Men Earn LSC Tournament Berth
February 24, 2007
WEATHERFORD –The basketball playing days for Southwestern Oklahoma State University live for another day as the Bulldog men were one of four North division teams that earned a berth in the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament.
SWOSU will open play Tuesday against Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. The game will tipoff at 7 p.m. in the 5,200 seat Ligon Coliseum. Tickets will be available at the Coliseum Ticket Office two hours prior to the start of the game. Prices are $2 for students with identification card, $7 adult general admission and $8 for reserved seating behind the SWOSU team bench.
SWOSU’s first year-coach Todd Thurman said his team was excited to learn that Midwestern State was its first-round opponent. The Bulldogs star was never brighter than its 114-99 victory over the Mustangs in an early December meeting in Weatherford.
ad a great ballgame with them. Both teams expended a tremendous amount of energy in that game. I know our players are anxious to get at them again” Thurman said.
The Bulldogs (17-9 overall) were awarded the fourth and final berth from the LSC North thanks to a tiebreaker advantage they held against Northeastern State University. Both NSU and SWOSU finished with identical 5-7 division marks and split the head-to-head series matchup. However, the Bulldogs won the fourth seed thanks to having a better record against teams finishing higher in the standings. This case SWOSU was 1-1 against No. 2 seed Central Oklahoma while NSU was 0-2.
MSU (20-6 overall) came about its current top seed after winning 61-55 on the road Saturday to West Texas A&M. Both the Mustangs and Buffs tied for first with a 9-3 record in the South division, but MSU swept the head-to-head series and earned the top seed.
Other first-round games will be Texas A&M University-Kingsville at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Tarleton State at University of Central Oklahoma; and Texas A&M University-Commerce at West Texas A&M.
The semifinals and finals will be played at the highest remaining seed.