Royals Win Sweet Sixteen Opener at Rupp Arena 66-62
6'7" Senior Trevor Setty scored 8 points in less than 3 minutes to close out the game and put Elliott County on ice in a Classic Comeback Victory which saw the favored Royals,while leading most ofthe way, down by six to the lions with 3:14 left in the game.
From there the Royals, led by Setty and Russ Middleton, went on an impressive clutch 9 - 0 run that included two rallying three pointers from Setty, one of which gave the Royals a 62 - 59 lead with 1:45 remaining.
As the clocked ticked down, Darius Miller had two big rebounds off Mason County missed free throws that kept the Royals in control of the game. One of the offensive rebounds led to a Trevor Setty layup that gave the Royals a 64 - 61 lead.
Miller hit two pressure free throws in the final seconds to seal the victory.
Trevor Setty led the Royals in Scoring with 19 points, including 5 threes.
Darius Miller racked up yet another double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Russ Middleton scored 15 points, including a 59 -59 game tying big three in the fourth, while Ethan King added 11 for the 31 - 4 Royals.
Next Up : Paducah Tilghman Friday 8p.m. Rupp Arena
MC FG 50.9% 3 PT FG 36.8% FT 31.3% REB 34 TO 8
EC FG 38.9% 3 PT FG 29.2% FT 86.7% REB 30 TO 8
MC (31-4) Middleton 15, Downing 2, Miller 17, Setty 19, King 11, Tolle2
EC (26-4) Et. Faulkner 15, Ev. Faulkner 10, C. Knipp 2, Ferguson 19, T. Knipp 6, Maynard 10
MC 19 16 08 23-66
EC 15 15 11 21-62
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