A South Region First Four game between the #16 seed Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and the #16 seed Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
Final Score: Western Kentucky 59 Mississippi Valley State 58
Jim Nantz |
Announcer |
Clark Kellogg |
Announcer |
Steve Kerr |
Announcer |
Tracy Wolfson |
Sideline Reporter |
Ernie Johnson |
Studio Host - New York |
Charles Barkley |
Studio Analyst - New York |
Barack Obama |
Interviewee |
Guest Star |
David Cameron (II) |
Interviewee |
Guest Star |
Final Score:
Western Kentucky 59 Mississippi Valley State 58
Head Coaches:
Western Kentucky: Ray Harper
Mississippi Valley State: Sean Woods
Western Kentucky is the only team of the 68 in the NCAA Tournament with a losing record.
Western Kentucky Coach Ray Harper: Wow. I don't know where to begin.
Western Kentucky Coach Ray Harper: You could see that look in their eyes: 'We're going to do this.'
Mississippi Valley State Coach Sean Woods: (on succumbing to full-court pressure and blowing a 16-point lead with five minutes to go)
I thought it was just our guys got rattled, got excited, and got a little bit beside themselves. Normally in a situation like that, maybe it's one guy or two. But when it's all five, it was like a snowball effect.
Western Kentucky Guard Derrick Gordon: It's a crazy feeling. That's the President of the United States coming to watch our game. We wanted to put on a show. Things didn't work our way for the first 35 minutes, but we came away with the W. I'm sure he liked what he saw.
Western Kentucky Guard Derrick Gordon: This is something new for us. The lights are on. We were rushing. With 5 minutes left to go, we all turned that switch on. We decided we were not ready to go home.
The #16 seed Western Kentucky Hilltoppers play in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They entered the tournament with a record of 15-18. They finished tied for third in the division with a record of 7-9. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by winning the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The #16 seed Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils play in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They entered the tournament with a record of 21-12. They finished first in the conference with a record of 17-1. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by winning the SWAC Tournament. Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi.
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