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It will be the seventh appearance in program history and second under Head Coach\u00a0<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/hilltoppersports.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/ben-howlett\/685\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"685\">Ben Howlett<\/a><\/dfn>.<\/p>\n<p>It was a back-and-forth battle early on, as the first half saw 11 lead changes. West Liberty was able to take the first lead of more than one possession at the 6:24 mark off a 6-0 spurt. The Hilltoppers kept the lead the rest of the way and a\u00a0<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/hilltoppersports.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/finley-woodward\/6203\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6203\">Finley Woodward<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0jumper just before the halftime horn gave them an eight-point (34-26) advantage at the break.<\/p>\n<p><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/hilltoppersports.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/ben-sarson\/6198\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6198\">Ben Sarson<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0drained a three pointer and\u00a0<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/hilltoppersports.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/bryce-butler\/6194\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"6194\">Bryce Butler<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0muscled up a bucket in the paint early in the second half to go up double digits (39-28) just over a minute and a half in.<\/p>\n<p>West Liberty locked in and fended off every comeback attempt the Crimson Hawks made, not allowing more than five points in a row at any point in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>The Hilltoppers held IUP without a field goal for the final 8:34 rolling to the regional title. Seven straight points from 4:42-3:18 erupted the West Liberty faithful and put the Black and Gold ahead 17, ultimately putting the game out of reach.<\/p>\n<p>West Liberty finished the game shooting an even 50% from the floor (27-54), its sixth straight game in the postseason making at least 50% or better of its shots. Meanwhile, holding IUP to 30.2% shooting\u00a0was a season-best defensive performance for WLU.<\/p>\n<p>The Hilltoppers deep rotation netted 20 points off the bench and held the Crimson Hawks&#8217; reserves to zero points.<\/p>\n<p>WLU had a +8-turnover margin (15-7), while outscoring IUP 12-5 in points off turnovers and 11-4 on the fast break.<\/p>\n<p>West Liberty improves to 31-3 on the season and has won 16 straight games heading to the Elite Eight and knocks out the Crimson Hawks with a final 2022-23 record of 32-2. The eight remaining teams in the NCAA Division II Tournament will be reseeded for the Elite Eight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Hilltopper basketball all season online at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/hilltoppersports.com\/\"><em>HilltopperSports.com<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and on Twitter (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLU_Hoops\"><em>@WLU_<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/WLU_Hoops\"><em>Hoops<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLathletics\"><em>@WLathletics<\/em><\/a><em>), Instagram (<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/wlu_mbb\"><em>@wlu_mbb<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/wlu_athletics\"><em>@wlu_athletics<\/em><\/a><em>), and\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/wlathletics\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDIANA, Pa. &#8211;\u00a0Bryce Butler\u00a0scored a game-high 30 points and the second-seeded No. 5 West Liberty University men&#8217;s 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