Sophomore guard
Nick Rose posted career highs of 21 points and eight rebounds, but it wasn't enough to lift Colorado College past No. 1 Washington University.
Tournament MVP Aaron Thompson scored 31 points to lead the Bears to an 82-64 victory over the Tigers in the championship game of the 2008 CC Tip-Off Classic on Sunday afternoon.
Thompson buried five of nine three-point attempts and made six of eight shots from inside the arc. He scored 19 of his points in the first half, including 13 of the Bears' first 15 points, as Wash U. built a 42-27 lead at the break.
The lead fluctuated around the 15-point level until Rose scored eight points during a 12-4 run that helped the Tigers cut their deficit to 65-56 with 6:21 remaining in the game. But that was as close as CC would get.
Colorado College trailed by only 10 points after Rose converted on a fast break with 3:43 to play, but CC missed its final four shots while the Bears got a final three-point bucket from Thompson and made five of six free throw attempts.
Junior guard
Jarrell Sweet added 12 points and six assists for the Tigers, while sophomore forward
Brady Ohlsen had 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds.
Tyler Nading had 10 points and a team-high nine rebounds for the Bears. Sean Wallis chipped in with eight points and six assists, and was named to the all-tournament team.
In the third-place game, Stephano Jones scored 26 points to lead North Park University to a 70-65 victory over the University of La Verne. Billy Nicolini had a game-high 21 points for the Leopards. Both were all-tournament selections.
Colorado College returns to action next weekend when the Tigers face Adams State and Chadron State in the ASC Bankers Classic in Alamosa, Colo.
