Western wins in first round, but loses in second by Staff

Posted on Tuesday 27 March 2007

Griffons:72 Commerce:73

The Griffons fell to Texas A&M Commerce in the second round of the tournament by one point in the last second of the game 73-72.

The Griffons took the lead with less five seconds left on the clock and were ready to celebrate an exciting victory until Commerce raced down the court and passed the ball to open player under the basket.

Basketball

The ball fell in the basket, then the crowd went quiet. They all watched as Commerce jumped all over the court after pulling off an upset of the No. 1 seed on their home floor.

Commerce went on to play Washburn and beat them by one point as well. The Commerce team beat Washburn, Missouri Western and Emporia State in their region of the tournament.


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