Author: Mark Maynard

Managing editor of Kentucky Today, the digital newspaper of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, since July 2017. Worked 42 years for The Daily Independent in Ashland, Kentucky, the last 12 as managing editor and editor and the previous 30 in the sports department, including 17 years as sports editor. President of Amy For Africa, a faith-based Christian ministry serving Uganda. I'm a husband to Beth and father to Stephen and Sally, grandfather to Brooks and Addy.

Dominating duo: 2 for the money as 2000-04 Tomcats win big

ASHLAND, Ky. – Mark Surgalski and Arliss Beach were one of the most formidable duos in Ashland Tomcat history.

The 2005-2009 Tomcats learned that the hard way in the Tomcat Shootout.

In a thoroughly dominating victory, the 2000-2004 Tomcats romped 110-96 in a game that wasn’t as close as it sounds. Surgalski scored 37 and Beach collected 15 points and 10 assists in the buzzer to buzzer victory.

The game was tied once at 4-4 but the 2005-2009 Tomcats never led for one second. Surgalski’s dominating play made sure of it. He was 12 of 23 from the field and sank all 11 of his free throw attempts. A big man with touch is a good thing.

It was a 3-pointer from Surgalski with 5:23 remaining that snuffed out any hope for the 2005-09 Tomcats, who had pulled within 97-89 on Dylan Delaney’s reverse layup.

Beach came right back and fired a skip pass to Surgalski who was set up behind the 3-point line. He fired and swished it to make it 100-89 and the advantage never dipped below double figures. And that’s when people started leaving Anderson gym and wondering if the 2005-09 Tomcats had any chance in the best-of-3 series.

“When Surgalski is bombing in threes and Beach is doing whatever he wants out there, there’s not much hope of winning,” said frustrated 2005-09 coach Buddy Biggs. “I tried everything against Surgalski. He abused us with whatever we tried. We surrounded him, we set up in front of him and behind him and he still scored. He owned us.”

Not only did they lead the entire way but the advantage once swelled to 28 points at 89-61 when Derek Cooksey used a stop-and-go move to zip around his defender.

“I tell you what, we played some good basketball tonight and I don’t mean just Mark and Arliss,” said 2000-04 coach Mike Flynn. “These guys were ready to play. There was some smack talk going on in pregame warmups. That was a bad idea. Surgalski and Beach came into the locker room before the game with fire in their eyes.”

Danny Coleman tried to get in Surgalski’s head during the game, with some digs at him that nobody else heard, but it obviously backfired. The mental warfare became fuel for one of the best bigs in Tomcat history. He also had 10 rebounds.

“Those guys were running their mouths a little too much,” Surgalski said. “I was pumped. I’m ready to play the next game now. Quit the talking and play the game.”

Coleman, who had nine points, said he was just having some fun with Surgalski. “But it sure wasn’t fun for us when he put 37,” he said. “I’ll keep my mouth shut from now on. I was just trying to continue a Bradley family tradition of badgering opponents. It’s part of my DNA.”

Beach was super too with some pinpoint passing that freed up Adam Howard and Jeremy Howell for open jumpers. They scored 11 and 13, respectively. Zack Davis also had 11 points.

“Five in double figures is a lot when one guy has 37 points,” Flynn said. “Any of those five can have a game like Mark had tonight. I like this team a lot. We can challenge anybody in this series.”

Cooksey put the 2000-04 Tomcats into a double-figure lead the first time at 25-14 with 1:31 remaining in the first quarter.

“We have to put this one behind us,” Biggs said. “We’re better than we played tonight but it will take a super effort to beat these guys. We can’t let Surgalski and Beach have their way against us. I’ll be up all night trying to figure it out.”

Drew McDavid and Ryan Bonner scored 17 apiece and Matt Thomas added 12 points and nine rebounds for the 2005-09 Tomcats.

Bonner and Brett Miller found themselves in foul trouble trying to slow down Surgalski.

