canyon connected on 29 percent from the field, 39 percent from three-point range and 64 percent from the free throw line, while CSU Bakersfield shot 27 percent from the floor, 23 percent from downtown and 90 percent from the charity stripe. The Lopes out-rebounded the 'Runners 45-39.
- Grand Canyon's Joshua Braun added 16 points, including four three-pointers, to go with eight rebounds, while DeWayne Russell finished with 11 points, seven assists and seven rebounds.
- Jaylin Airington led CSUB with 19 points and five rebounds.