Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, March 27, 1994 TAG: 9403270042
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: SPRINGFIELD, MASS. LENGTH: Short
Kenny Warren scored 21 points to lead five Bakersfield players in double figures and the Roadrunners (27-6) used tight man-to-man defense to stifle the running game of Southern Indiana, which was averaging 102 points a game.
Stan Gouard led all scorers with 30 points for the Screaming Eagles (29-4).
The last team to repeat as Division II champion was Kentucky Wesleyan in 1968-69.
Bakersfield State took an early lead. Tyrone Davis hit a layup, Warren connected on an NBA-length 3-pointer and Davis scored twice more inside as the Roadrunners went on an 11-2 run over the next four minutes to lead 28-17 midway through the first half.
Cornelius Banks' 3-pointer ignited another 9-1 spurt by the winners with 4:30 left in the half. They held Southern Indiana to three field goals in the final nine minutes of the half to lead 45-30 at intermission.
Southern Indiana chipped away at the lead in the second half, with Gouard keying a 9-1 run with 5:50 left to play to cut the margin to 77-71.
But Reggie Phillips' driving basket and layups by Jeff Kuehl and Warren gave Bakersfield an 85-73 cushion with two minutes left.
Phillips and Davis finished with 15 each for Bakersfield while Roheen Oats added 13 and Kuehl 11. Banks, a 3-point specialist, also had 11 points, including three 3-pointers.
by CNB