One encouraging note for the 2005-09 Tomcats: They had a 54-36 rebounding advantage and launched 100 field goal attempts.

The 2000-04 Tomcats shot 52 percent from the field and made all 15 of their free throws.

“That rebound statistic is puzzling but something we can build on,” Biggs said.

2000-2004 TOMCATS (110) – Beach 7-12 0-0 15, Howard 4-8 0-0 11, Surgalski 12-23 11-11 37, Howell 5-12 2-2 13, Davis 5-10 0-0 11, Salyer 1-6 2-2 4, Cooksey 3-3 0-0 6, M.Johnson 4-5 0-0 8, J.Cook 1-1 0-0 2, C.Cook 1-2 0-0 3. FG: 43-82. FT: 15-15. 3FG: 9-25 (Beach 1-6, Howard 3-6, Surgalski 2-5, Howell 1-3, Davis 0-1, Salyer 0-2, M.Johnson 0-1. C.Cook 1-1). Rebounds: 36 (Howard 5, Surgalski 10, Howell 7, Davis 6, Salyer 3, Cooksey 2, M.Johnson 3). Assists: 26 (Beach 10, Howard 3, Surgalski 2, Howell 4, Davis 1, Salyer 2, Cooksey 2, M.Johnson 2). PF: 13. Turnovers: 10.

2005-2009 TOMCATS (96) – McDavid 7-14 2-3 17, Wilcox 4-14 1-2 9, Bonner 7-14 3-4 17, Miller 4-7 0-2 8, Thomas 5-14 2-2 12, Cannoy 2-9 1-1 5, C.Johnson 2-7 0-0 4, Coleman 4-6 0-0 9, Skaggs 3-7 0-0 8, Delaney 3-8 0-0 7. FG: 41-100. FT: 9-14. 3FG: 5-13 (McDavid 1-2, Wilcox 0-2, Bonner 0-1, Cannoy 0-1, Coleman 1-2, Skaggs 2-4, Delaney 1-1). Rebounds: 54 (McDavid 7, Wilcox 5, Bonner 9, Miller 7, Thomas 9, Cannoy 2, C.Johnson 6, Coleman 1, Skaggs 4, Delaney 4). Assists: 23 (McDavid 5, Wilcox 2, Bonner 4, Thomas 5, Cannoy 4, C.Johnson 2, Delaney 1). PF: 15. Turnovers: 15.

2000-2004 TOMCATS     31         27         31         21     –        110

2005-2009 TOMCATS     16         30         20         30     –         96

 

 

A remarkable comeback that leaves Dicky speechless

ASHLAND, Ky. – The 1990-94 Tomcat All-Stars looked to be home free.

They may have already started thinking about the next round of the Tomcat Shootout. The 90-94 team led the stunned 1995-90 by 20 points at halftime and by 23 points with 4:50 remaining in the third quarter. Rob Lynch’s long jumper made it 80-57.

Public address announcer Chuck Rist was looking for his “Celebration” disc at the scorer’s table.

Marty Thomas was MVP of the series after scoring 86 in the three games.

But basketball can be a funny game. Better hold that song, Chuck. Maybe find “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”

The lead was double figures at 97-84 with 4:35 to play, but the 95-99 Tomcats were coming. Kyle Umberger and Darrell Arbaugh were banging inside and the momentum had clearly swung.

Coach Jeff Hall had already used all of his timeouts to blunt the rally but nothing seemed to be working.

“I was just hoping we could hang on,” he admitted later.

Fifteen consecutive points later and the 95-99 Tomcats had done the unthinkable and regained the lead at 98-97 when Michael Lynch drilled a 15-footer with cousin Rob’s hand in his face.

The crowd was going bonkers, the loudest anybody had ever heard them. The locked down chairs were coming unbolted from all the stomping. The stands were literally shaking. The lid was about to come off James A. Anderson Gymnasium.

