ASU Advances To Third Straight Elite Eight
Madgen tallies 28, Brathwaite registers 25 as Jags claim title
Web Posted 3.16.10
 

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Augusta State senior guard Ben Madgen tallied a game-high 28 points and senior forward Fred Brathwaite registered 25 points and a game-high seven rebounds as the Jaguars held off Montevallo to claim a 79-71 victory Tuesday night in the championship game of the 2010 NCAA Southeast Regional in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

With the win, the No. 4 Jaguars captured their third consecutive NCAA Regional title and advance to the NCAA Elite Eight for the third straight season. The victory -- ASU’s 31st consecutive home win -- lifted the Jags to 29-3 on the year. Montevallo, playing in the Southeast Region for the first time after reaching the South Region championship game four times, closed their season with a 25-8 record.

The victory improved ASU to 14-7 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 13-3 under sixth-year head coach Dip Metress. The Jags closed out their 2009-10 home schedule with an 18-0 home record and became the first team in school history to go undefeated at home. ASU’s senior class of Madgen, Daniel Dixon, Brathwaite, Greg Hire and Alex Smith posted a 57-4 home record during their careers. The win -- the Jags’ ninth straight in NCAA Regional play -- also avenged an 81-77 loss to the Falcons 10 days ago in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament semifinals.

ASU will face Northeast Regional champion Bentley in the National Quarterfinals of the Elite Eight at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., on March 24 at 8:30 p.m. (View More) (Photos)
 

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