The NCAA News - News and Features

March 17, 1997

Championships summaries

Division II men's basketball

Regionals: Northeast region -- St. Michael's 86, Adelphi 85 (ot); St. Rose 92, LeMoyne 76; New Hamp. Col. 101, St. Michael's 90; Southern Conn. St. 83, St. Rose 80; Southern Conn. St. 80, New Hamp. Col. 61.

West region -- Grand Canyon 78, UC Davis 66; Mont. St.-Billings 97, UC Riverside 86; Cal St. Bakersfield 80, Grand Canyon 70; Mont. St.-Billings 97, Alas. Anchorage 67; Cal St. Bakersfield 90, Mont. St.-Billings 78.

East region -- High Point 94, Pitt.-Johnstown 92 (ot); Concord 79, Barton 74; Salem-Teikyo 91, High Point 82; Concord 111, Mansfield 96; Salem-Teikyo 85, Concord 76.

South Atlantic region -- St. Augustine's 93, Georgia Col. 87; Elizabeth City St. 77, Elon 70; St. Augustine's 78, N. C. Central 66; Elizabeth City St. 76, Presbyterian 64; Elizabeth City St. 90, St. Augustine's 73.

North Central region -- North Dak. St. 90, Northern St. 89 (ot); Neb.-Kearney 90, Minn.-Duluth 76; Fort Hays St. 82, North Dak. St. 78; South Dak. St. 102, Neb.-Kearney 83; South Dak. St. 86, Fort Hays St. 74.

South region -- Delta St. 88, Albany St. (Ga.) 64; Tampa 83, West Ga. 61; Alabama A&M 81, Delta St. 80; Lynn 81, Tampa 76; Lynn 87, Alabama A&M 82.

South Central region -- Pittsburg St. 72, Mo. Western St. 70; Tex. A&M-Commerce 80, Central Mo. St. 74; Pittsburg St. 90, Central Okla. 84; Tex. A&M-Commerce 80, Washburn 75; Tex. A&M-Commerce 89, Pittsburg St. 83.

Great Lakes region -- Oakland 79, Grand Valley St. 74; Quincy 125, Southern Ind. 118 (3 ot); Oakland 75, Indianapolis 72; Northern Ky. 82, Quincy 54; Northern Ky. 101, Oakland 87.

Quarterfinals (March 19 in Louisville, Kentucky): Southern Conn. St. (28-3) vs. Cal St. Bakersfield (26-4); Salem-Teikyo (27-2) vs. Elizabeth City St. (22-6); South Dak. St. (25-4) vs. Lynn (27-2); Tex. A&M-Commerce (24-7) vs. Northern Ky. (28-4). Semifinals March 20 in Louisville. Championship game March 22 in Louisville.

Division II women's basketball

Regionals: South region -- Fort Valley St. 70, Valdosta St. 58; Kentucky St. 78, Alabama A&M 63; Fort Valley St. 67, Florida Tech 59; Delta St. 83, Kentucky St. 61; Delta State 81, Fort Valley St. 58.

Great Lakes region -- Michigan Tech 83, Bellarmine 80 (ot); Oakland 83, Saginaw Valley St. 72; Southern Ind. 66, Michigan Tech 48; Northern Mich. 66, Oakland 56; Southern Ind. 78, Northern Mich. 67.

South Central region -- Emporia St. 54, Central Mo. St. 51; Abilene Christian 92, Pittsburg St. 78; West. Tex. A&M 77, Emporia St. 76 (ot); Mo. Western St. 75, Abilene Christian 71; West Tex. A&M 92, Mo. Western St. 72.

West region -- Cal Poly Pomona 69, Mont. St.-Billings 67; Western N.M. 80, Grand Canyon 68; UC Davis 79, Cal Poly Pomona 52; Seattle Pacific 106, Western N.M. 85; UC Davis 74, Seattle Pacific 69.

Northeast region -- Mass.-Lowell 65, St. Anselm 64; Stonehill 65, Phila. Textile 50; Bentley 72, Mass.-Lowell 57; Stonehill 77, St. Rose 60; Bentley 52, Stonehill 41.

South Atlantic region -- Fayetteville St. 85, Francis Marion 83; Georgia Col. 96, Wingate 88; Kennesaw St. 99, Fayetteville St. 65; Bowie St. 75, Georgia Col. 63 (ot); Kennesaw St. 74, Bowie St. 68.

East region -- Edinboro 87, West Liberty St. 75; High Point 80, Longwood 64; Edinboro 64, West Chester 56; High Point 71, Shippensburg 53; Edinboro 70, High Point 68.

North Central region -- Northern St. 68, Augustana (S.D.) 65; Neb.-Kearney 82, Northern Colo. 76 (ot); North Dak. 88, Northern St. 76; North Dak. St. 76, Neb.-Kearney 65; North Dak. 73, North Dak. St. 66.

Quarterfinals (March 19 at North Dakota): Delta St. (25-5) vs. Southern Ind. (28-1); West Tex. A&M (29-1) vs. UC Davis (27-2); Bentley (26-5) vs. Kennesaw St. (30-1); Edinboro (24-8) vs. North Dak. (25-4). Semifinals March 20 at North Dakota. Championship game March 22 at North Dakota.

Divison III men's basketball

First round: East region -- Widener 70, Dickinson 62; Salisbury St. 101, Wilkes 90; Brockport St. 64, St. Lawrence 63; St. John Fisher 77, Cortland St. 70; Alvernia 69, Lebanon Valley 55; Goucher 67, Cabrini 60; Buffalo St. 70, Hamilton 66; Rochester Inst. 65, Rochester (N.Y.) 64.

