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Kevin Atherley In Boro Shootout
Taylor Green
Kevin Atherley
70
Winner Southwest Minnesota State Uni SMSU
60
Edinboro University BORO
Winner
Southwest Minnesota State Uni SMSU
70
Final
60
Edinboro University BORO
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southwest Minnesota State Uni SMSU 37 33 70
Edinboro University BORO 23 37 60
56
Winner University Nebraska Omaha UNO
50
Edinboro University BORO
Winner
University Nebraska Omaha UNO
56
Final
50
Edinboro University BORO
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
University Nebraska Omaha UNO 32 24 56
Edinboro University BORO 23 27 50

Game Recap: Wheelchair Basketball | | Bob Shreve, Sports Information Director

Edinboro Finishes Eighth at NIWBT National Championships

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Edinboro wheelchair basketball team wrapped up competition at the 42ndAnnual NIWBT National Championships on Friday with a pair of losses to finish eighth. The Fighting Scots suffered a 70-60 setback to Southwest Minnesota State in the morning, then fell 56-50 in the seventh place game to Nebraska-Omaha.
The Fighting Scots, seeded fifth in the tournament, ended the season at 18-18.  
    
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE 70, EDINBORO 60
For the second straight game, the Fighting Scots fell victim to a hot-shooting team. Southwest Minnesota State would shoot 60.8 percent for the game, including 66.7 percent in the second half (14-of-21). Despite the torrid shooting for SMSU, the Fighting Scots nearly rallied in the final 20 minutes as they hit 18-of-32 shots (56.3 pct.) themselves in the second half. SMSU led 37-23 at the half as Edinboro shot 38.5 percent (10-of-26). SMSU used a 16-2 run to build a 29-16 lead with just under four minutes left. The deficit was still 51-37 with 12:11 remaining when Edinboro would pull back into the contest. Seven straight points cut the margin in half at 51-44, as Kevin Atherley scored on a layup, followed by back-to-back buckets by Jacob Spiller, and a free throw by Cor'Rales Dupree. SMSU would boost the lead back up to 14 points seven minutes later at 66-52. Edinboro got no closer than nine points the rest of the way. Spillers led three Fighting Scots in double figures with 20 points, making 9-of-15 field goals and 2-of-3 free throws. Atherley chipped in with 16 points (8-of-16 FGs) and nine rebounds, while Dupree came off the bench to contribute 12 points and six boards. He made 5-of-9 shots. Chayse Wolf had eight points and six assists.

NEBRASKA-OMAHA 56, EDINBORO 50
The Fighting Scots led early but Nebraska-Omaha slowly pulled away in the first half and would lead by nine at 32-23 at the half.  For the third game in the tournament, the Fighting Scots fell victim to a hot-shooting squad, an UNO shot 61.9 percent in the half (13-of-21). Edinboro, meanwhile, came in at 34.4 percent (11-of-32). UNO pushed the lead to 12 points at 38-26 with 17:22 to play, but the Fighting Scots would stage a rally. A 19-8 run, with six points from Kevin Atherley and five from Jacob Spillers, pulled Edinboro to within 46-45 with 6:09 remaining. UNO would go on a 9-2 run to take a 55-47 lead with just 20 seconds left. Edinboro would score just one basket over a span of six minutes before Chayse Wolf hit a three with just 10 seconds remaining. Edinboro ended the night shooting 37.1 percent (23-of-62) and went to the free throw line just twice, making one. UNO cooled off in the second half but still shot 54.8 percent overall (23-of-42), while making 9-of-14 free throws. Spillers led three players in double figures with 15 points, adding nine rebounds. Wolf had 14 points, and Atherley finished with a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, adding five steals.
 
 
 
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