Tomcat radio voice Dicky Martin was speechless. Can you imagine that? It’s true. There was dead air after Lynch put one in over his cousin. It the 15-0 run that nobody saw coming.

“I was flabbergasted,” he said. “How could they make that kind of a comeback? These two teams are just great. But I wouldn’t have given the 95-99 a chance in million when it was 13 points with four minutes to play. This was a Tomcat classic.”

But it wasn’t over. The teams were tied at 101 with 45 unbelievable seconds to play.

It was the third game of the series with the winner moving on to the quarterfinals of the Tomcat Shootout and both of them wanted it bad because they each thought there was a good chance of winning it all.

An incredible start, though, made it look like it was the 90-94 team’s game to win in a walkaway.

Hall used a different strategy with trying to play more of a two-man game with Thomas and Rob Lynch. He kept the sharpshooting Lynch on the perimeter and posted up Thomas down loan. The 95-99 Tomcats were willing to take a chance on Lynch, who missed 10 of 13 shots in Game 2.

But he found the range on the way to 25 points, making 10 of 13 attempts. Meanwhile, Thomas got his shots too and the 95-99 Tomcats’ plan was to be more physical with him. He made 8 of 11 free throws and pulled down 11 rebounds while scoring a game-high 27 points.

The two-man game combined for 52 points. That allowed Nathan Kirk to collect 11 points and 10 rebounds and Jason Strader, always the playmaker, had nine points and 12 assists.

The game was fairly tight for a quarter but the 90-94 Tomcats had put up 30 points. Then they matched that total in the second quarter and led 60-40 at the half.

Coach Wayne Breeden’s voice could be heard through locked doors and it sounded like a few items were being thrown too.

“It was kind of scary in there,” Umberger said. “I’ve never seen him so mad.”

They didn’t want to face that wrath again. So the comeback started. The deficit was a manageable 81-68 after three quarters.

“That’s when we knew we could win it,” Michael Lynch said. “We wanted to get it under double figures halfway through the last quarter.”

The 15-0 run saw the normally strong floor game of the 90-94 Tomcats begin to erode. Eventually, Hall put Ryan Robinson in to help Strader break the press that was causing turnover after turnover.

“They forgot everything they were ever taught and even during the timeouts, I could read panic on their faces,” Hall said. “I mean, these are great ballplayers and they were literally falling apart.”

The 95-99 Tomcats caught them and then took the lead and then fell behind again before Michael Lynch’s clutch shot evened it again at 101.

Thomas made two free throws for a 103-101 lead and Chris Lynch set up on the block and drove in for a basket that tied it again at 103 with only 10 seconds remaining.

Hall was out of timeouts, having used them to blunt the rally. Dicky Martin was standing up calling the game he was so excited and the normally collected Rist kept fumbling around for the song that was going to fit the ending. Everybody in the place was on their feet.

Jason Strader hurried it down the floor. He was looking for Thomas but he wasn’t in his usual spot on a block. He had slipped to the deep corner with Chris Lynch trailing him. He gathered in the high pass, stopped and launched a shot with the 6-7 Lynch rushing at him, hand outstretched. He looked like he got a finger on the ball but it didn’t throw off the trajectory much. Thomas was a foot in front of the 3-point line at the end of the floor closest to the lobby when he let it fly with the game in the balance.

The doorways were full of people watching. Everybody’s eyes followed the ball as it left Thomas’ hand, ticked off Lynch’s finger and then rattled back and forth on the rim three times before dropping through for a 105-103 victory.

As the 90-94 Tomcats rushed the floor and breathed a sigh of relief, the crushed 95-99 Tomcats fell to their knees in defeat, pounding the gym floor. A remarkable comeback had ended with a devastating loss.

“You can’t console them when they lose a game like this,” said Breeden, whose team outscored the 90-94 Tomcats 63-45 in the second half. “They showed what they’re about with that comeback. I’m proud of them.”

