Rogers’ 3-Pointer At Buzzer In OT Sends Hilltoppers to Second Round, Upsets Bulldogs 101-99

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Slam Dunk NCAA

Western Kentucky?s Tyrone Brazelton (#3) goes to the basket by Drake?s Jonathan Cox during the second half of their NCAA West Regional first-round basketball tournament game, played Friday. Western Kentucky upset Drake 101-99 in overtime.

In what has been the most exciting game thus far on today’s schedule of NCAA Regional first-round action, Ty Rogers hit a 3-pointer with no time on the clock in overtime, enabling #12 Western Kentucky to pull off the upset, edging #5 Drake 101-99 in the NCAA West regional at St. Pete Times Forum.? Western Kentucky’s leading scorer was Tyrone Brazelton with 33 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals while Courtney Lee scored 15 with 9 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and 2 blocked shots.? Drake was led by Jonathan Cox with 29 points, 16 rebounds, a steal and 2 blocked shots while Klayton Korver (brother of Utah Jazz forward Kyle Korver) scored 21 points, 3 rebounds and a steal; Josh Young added 18 with 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals while Leonard Houston pitched in with 17 along with 7 rebounds, an assist, 2 steals and a blocked shot.? Western Kentucky will now face the winner of the Connecticut-San Diego game on Sunday.

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