HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) -- Dixie's Khalid Coursey had beaten Meridian (Miss.) with a last-second shot earlier this year.
Meridian guard Jamal Brown wasn't going to let it happen again Saturday against Dixie College in the fifth-place game in the NJCAA Tournament.The St. George, Utah, team took a rebound with 14 seconds left, did not call a timeout and could only manage Maurice Baker's closely guarded jumper that fell short. Meridian held on for the victory and fifth place 74-73.
"I was very surprised," Brown said. "When we played them before, he (Coursey) penetrated and beat us. It was my fault we lost. I wanted to make sure that didn't happen again."
Weatherford (Texas) (33-3) played Kennedy-King (Ill.) (29-7) for third place and Indian Hills (Iowa) (36-1) played Barton County (Kan.) (35-2) for the championship later Saturday.
Western Nebraska defeated Trinity Valley (Texas) 66-57 for seventh place.