Pikeville College wins NAIA title

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    Pikeville College went from unseeded to undisputed NAIA champion.

    Trevor Setty(Above) tied a career high with 32 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Kentucky-based school completed an improbable run through the NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament with an 83-76 overtime victory Tuesday night over Mountain State.

    The Bears won their first national title and became the first unseeded team in championship history to defeat five seeded teams in the tournament.

    "We don't consider our wins in this tournament to be upsets," Setty said. "We wanted to come out and prove to everyone in the country that we are for real."

    Pikeville (30-7) finished tied for third place in the Mid-South Conference but was relentless in the tournament against a string of favored teams -- including third-seeded Mountain State (33-4).

    "You're darn right we were playing for respect," Pikeville coach Kelly Wells said.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6249184
     

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