Burks lifts Marshall over Green Bay 90-70 to win CIT title
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- C.J. Burks scored 28 points as Marshall romped past Green Bay 90-70 on Thursday night for the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament championship.
Burks also had seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in being named the most valuable player. He had a steal on back-to-back possessions and his fast-break dunk gave Marshall a 72-62 midway through the second half.
Taevion Kinsey added 21 points for the Thundering Herd (23-14). Jon Elmore had 17 points on just 5-of-18 shooting. Marshall was 1 for 12 from 3-point range to start the game and finished 3 of 26.
Tank Hemphill had 21 points for the Phoenix (21-17). Sandy Cohen III added 13 points -- all in the first half -- and JayQuan McCloud had 11.
Green Bay led by as many as 13 points in the first half, but Marshall pulled within 42-40 at the break. Cohen made a 3-pointer early in the first half to move into second on Green Bay's single-season scoring list, passing Virginia coach Tony Bennett.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bert Smith
- Courtney Green
- Brian Young
2024-25 Horizon League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Detroit Mercy | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
IU Indianapolis | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Milwaukee | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Oakland | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Youngstown State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Cleveland State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Green Bay | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Northern Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Robert Morris | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Wright State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Arkansas State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Georgia Southern | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Georgia State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
James Madison | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Marshall | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Southern Miss | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Texas State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Troy | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UL Monroe | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
App State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Old Dominion | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
South Alabama | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |