The Casper College basketball teams wrapped up the regular season over in Scottsbluff to meet their Region IX rival Western Nebraska on Tuesday night and ended up with a split. The T-bird men prevailed over Western Nebraska 82-81 in overtime thanks to a 3 pointer from Hakeem Rogers with .7 seconds to go. Casper gets to 22-8 overall and will host Western Wyoming in the opening round of the Region IX tournament on Saturday at 5pm. The Casper College women lost to Western Nebraska 67-49 to drop to 22-8 with the Lady Cougars improving to 26-2 on the season. The T-Bird women have secured a #1 seed in the Region IX tournament in Scottsbluff and will play either Northwest of Powell or Eastern Wyoming on Thursday

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