Midwest region -- Chris. Newport 79, Hampden-Sydney 74; Methodist 67, Roanoke 63; Chicago 59, Benedictine (Ill.) 52; Wabash 69, Lawrence 63; Sewanee 68, Rust 61; Bridgewater (Va.) 64, Maryville (Tenn.) 62; Rose-Hulman 86, Washington (Mo.) 69; Ill. Wesleyan 105, Maryville (Mo.) 66.

Northeast region -- Rowan 72, Mt. St. Vincent 53; New York U. 94, Jersey City St. 84; Tufts 65, Mass.-Dartmouth 63; Salem St. 69, Springfield 61; Wm. Paterson 51, Merchant Marine 43; Richard Stockton 78, York (N.Y.) 71; Amherst 83, Colby 60; Williams 76, Wenworth Inst. 51.

West region -- Hope 69, Denison 66; Wooster 84, Ohio Northern 58; Gust. Adolphus 82, Wis.-Whitewater 67; Neb. Wesleyan 93, Buena Vista 54; Wittenberg 82, John Carroll 68; Mount Union 77, Alfred 69; Wis.-Stevens Point 68, Pomona Pitzer 58; Wis.-Platteville 51, Wis.-Oshkosh 43.

Second round: East region -- Salisbury St. 77, Widener 65; Brockport St. 73, St. John Fisher 68; Alvernia 60, Goucher 55; Rochester Inst. 111, Buffalo St. 106 (2 ot).

Midwest region -- Methodist 72, Chris. Newport 67; Chicago 78, Wabash 70; Bridgewater (Va.) 65, Sewanee 62; Ill. Wesleyan 54, Rose-Hulman 53.

Northeast region -- Rowan 56, New York U. 53; Salem St. 83, Tufts 63; Richard Stockton 64, Wm. Paterson 60; Williams 86, Amherst 63.

West region -- Hope 67, Wooster 56; Neb. Wesleyan 61, Gust. Adolphus 59; Mount Union 73, Wittenberg 65; Wis.-Stevens Point 46, Wis.-Platteville 43.

Sectionals (March 14-15): East sectional at Rochester Inst. -- Salisbury St. (24-5) vs. Brockport St. (19-9); Alvernia (24-4) vs. Rochester Inst. (24-3). Midwest sectional at Ill. Wesleyan -- Methodist (21-7) vs. Chicago (23-4); Bridgewater (Va.) (21-7) vs. Ill. Wesleyan (25-2). Northeast sectional at Williams -- Rowan (25-2) vs. Salem St. (25-3); Richard Stockton (22-6) vs. Williams (24-2). West sectional at Neb. Wesleyan -- Hope (26-2) vs. Neb. Wesleyan (22-5); Mount Union (25-4) vs. Wis.-Stevens Point (21-6).

Division III women's basketball

First round: East region -- New York U. 66, Nazareth 50; St. John Fisher 75, Hartwick 62 (2ot); Rowan 77, Frostburg St. 47; Wm. Paterson 81, Gallaudet 69; Ithaca 73, Binghamton 66; William Smith 84, Geneseo St. 62; Col. of New Jersey 80, Colby-Sawyer 71; Marymount (Va.) 79, Staten Island 58.

Mid-Atlantic region -- Emmanuel 88, Clark 81; Western Conn. St. 86, Bates 65; Elizabethtown 69, Allentown 61; Johns Hopkins 66, Cabrini 45; Williams 80, Salem St. 66; Southern Me. 53, Trinity (Conn.) 51; Alvernia 63, Lycoming 45; Scranton 83, Muhlenberg 54.

Great Lakes region -- Defiance 92, Hanover 51; Alma 66, Kenyon 59; Buena Vista 88, Bethel (Minn.) 77 (ot); UC San Diego 74, Pomona Pitzer 50; Calvin 58, Baldwin-Wallace 55; Capital 80, Bethany (W. Va.) 46; St. Benedict 97, Chapman 59; St. Thomas (Minn.) 89, Luther 47.

Central region -- Millikin 61, Washington (Mo.) 53; Wis.-Stout 65, Wheaton (Ill.) 60; Emory 70, Greensboro 51; Hendrix 76, Savannah A&D 54; Wis.-Oshkosh 89, Blackburn 52; Wis.-Eau Claire 78, Beloit 57; Bridgewater (Va.) 82, Chris. Newport 72; Thomas More 80, Roanoke 76.

Second round: East region -- New York U. 75, St. John Fisher 46; Wm. Paterson 60, Rowan 58; William Smith 81, Ithaca 57; Marymount (Va.) 63, Col. of New Jersey 52.

Mid-Atlantic region -- Western Conn. St. 76, Emmanuel 52; Johns Hopkins 64, Elizabethtown 57; Southern Me. 68, Williams 61; Scranton 66, Alvernia 63.

Great Lakes region -- Defiance 85, Alma 72; Buena Vista 80, UC San Diego 77; Capital 66, Calvin 43; St. Thomas (Minn.) 95, St. Benedict 67.

Central region -- Millikin 81, Wis.-Stout 77; Emory 40, Hendrix 36; Wis.-Eau Claire 63, Wis.-Oshkosh 56; Thomas More 83, Bridgewater (Va.) 81.

Sectionals (March 14-15): East sectional at New York University -- New York University (25-1) vs. Wm. Paterson (24-4); William Smith (26-0) vs. Marymount (Va.) (28-1). Mid-Atlantic sectional at Scranton -- Western Conn. St. (25-4) vs. Johns Hopkins (24-4); Southern Me. (25-3) vs. Scranton (26-3). Great Lakes sectional at Defiance -- Defiance (27-0) vs. Buena Vista (23-4); Capital (25-3) vs. St. Thomas (Minn.) (26-1). Central sectional at Millikin -- Millikin (24-2) vs. Emory (20-6); Wis.-Eau Claire (24-3) vs. