#MotorCityMadness Three Stars of the Day - March 6
Motor City Madness Central Page
In the second night of the 2019 Little Casesars Horizon League Basketball Championships all of the top seeds punched their ticket to Detroit and will be participating in the Motor City Madness semifinals on Monday in Little Caesars Arena. Tonights playmakers had the most impact on the outcome of the evening's quarterfinal matchups.
Tyler Sharpe, Northern Kentucky
The No. 2 seeded Northern Kentucky held off No. 7 seed Detroit Mercy, 99-88, in the BB&T Arena on Wednesday night to advance to the Motor City Madness semifinals thanks in large part to the performance of Tyler Sharpe. Sharpe led the Norse with 25 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and adding three assists against the Titans. Sharpe shot 7-for-13 from the floor and went 5-for-7 from the free-throw line. In the first half, Sharpe scored 12 points and had five rebounds after 18 minutes on the floor and followed that with 13 points and went 3-for-5 from downtown.
Sarah Cash, Youngstown State
The Penguins triumphed against Milwaukee after a close 64-58 finish in the Beeghly Center to move on to the semifinals of #MotorCityMadness. One of Youngstown State’s top scorers of the evening was Cash who scored 15 points and also grabbed 16 rebounds. Cash opened the first quarter with two layups against the Panthers. She put up seven points with a 3-pointer in the first half and also grabbed an impressive six offensive boards as the Penguins trailed 28-27 going into the half. Cash was clutch down the stretch for the Penguins as she recorded eight points including shooting 4-for-4 at the charity stripe and grabbed seven defensive boards.
Jaevin Cumberland, Oakland
It was a close game inside the Athletics Center O'rena Wednesday evening, but the Golden Grizzlies held off Youngstown State 88-84 and punched their ticket to Detroit for the Motor City Madness semifinals. Oakland’s leading scorer was Cumberland who scored 23 points with four 3-pointers. Cumberland started the first half scoring just eight points, with two 3-pointers and going 2-for-2 on free throws. He went on to open the second half with Oakland’s first four points on a triple and a free throw. By the end of the half, Cumberland had gone 4-for-6 on the floor, completed 2-of-3 from long range, hit five free throws, and had two assists and three rebounds.