Championship Games: Eastern Kentucky Wins First Ncaa Trip Since 1979 ; Colonels Beat Austin Peay for Ohio Valley Conference Berth

The Columbian › March 08, 2005

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Travis Ford has played in a handful of NCAA tournaments and even a Final Four. Coaching his own team to an NCAA appearance easily beats anything the former Kentucky Wildcat ever accomplished on the court himself.

Zach Ingles scored 15 points, and Eastern Kentucky earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since 1979 by holding off Austin Peay 52- 46 Saturday in the Ohio Valley Conference championship game in Nashville, Tenn.

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Championship Games: Eastern Kentucky Wins First Ncaa Trip Since 1979 ; Colonels Beat Austin Peay for Ohio Valley Conference Berth

"This will be something that you remember for a lifetime," said Ford, who will be making his NCAA tournament debut as a head coach....

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