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BOfO . . . continuedfrom page24contest. "The 2-l-2 zoneallowed us to stay in the game,and we used it well."

Edinboro would knot thescore at 61, following a Johnsonjumper.With 55 seconds rcmaining.the Indians brought the ball overthe time line. Seconds after, thelong arms of Johnson knockedthe ball away from adiscouraged Mike Beckles.Following the deflection, theball was picked up immediatelYby Kaufman.Kaufman sped into theforecourt, then wisely pulled theball back out so that the Scotscould work for the final shot.With a five-second differentialfrom the shot and game clocks,IUP was certain to get the ballback for a final look.With the clock winding downto just under six seconds,Johnson drove the right baselineand got fouled on his way to thehoopJohnson, who at this Point inthe game had racked uP a team-high 29 points, needed at leastone of two from the foul line toeive his team the lead.- With apparent ice water in hisveins, Johnson cashed in onboth of the free-tosses to givethe Scots a 63-61 lead.

"We were trying to make it areal long possession," saidWalcavich. "We wanted eitherMichael (Johnson), Jean iPaul)or Adam (Kaufman) to have theball in an isolation situation.We got Michlel with it, and hedefinitely drew the foul on hisway to the hoop."But the game was not overyet for the Indians.With two seconds remaining,'a streaking Steve Menifee ofIUP appeared to be ready toknot'the score at 63 with athunderous dunk. On his way tothe hoop, however, a leapingStout of Edinboro swatted theball away. While many of theEdinboro faithful thought thatthe block was clean, the refereesthought otherwise whistlingStout with the foul.Menifee, a 69 percent shooterfrom the line for the season,went "mortar" on the first toss.The second shot was missedintentionally, and IUP'sTerrance Fitzpatrick corralledthe rebound.With under a second left,Fitzpatrick's shot ricocheted offof the backboard, thuspreserving Edinboro's 63-61upset victory.Johnson led the way tbr theScots, posting 3l points on I l

of l7 shooting (65 percent.)Johnson was key for the Scotsat the charity stripe as well,connecting on eight of 12 shots.Kaufman tallied I I points forthe winners, including nine inthe second half.Next up fbr the Scots ( 16- I I )in the tournament will be hostsBloomsburg it 8 p.m. on Fridaynight.Bloomsburg, a 58-54

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overtlme wtnnerMillersville in the first round,will enter the contest with a 20-7 ledger. The Huskies, the top-seeded team in the East, haveposted an ll-2 mark at NelsonField House.Jeffrey Benson and his 18.5points per game average leadsBloomsburg. For the season,Benson has connected on 42 of87 three point-shots -- good

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enough for 48 percent.Tom Hauer is another top dogfor the Huskies. He averages13.7 points per game, as well asjust under six boards prcontest.WFSE, the Edge at 88.9 FM,will broadcast Friday'ssemifinal playoff game in itsentlretv.

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