NOVEMBER 18, 2001
BOB ZIADIE
MONARCH MEN DEFEATS SUSQUEHANNA IN PEPSI/WEIS
TOURNEY FINAL
SELINSGROVE -- Senior power forward Dennis Hobbs
scored 23 points and pulled
down
eight rebounds to earn most valuable player honors as the King’s College
men’s basketball team defeated host
Susquehanna University 66-64 in the championship
of the Pepsi/Weis Market Tip-Off Tournament in Selinsgrove.
The win also gave first-year head coach J.P.
Andrejko a championship in his
first
weekend as a collegiate head coach.
With the score tied 61-61 with 1:37 remaining, King’s
(2-0) took a 64-61 lead
on
a bucket and foul shot by Hobbs with 1:15 left. Susquehanna would tie up
the score on a three-pointer by Dan
Rathmell with 0:48 remaining, but Hobbs again
put the Monarchs ahead 66-64 on a another basket down low.
Susquehanna (1-1) would attempt to take the lead but
Chris Zimmerman’s
three-point
attempt bounced off the rim and was rebounded by Monarch junior
Steve Hite who was subsequently fouled.
Hite missed the first of a one-and-one attempt and
Susquehanna rebounded and
called
a time out with 0:02 remaining. But the Crusaders were unable to
successful inbound the ball and never
got off a final shot as the final whistle
sounded.
The teams were deadlocked 30-30 at half-time but
King’s opened the final
frame
with a 18-6 run to take a 48-38 lead with 14:06 remaining.
Susquehanna would then go on a run of its own and
knotted the score at 50-50
on
a Glen Weinrich basket with 10:12 left. Susquehanna, however, would tie
the game on three more occasions but
would never take the lead.
Hobbs, who shot 10-of-14 from the field, was joined
on the all-tournament
team
by Kasim Holloman who had 14 points, four steals, and three assists.
Hite was also outstanding with a 14-point, 12-round
effort. Dannie Evans
chipped
in with seven points to aid the Monarchs cause.
Susquehanna was led by Tim Hurd with 18 points while
Zimmerman and Rathmell
chipped
in with 13 points each.
King’s will return to action Tuesday when the
Monarchs host Baptist Bible
College
at 7:30 p.m. in Scandlon Gymnasium.
BOX
SCORE