Michael Lynch scored 22 and Umberger had 19 points and nine rebounds. Tate Tolbert, playing strong again at the point guard, had 15 points and 10 assists. Arbaugh collected 11 points and 15 rebounds.

“Incredible game,” Breeden said. “I have to go find Marty and shake his hand.”

Thomas was named the series MVP after scoring 43 and 27 in the last two games.

“I’ll take Marty Thomas or Robby Lynch shooting from anywhere at any time,” Hall said. “But did we ever almost choke that game or what?”

Rist cued up Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family” as a salute to both teams and Dicky settled down after smoking half a pack of cigarettes.

Next up: The 2000-2004 Tomcats vs. the 2005-2009 Tomcats.

1995-99 ASHLAND (103) – Tolbert 6-20 3-4 15, M.Lynch 9-21 2-3 22, Umberger 8-14 2-4 19, C.Lynch 4-11 4-4 12, Arbaugh 5-7 1-2 11, Estep 2-3 0-0 4, Barrow 2-7 2-2 6, Cooksey 2-4 0-0 4, Stakely 3-7 0-0 7, Johnson 0-1 1-2 1, B.Strader 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 42-96. FT: 15-21. 3FG: 4-18 (Tolbert 0-4, M.Lynch 2-8, Umberger 1-1, C.Lynch 0-1, Stakely 1-2, Cooksey 0-2). Rebounds: 46 (Tolbert 2, M.Lynch 2, Umberger 9, C.Lynch 10, Arbaugh 15, Estep 2, Barrow 2, Cooksey 4. Assists: 27 (Tolbert 10, M.Lynch 1, C.Lynch 2, Arbaugh 4, Estep 2, Barrow 2, Stakely 1, Strader 5). PF: 18. Turnovers: 14.

1990-94 ASHLAND (105) – J.Strader 3-11 3-3 9, Young 3-8 0-0 7, Thomas 9-18 8-11 27, R.Lynch 10-13 5-5 25, Kirk 5-10 1-2 11, Keeton 3-10 1-1 9, Robinson 2-7 1-1 5, Greene 2-3 1-2 5, Gray 2-6 0-0 4, Smith 1-2 0-0 3, Salyers 0-3 0-0 0. FG: 40-91. FT: 20-25. 3FG: 5-25 (Young 1-6, Thomas 1-2, R.Lynch 0-2, Kirk 0-3, Keeton 2-4, Robinson 0-2, Greene 0-1, Gray 0-2, Smith 1-1, Salyers 0-2). Rebounds: 53 (J.Strader 4, Young 5, Thomas 11, R.Lynch 5, Kirk 10, Keeton 6, Robinson 5, Greene 4, Gray 1, Smith 1). PF: 20. Turnovers: 17.

1995-99 ASHLAND     25       15       28         35        –            103

1990-94 ASHLAND     30       30       21         24         –           105

 

A shot to remember or one to forget? It’s a 1990s thriller

ASHLAND, Ky. – David “Smooth” Greene found himself with the basketball in his hands with the 1990-94 Tomcats trailing 100-99 and only seconds remaining.

There wasn’t a defender near him, but it hadn’t been the best of nights for Greene, who was 1-for-9 shooting. Nothing would go in, not even layups. A tough night.

“I kind of, well, stunk,” he said bluntly.

Greene was open by design. The 1995-99 Tomcats had surrounded Marty Thomas with the game on the line. Somebody was going to be left without a defender. Coach Wayne Breeden chose Greene.

“It wasn’t his night,” Breeden said. “Marty had killed us all night. I couldn’t give him the opportunity to put the dagger in us. It seemed like a reasonable risk.”

The ball had got into Thomas when he was suddenly blocked from going anywhere with defenders on three sides. He quickly flashed it out to Greene, who was about 15 feet away.

“I held the ball for what seemed like an hour,” Greene said.

Everything was on the line for the 90-94 Tomcats, who were facing elimination with a loss.

