Scores

Final

UMKC 50

(7-23, 4-11 Summit)

W Illinois 53

(20-7, 12-3 Summit)

8:30 PM ET, February 28, 2013

Western Hall, Macomb, IL

1 2 T
UMKC 39 1150
WIU 21 3253

Top Performers

UMKC: E. Tyler 17 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast

Western Illinois: C. Clark III 13 Pts, 1 Reb, 6 Ast, 4 Stl

W. Illinois 53, UMKC 50

Associated Press

MACOMB, Ill. -- Michael Ochereobia scored 14 points and Western Illinois stayed in contention for a share of the Summit League title by rallying past UMKC 53-50 on Thursday night.

Ceola Clark added 13 points and six assists for the Leathernecks (20-7, 12-3), who can tie South Dakota State atop the conference by beating South Dakota on Saturday. SDSU finished its regular season Thursday with a win over Nebraska-Omaha.

UMKC opened the game on a 22-5 run and led by as many as 18 in the first half, but Western Illinois came all the way back, taking their first lead, 50-48, on Ochereobia's three-point play with 3:47 left. UMKC's Kirk Korver made a jumper before Clark hit two free throws for the final margin.

The Kangaroos (7-23, 4-11) lost their fourth straight. Estan Tyler scored 17 points, but he also had nine turnovers and missed a game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UMKC
WIU
Points 50 53
FG Made-Attempted 18-36 (.500) 19-40 (.475)
3P Made-Attempted 6-12 (.500) 6-15 (.400)
FT Made-Attempted 8-8 (1.000) 9-15 (.600)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 10 (0/0)
Largest Lead 18 3

Game Leaders

 
UMKC
WIU
PointsE. Tyler 17M. Ochereobia 14
ReboundsM. Wedel 5J. Houpt 6
AssistsM. Wedel 4C. Clark III 6
StealsM. Wedel 4C. Clark III 4
BlocksM. Wedel 1J. Houpt 1
Team Stats: UMKC | Western Illinois

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Dec 1, 2012 WIU 68, @UMKC 63Recap
» Feb 28, 2013 @WIU 53, UMKC 50Recap

Next 5 Games

UMKC
WIU
03/02 @IUPU 7:30pm
03/10 @NDSU 9:30pm
 03/02 SDAK 8:00pm
03/09 SDAK 9:30pm
03/11 NDSU 9:30pm
03/20 @PUR 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: UMKC | Western Illinois

Summit League Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
South Dakota State13-325-9
Western Illinois13-322-8
North Dakota State12-424-9
Oakland10-616-16
IPFW7-916-17
Nebraska-Omaha6-1011-20
South Dakota5-1110-20
UMKC5-118-24
IUPUI1-156-26
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