MBB: Bulldogs upset Doane in OT

Article Body: Concordia, the 11 seed, pulled the only upset in the first round of the men's Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Tournament, downing six seed Doane College, 82-81 in overtime, on Tuesday night in Crete, Neb.

This marks the third straight season the Bulldogs (9-20, 5-13 GPAC) have ended the season for the Tigers (16-12, 10-8 GPAC) in the first round of the GPAC Tournament. Concordia will now face third seed Dakota Wesleyan on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 5:00 p.m. in Mitchell, S.D., at the Corn Palace.

Doane built a double digit lead midway through the first half, 19-9, before a pair of Benjamin Buhr three-pointers and a jumper by Jon Ziegler cut the Tiger lead to three. Doane countered with a run of their own, pushing the lead back to nine with 3:07 left in the first half.

Concordia held the Tigers to just one field goal, closing out the half with an 11-2 run to knot the score at 40 at intermission.

Midway through the second half the Bulldogs broke open a 50-50 tie with a jumper by Scott Hannon followed by three consecutive triples by Ziegler, Buhr and Hannon. Another bucket by Buhr gave Concordia their biggest lead of the night, 63-52, with 9:40 left in regulation.

Again Doane countered with a run of their own over the next five minutes, outscoring the Bulldogs 12-2 to tie the game at 65.

A timely three by Buhr, his fifth of the night, pulled the Bulldogs back to even after the Tigers opened up a three-point cushion. A free throw by Doane's Wade Janssen extended the Tiger lead back to three with 39 seconds in regulation.

Reggie Corbin's tip-in pulled the Bulldogs within one with 23 ticks left. Corbin added a free throw with six seconds on the clock to again cut the lead to one, 75-76.

Fortunately, the Bulldogs got the offensive rebound and Ziegler was fouled with just one second left. Ziegler missed the first, but hit the second free throw to tie the game. He then stole the deep inbounds pass by Doane and his three-quarter court shot hit the front of the rim, falling away as time expired.

In the overtime frame Hannon hit a pair of jumpers and Buhr hit two free throws to give the Bulldogs all the points they would need, hanging on for the victory.

Buhr led all scorers with a career-high 35 points. Buhr was 14-of-22 from the field, including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. Ziegler and Hannon finished with 22 and 18 points respectively. Ziegler also grabbed 10 boards en route to a double double. Corbin added 13 rebounds as Concordia edged the Tigers on the boards, 39-37.

As a team the Bulldogs shot an impressive 60.7 percent from the floor in the first half. They finished the game converting on 49.2 percent of their attempts from the field. Doane also shot well going 43.5 percent from the floor.

The Tigers were led by Brent Cole with 25 points and 13 rebounds. He was one of four Doane players in double digits.

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MBB: Bulldogs upset Doane in OT

MBB: Bulldogs upset Doane in OT

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