| Wiggens Tip-In Leads East to 102-100 Victory |
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| Written by Andre Whitehead | |
| Monday, 26 March 2007 | |
![]() Kyle Groothuis Some of Tennessee's finest gathered at the Moore PE Center on the campus of picturesque Trevecca Nazarene joining forces for the TACA East/West All-Star Classic. Antwaine Wiggens tipped in a missed shot giving the stars from the East a 102-100 victory in the 2007 TACA All-Star Classic. A furious East comeback resulted in a 33-25 fourth quarter advantage before the long Greeneville star did his magic. The East led 43-38 at the half before the West went on a scoring binge outscoring them 37-26 in the third to take the lead 75-69. Bradley Central big man Kyle Groothuis was the games high scorer netting 23 points and grabbing 7 boards. The unsigned big man was a sterling 10 for 13 from the field. Wiggens accounted for 18 from his wing spot and Austin East rising senior Justin Walker added 15 of his own. Georgetown signee Omar Wattad finished the game with 9 points, 7 boards and found time to dish out 4 assists. Soddy Daisy point man Russell McNeal finished the contest with 6 assists and Clemson signee Terrence Oglesby, a late addition to the roster along with Groothuis, finished with 5 dimes of his own. For the West Memphis Overton worker Sergio Kerusch and Rice signee Scott Saunders led the cause with 16 points each. Murray State inker Jewon Long finished with 15 and Liberty Tech star Josh Sain and McNairy scorer Ken Bingham finshed with 14 each. Lexington's Coradro Staten was a big man on the boards grabbing a game high 10 and finishing with 9 markers himself.
West Scoring: Sergio Kerusch (16pts.) Scott Saunders (16pts.) Jewon Long (15pts.) Josh Sain (14pts.) Ken Bingham (14pts.) Cordaro Staten (9pts.) Jordan Miller (7pts.) Scott Newton (5pts.) LeRon Johnson (4pts.)
East Scoring: Kyle Groothuis (23pts.) Antwaine Wiggens (18pts.) Justin Walker (15pts.) Omar Wattad (9pts.) Russell McNeal (9pts.) Terrence Oglesby (6pts.) Keith Dodd (6pts.) Adam Woodrick (6pts.) Coty Sensibaugh (5pts.) David Barnes (3pts.) Cory Payne (2pts.)
Various roster changes resulted in some player not on the original roster attending and participating. The same applies for players such as Gerald Robinson who chose to play in another event in Nashville. |
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