Thomas had done his part, breaking loose for 43 points on remarkable 17-for-24 shooting from the field. He was, in a word, unstoppable. Thomas had “promised” a Game 3, which meant a Game 2 victory. He also had 15 rebounds.

And he was about to find out if Greene was going to give him his first assist of the night.

Like the first game, this one played out tight from start to finish. There were 15 lead changes and 13 ties. The 95-99 Tomcats led by 13 points at 53-40 late in the first half and looked on the way to clinching the series. But the 90-94 Tomcats weren’t going down easily.

Coach Jeff Hall used his 2-2-1 press to get back in the game. He also devised a counter-attack to Breeden’s box-and-one on Thomas. Chris Estep was chasing Thomas again, but Hall had Rusty Gray and Stuart Smith form a two-man wall screen. Estep crashed through it on several occasions but got himself into foul trouble.

He had three fouls midway through the third quarter when he tried to break through the screens again and was called for foul. He complained to the referee who was quick on a technical foul and he was out of the game since it also counted as a personal foul.

“Rusty and Stuart gave Marty a chance to do his thing,” Hall said. “And it did it well.”

Like in the opening game of the series, the 95-99 Tomcats showed great balance with its “bigs” and some instant offense from Michael Lynch, who led them with 25 points. Kyle Umberger collected 15 points and nine rebounds, Tony Barrow scored 14, Chris Lynch 13 and Darrell Arbaugh 11.

On the other side, Nathan Kirk’s 18 points and 12 rebounds complemented the huge game from Thomas. Jason Strader had 11 points and 10 rebounds and twice picked the pocket of little brother Brian to make amends for the steal in Game 1.

“I told him I was going to get him,” Strader said. “You know what they say about paybacks.”

Rob Lynch’s shooting was way off, going 3-for-13, but he did pull down eight rebounds for the 90-94 Tomcats.

“Except for Marty and Nathan, not a great scoring night for us but our defense was much better,” Hall said.

Austin Young hit the only 3-pointer for the 90-94 Tomcats but it was a big one. It pulled them within 100-99 with 20 seconds to play. Robinson came up with the game’s biggest defensive play, taking a charge to give his team one last chance to stay alive.

Both teams called timeout to set the last-second strategy and everybody knew it had to involve Thomas.

“We were going to Marty but figured they were coming,” Hall said. “We flashed Smooth out in the corner and I told him to be ready and take the shot if you get it. A lot of guys who had a game like he’d had wouldn’t want the ball. But I looked into his eyes and they looked back at me with confidence. I was almost hoping they’d triple team Marty. OK, not really, but I felt good about Smooth shooting.”

They managed to force it inside to Thomas, but there was no way for him to shoot it and he wasn’t going to leave it to the referees for a bail-out call.

“Smooth got open, just like Coach said he would,” Thomas said.

Greene caught the pass, rolled the ball in his hands and shot the jumper like he’d done a thousand times before. It was a high-arching shot that was either going to be a perfect swish or bounce off the rim it had such trajectory….

Swish!

And that was it. The 90-94 Tomcats had won 101-100 to force Game 3 just as Thomas promised after Game 1.

“I told you there was going to be a Game 3!” Thomas yelled as teammates mobbed Greene in a dog pile at the foul line. “I told you!”

You might just call the celebration a Marty Party.

1990-1994 ASHLAND (101) – Strader 4-7 3-4 11, Young 2-4 0-0 5, R.Lynch 3-13 1-2 7, Kirk 7-16 4-6 18, Thomas 17-24 9-16 43, Greene 2-10 0-0 4, Keeton 1-2 0-0 2, Gray 2-3 0-0 4, Smith 1-2 3-5 5, Robinson 1-3 0-0 2, Salyers 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 40-85. FT: 20-32. 3FG: 1-9 (Young 1-3, R.Lynch 0-1, Kirk 0-2, Salyers 0-1). Rebounds: 46 (Young 1, R.Lynch 8, Kirk 12, Thomas 15, Greene 1, Keeton 2, Gray 1, Robinson 4, Salyers 1). Assists: 22 (J.Strader 10, R.Lynch 3, Kirk 3, Thomas 1, Gray 2, Smith 2, Robinson 1). PF: 24. Turnovers: 11.

