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Honolulu, HI (SportsNetwork. Russell Wilson Jersey .com) - The 11th-ranked Wichita Shockers and George Washington Colonials will play for the Diamond Head Classic tournament title on Thursday evening at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Shockers are in the tournament championship game thanks to a thrilling 80-79 overtime win over host Hawaii in the semifinal round. Wichita State knocked off Loyola Marymount in Mondays opening round with much more ease (80-53) and has improved to 10-1 on the season, with the lone loss coming on the road against Utah in overtime (69-68). The Shockers enter this contest with a six-game win streak in tow. George Washington has found its way to the tournament title game with wins over Ohio (77-49) and Colorado (53-50). With the win over the Buffaloes on Tuesday in the semifinal round, the Colonials have now won five of their last six games to move to a solid 8-3 on the year. GW is playing for its first in- season tournament title since the 2005 BB&T Classic. The Colonials are fueled by a strong defensive effort this season. GW comes into this contest allowing just 57.9 ppg to opponents, while holding them under 40-percent efficiency from the floor (.394) and under 30-percent hooting from behind the arc (.275). In addition, the team holds advantages in rebounding (+5.5) and turnovers (+3.0). Offensively, three of the teams five starters are averaging double digits in the scoring column. Patricio Garino headlines the group at 14.3 ppg. Kethan Savage and Kevin Larsen round out the trio with 12.0 and 11.3 ppg, respectively. Larsen leads the team in rebounding, grabbing 7.7 caroms per contest. Joe McDonald (9.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and John Kopriva (7.4 ppg) rounds out the starting five. George Washington saved its best play for last, as the team erased a five- point Colorado lead late to earn the 53-50 victory on Tuesday and advance to the championship round. McDonald led all players in the game with 14 points. Kopriva (11 pts) and Yuta Watanabe (10 pts) were also in double figures for the Colonials, who held the Buffaloes to a meager .365 shooting effort in the game. The Shockers needed a putback by Rashad Kelly with just three seconds remaining in the overtime session to sneak by the Rainbow Warriors and into the championship game. Wichita State placed four starters in double figures in the victory, led by Ron Bakers 17 points. Fred VanVleet added 13 points and doled out five assists. Kelly finished with 12 points in the win, while Darius Carter tacked on 10 points. Wichita State got away with the win despite shooting a rather ugly .397 from the floor in the game. WSU has been much more efficient at the offensive end on the year. The Shockers are shooting a decent .455 on the season overall, leading to 76.2 ppg. Baker has been the top offensive threat, netting 17.2 ppg thanks in large part to his .419 shooting from behind the arc. Baker has accounted for 31 of the teams 84 3-pointers. 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"Its a humongous number, so the first reaction is it makes you step back a little bit," said NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, a former scout with the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles.PITTSBURGH -- Yovani Gallardo and the Milwaukee Brewers are proving to be quite a headache for the NL Centrals top teams. Gallardo pitched seven sharp innings and Aramis Ramirez homered against his former club, helping Milwaukee beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Thursday night. The fourth-place Brewers closed out a 4-2 road trip, taking two of three at third-place Cincinnati before repeating the feat against second-place Pittsburgh. "It was absolutely a good road trip," manager Ron Roenicke said. "We pitched great in the games we won and our offence, especially the younger guys, continued to do good things." The Pirates fell one game behind NL Central-leading St. Louis, which was idle. The Cardinals start a three-game series at Pittsburgh on Friday night. Making his Pirates debut, John Buck went 3 for 3 while subbing for starting catcher Russell Martin. Pittsburgh acquired Buck and outfielder Marlon Byrd from the New York Mets on Tuesday. "It kind of gets you into the flow to have a game like this," Buck said. "Now you feel like youre part of the team and its exciting to be part of this team. Im really looking forward to the St. Louis series. Games like that are what you play for." Gallardo (10-9) allowed six hits and walked one while improving to 11-4 in his career against the Pirates, including a 5-2 record at PNC Park. Gallardo has given up just two earned runs in 19 1-3 innings in three starts since coming off the disabled list, including a pair of solid outings against the Reds. He was sidelined with a strained hamstring and the injury gave him time to work on his delivery with pitching coach Rick Kranitz. "Going on the DL took some of the pressure off," Gallardo said. "I wanted to fix everything all at once. Obviously, its tough to do that when youre getting ready to compete every four or five days against big league hitters. I was able to tweak a few things and now I feel like Im in the rhythm to be the type of pitcher I can be." Brandon Kintzler pitched the final two innings of the six-hitter. Ramirez hit his ninth home run of an injury-marred season leading off the fourth inning, giving Milwaukee a 3-0 lead. Ramirez, who broke into the major leagues with Pittsburgh in 1998, hit his 350th career homer Tuesday in the series opener. Pittsburgh rookie Gerrit Cole (6-7) pitched a career-high 7 1-3 innings in his 14th start. He allowed four runs and 10 hits. "The fifth, ssixth and seventh innings were as good as hes been since he got here," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. Texas Rangers Jerseys. "He did a good job of getting into a groove later in the game and Gerrit gets credit for that and Buck gets credit, too, for working him through some tough spots." The 22-year-old Cole was pitching on seven days rest as the Pirates continue to find spots to limit his workload. Cole has pitched a combined 153 1-3 innings between Pittsburgh and Triple-A Indianapolis after working 132 last year in his first professional season. A throwing error by Cole led to a first-inning run for Milwaukee. Cole threw wildly to first on a pickoff attempt and Jean Segura advanced two bases before scoring on Jonathan Lucroys single. The Brewers added another run in the second when Carlos Gomez led off with a single, stole second and scored on rookie Khris Davis double. Lucroy drove in his second run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Scooter Gennett, a rookie second baseman, had three hits for Milwaukee, raising his batting average to .336 in 40 games. Segura and Gomez added two each. "I like facing guys who throw hard like Cole," Gennett said. "I can gear up for the fastball at 95, 96, 97 and that makes the breaking stuff seems slower than it is." Pittsburgh put runners in scoring position in three of the first four innings but came away empty. Gallardo then set down nine of his last 10 batters before being lifted for a pinch hitter. "Theres a concern when your ace isnt pitching like your ace," Roenicke said. "Hes been pitching great since he came off the DL. The way hes been pitching now gives all of us, including Yo, a good feeling looking ahead to next season." NOTES: Pittsburgh LF Starling Marte, who has been on the disabled list since Aug. 19 with a bruised right hand, has been swinging a bat with his left hand and may be able to start taking batting practice next week, a week earlier than planned. ... Milwaukee RF Norichika Aoki didnt start. He has been getting regular days off to rest his sore right knee. He grounded out when he hit for Gallardo. ... Pittsburgh LHP Francisco Liriano (14-6, 2.74 ERA) is scheduled to start Friday night against St. Louis RHP Shelby Miller (12-8, 2.90 ERA). ... 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