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2008-2009 The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 7 - 10, 2009
Tournament Champions: North Dakota State
Tournament Runner Up: Oakland
Tournament MOP/MVP: Ben Woodside (North Dakota State, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team: Keith Benson (Oakland, So.), Erik Kangas (Oakland, Sr.), Johnathon Jones (Oakland, Jr.), Brett Winkelman (North Dakota State, Sr.), Ben Woodside (North Dakota State, Sr.)
Championship Game Venue: Sioux Falls Arena (Sioux Falls, SD)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Bo Boroski, Jeff Campbell, Quinn Crozier, Paul Janssen, David Maracich, Dan Nowakowski, Gerry Pollard, Mike Sanzere, Kelly Self, Frank Spencer, Brett Wegenke, Bart Wegenke, Bret Wetenke, Terry Wymer
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Ben Woodside (North Dakota State, Sr.) (61)
Total Rebounds:Keith Benson (Oakland, So.) (38)
Total Assists:Johnathon Jones (Oakland, Jr.) (25)
Total Steals:Erik Kangas (Oakland, Sr.) (4), Freddy Coleman (North Dakota State, So.) (4), Johnathon Jones (Oakland, Jr.) (4)
Total Blocks:Keith Benson (Oakland, So.) (11)
Total Minutes:Ben Woodside (North Dakota State, Sr.) (116)
Total FIC:Keith Benson (Oakland, So.) (47.8)
Total Fouls:Michael Tveidt (North Dakota State, So.) (13)
Total Turnovers:Ben Woodside (North Dakota State, Sr.) (10)
Total FGs:Erik Kangas (Oakland, Sr.) (19)
Total 3PM:Erik Kangas (Oakland, Sr.) (8)
Total FTs:Ben Woodside (North Dakota State, Sr.) (24)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
1 North Dakota State 83
8 Centenary 77
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 IUPUI 48
5 Southern Utah 53
3 Oakland 75
6 IPFW 62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Oral Roberts 69
7 South Dakota State 72
Semifinals
 
 
1 North Dakota State 79
5 Southern Utah 67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Oakland 74
7 South Dakota State 56
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 North Dakota State 66
3 Oakland 64

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
6 IPFW 13  16  44.83% 8  10  44.44%
8 Centenary 8  22  26.67% 6  12  33.33%
4 IUPUI 16  13  55.17% 9  9  50.00%
1 North Dakota State 23  6  79.31% 16  2  88.89%
3 Oakland 20  11  64.52% 13  5  72.22%
2 Oral Roberts 16  14  53.33% 14  4  77.78%
7 South Dakota State 12  19  38.71% 7  11  38.89%
5 Southern Utah 10  19  34.48% 8  10  44.44%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 7, 2009
 Centenary North Dakota State 77-83 Sioux Falls Arena PTS: 30. Brett Winkelman
REB: 8. Brett Winkelman
AST: 5. Ben Woodside 		PTS: 26. Chase Adams
REB: 5. Gary Redus
AST: 2. Chase Adams
Mar 7, 2009
 South Dakota State Oral Roberts 72-69 Sioux Falls Arena PTS: 17. Marcus Lewis
REB: 12. Marcus Lewis
AST: 4. Marcus Lewis 		PTS: 30. Garrett Callahan
REB: 11. Griffan Callahan
AST: 6. Anthony Cordova
Mar 8, 2009
 Southern Utah IUPUI 53-48 Sioux Falls Arena PTS: 12. Jon Avery
REB: 9. Jon Avery
AST: 3. Adrian Moss 		PTS: 25. Davis Baker
REB: 9. Tyler Quinney
AST: 5. Mike Josserand
Mar 8, 2009
 IPFW Oakland 62-75 Sioux Falls Arena PTS: 15. Will Hudson
REB: 10. Keith Benson
AST: 9. Johnathon Jones 		PTS: 15. Deilvez Yearby
REB: 6. Deilvez Yearby
AST: 3. Zach Plackemeier
Mar 9, 2009
 South Dakota State Oakland 56-74 Sioux Falls Arena PTS: 21. Erik Kangas
REB: 14. Keith Benson
AST: 10. Johnathon Jones 		PTS: 22. Anthony Cordova
REB: 7. Dale Moss
AST: 2. Anthony Cordova
Mar 9, 2009
 Southern Utah North Dakota State 67-79 Sioux Falls Arena PTS: 22. Mike Nelson
REB: 7. Mike Nelson
AST: 7. Ben Woodside 		PTS: 24. Tyler Quinney
REB: 11. John Clifford
AST: 4. Jake Nielson
Mar 10, 2009
 Oakland North Dakota State 64-66 Sioux Falls Arena PTS: 21. Michael Tveidt
REB: 10. Brett Winkelman
AST: 5. Ben Woodside 		PTS: 16. Will Hudson
REB: 14. Keith Benson
AST: 6. Johnathon Jones