The first ticket to the men’s NCAA tournament was punched Saturday night, and it took overtime for it to happen.
The Ohio Valley conference championship between No. 5 seed Southeast Missouri State and No. 2 seed Tennessee Tech was a wild affair, with the Redhawks emerging with an 89–82 overtime victory to clinch a spot in the Big Dance.
The Redhawks led for a majority of regulation, but the Golden Eagles put together a late scoring spurt that included a Brett Thompson three with 15 seconds to play to give Tennessee Tech a 73–72 lead.
