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ACU playoff chances hinder on turnaround

February 13, 2009 by Ryan Cantrell

By Ryan Cantrell, Sports Writer

ACU lost a 76-75 heartbreaker on Tuesday night in overtime to Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Wildcats fell to 2-5 in LSC South Division and 8-13 overall, while their postseason chances took a hit after the loss.

The Wildcats have five games remaining and will have to jump to fourth place to make the postseason tournament. The Javelinas improved to 16-7 overall and 6-2 in the division with the win.

The Javelinas trailed throughout most of the overtime before forward Flavio Milam got to offensive rebounds and scored on the put-back attempt with 34 seconds left to earn the one-point victory. The Wildcats had the ball for the final shot with 34 seconds left; however, the offensive set did not work, and the Wildcats were forced 914. UT-Brownsville brought two teams to compete, and its “A” team finished in third place with a 918. Incarnate Word did not play well in the final round and fell from second to fourth with a final total of 922.

The “B” team for UT-Brownsville shot a 967 for fifth place; host squad Texas A&M-International shot a 972 for sixth; Oklahoma Panhandle State finished in last place with a 987 overall.

“Each time we tee it up, we want to win,” Campbell said. “We know it is a long season and semester, but our eventual goal is to make it to the national tournament. It is a good first step, but we want to improve every week, and hopefully we will build on this first tournament.”

Campbell said the team begins qualifying for the St. Edward’s Spring Invitational on Friday.

“We will just keep doing the things we have been doing,” Campbell said. “We’ll keep working hard on the short game and the range and keep playing.”

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