December 21, 2004

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SALUQIS WIN KENNEDY-KING TOURNAMENT IN CHICAGO
Release written by Bobby King

The Southwest men’s basketball team returned from Chicago this weekend having picked up two victories in the Kennedy-King Tournament. Southwest defeated Cincinnati State 88-70 on Friday. Lester Hudson scored 19 in the victory in which 11 different Saluqis scored.

Saturday afternoon the Saluqis wrapped up the tournament by defeating host Kennedy-King 112-102. Nick Covington poured in a career-high 35 points. Three others also scored in double figures for Southwest: Lester Hudson (14), Moraye Ivy (11) and Jeremy Marrs (11). Ivy and Hudson led the Saluqis in rebounding with eight apiece.