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Posted: Feb 27, 2021 3:50 PMUpdated: Feb 27, 2021 4:51 PM
Eagles Punch National Tournament Ticket at the Buzzer
The Oklahoma Wesleyan men’s team pulled off another thriller on Saturday afternoon. The No. 20 Eagles beat Ottawa at the buzzer on Kaleb Stokes three-pointer to win 84-83. Stokes hit his second game-winner of the conference tournament on this miracle three.
Oklahoma Wesleyan will head to the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament finals for the fourth straight year. By way of Bethel’s win in the other the semi the Eagles also clinch one of the two KCAC automatic bids to the NAIA National tournament.
For the second consecutive game OKWU made up a double-digit deficit and got a winner from Stokes. The Eagles were down 82-80 with seven seconds left and Stokes was fouled shooting a three.
The star sophomore would make just one of three from the line. Ottawa would split a pair of free throws after that to make it 83-81. OKWU would go 94 feet in 3.5 seconds to win it. Stokes would lead the team with 23 points. Stokes called the moment the biggest of his career.
OKWU will now meet No. 1 seed Bethel in the KCAC finals on Monday at 6 p.m. Radio coverage can be heard on Sportstalk 99.1 FM KPGM. Monday’s game will be played at Hartman Arena in Park City, KS.
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