1995-99 ASHLAND (100) – Tolbert 2-6 2-2 7, Estep 2-6 0-0 5, M.Lynch 8-22 7-8 25, Umberger 6-9 3-3 15, Arbaugh 4-9 2-4 11, C.Lynch 4-7 3-4 13, Barrow 5-6 2-2 14, Cooksey 1-3 0-0 2, Stakely 1-3 0-0 3, B.Strader 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 1-4 1-1 3. FG: 35-74. FT: 20-24. 3FG: 10-24 (Tolbert 1-4, Estep 1-3, M.ynch 2-6, Umberger 0-2, Arbaugh 1-1, C.Lynch 2-2, Barrow 2-2, Cooksey 0-1, Stakely 1-3). Rebounds: 42 (Tolbert 3, Estep 4, M.Lynch 3, Umberger 9, Arbaugh 3, C.Lynch 3, Barrow 5, Cooksey 2, Stakely 1, Strader 5, Johnson 4). Assists: 23 (Tolbert 7, Estep 2, M.Lynch 4, Umberger 2, Arbaugh 2, C.Lynch 5, Barrow 1). PF: 27. Turnovers: 10.

1990-94 ASHLAND    25         26         27         23      –          101

1995-99 ASHLAND    25         30         29         16       –         100

 

Tight as expected, a brotherly swipe and ‘bigs’ provide edge in 1990s opener

ASHLAND, Ky. – Whew!

In a game every bit as good as advertised, the 1995-99 Tomcats drew first blood in the best-of-3 series with the 1990-94 Tomcats in an entertaining 113-106 victory in front of a record crowd at James A. Anderson Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.

Kyle Umberger powered in 25 points and sparked a key 9-0 surge in the third quarter that broke open a tight game that featured 16 lead changes and 14 ties.

There wasn’t much separation between the teams until Umberger scored seven in the 9-0 run to take the game from 70 apiece to 79-70.

“Kyle put the team on his back like he did so many times for us,” said 95-99 Tomcats coach Wayne Breeden. “When you have him, (Darrell) Arbaugh and (Chris) Lynch in there, it’s pretty formidable. They couldn’t match that.”

Umberger did surprise though with a pair of 15-footers in the surge that was sparked just as much from strong defense. Breeden used a 1-2-2 press to force four consecutive turnovers.

Brian Strader had an open court steal from his brother Jason that started the run. He lofted a perfect pass to Umberger to make it 72-70.

“That’ll be the last time that will happen,” vowed Jason Strader of his brother’s swipe.

However, the best defense came from Chris Estep, who took on Marty Thomas in the box-and-one that Breeden deployed against his former star. Ashland’s all-time scoring king was 6-of-15 for 16 points.

“Marty was going to have a tough time scoring inside if he got around Chris,” Breeden said. “But we couldn’t let him get going. I know the kind of damage he could do to teams. Chris is a bulldog. He did a good job of limiting Marty’s touches.”

Rob Lynch scored 20 and Jason Strader collected 17 points and nine assists. Nathan Kirk had 14 points.

“We got enough scoring, but we didn’t play enough defense,” said 90-94 coach Jeff Hall. “It was a great game though. Both of us played pretty well overall. That’s a load they have inside.”

Arbaugh (17 points) and Chris Lynch (12 points) joined with Umberger for a combined 54 points and 25 rebounds. Tony Barrow came off the bench for another 10 points.

Meanwhile, Tate Tolbert was spectacular with 19 points and five assists and Michael Lynch bombed in 13 points.

“We had six in double figures and Chris scored eight garbage points,” Breeden said.

It was hard to say who had the most floor burns. It was a close race between Estep and the 1990-94 team’s Smooth Greene, Stuart Smith and Ryan Robinson. On one possession, Greene and Smith caused a turnover by fighting each other for the basketball.

“Those guys are balls of fire,” Hall said. “How can you get upset with them over that play? It was like two dogs fighting over the same piece of meat.”

The first half was a dead-even battle with the 90-94 Tomcats holding the biggest lead at 57-51. It was tied at 59 at the half.

“That’s a lot more points than either one of us should have given up,” Breeden said.

The second half was much the same with the teams practically trading baskets until the 9-0 surge put the 95-99 Tomcats ahead for good. They built their biggest lead at 93-80 when Michael Lynch finished off a fastbreak after a pinpoint pass from Derek Cooksey.

Both teams shot it well from 3-point range with the 90-94 Tomcats going 10 of 24 and the 95-99 Tomcats shooting 12 of 28. Surprisingly, three of Arbaugh’s four baskets were triples.

“We were going to let him have that shot and he burned us,” Hall said. “He showed some range we didn’t think he had.”

The teams also both shot 47 percent from the field.

“This is going to be a great series,” Breeden said. “I’m glad we won the first one. It gives us some breathing room. I know Jeff is going to come back with something different. We need to be prepared for it.”

Thomas said the 90-94 Tomcats would get it together and he promised there would be a Game 3. “We’re winning tomorrow,” he said. “Put that in your story.”

1990-94 TOMCATS (106) – J.Strader 7-11 0-0 17, Young 3-10 0-2 7, R.Lynch 7-12 4-4 20, Kirk 5-10 3-4 14, Thomas 6-15 3-4 16, Salyers 202 909 4, Keeton 1-5 2-2 4, Robinson 2-5 0-0 4, Gray 3-6 1-2 7, Greene 1-4 5-5 8, Smith 2-3 0-0 5. FG: 39-83: FT: 18-23. 3FG: 10-24 (J.Strader 3-5, Young 1-5, R.Lynch 2-2, Kirk 1-1, Robinson 0-3, Gray 0-2, Greene 1-1, Smith 1-2). Rebounds: 39 (J.Strader 3, Young 4, R.Lynch 4, Kirk 5, Thomas 6, Salyers 1, Keeton 4, Robinson 3, Gray 4, Greene 3, Smith 2). Assists: 23 (J.Strader 9, R.Lynch 4, Salyers 1, Keeton 2, Robinson 3, Gray 2, Greene 2). PF: 21. Turnovers: 18.

1995-99 TOMCATS (113) – Tolbert 8-11 2-2 19, M.Lynch 5-14, 0-0 13, Umberger 11-9 2-4 25, Arbaugh 4-13 6-8 17, C.Lynch 4-5 4-4 12, Barrow 3-4 3-4 10, Estep 4-8 0-0 8, Cooksey 2-6 0-0 6, Johnson 0-5 0-0 0, B.Strader 0-2 0-0 0, Stakely 1-1 0-0 3. FG: 42-88. FT: 17-22. 3FG: 12-28 (Tolbert 1-3, M.Lynch 3-6, Umberger 1-2, Estep 0-4, C.Lynch 0-1, Arbaugh 3-4, Barrow 1-1, Cooksey 2-5, Johnson 0-1, Stakely 1-1). Rebounds: 40 (Tolbert 2, M.Lynch 4, Umberger 12, Arbaugh 7, C.Lynch 6, Estep 4, Cooksey 3, Johnson 2). Assists: 25 (Toblert 5, M.Lynch 2, Arbaugh 3, C.Lynch 3, Barrow 4, Cooksey 1, Johnson 2, B.Strader 5). PF: 20. Turnovers: 13.

1990-94 TOMCATS       28         31         21         26      –        106

1995-99 TOMCATS       30         29         29         25      –        113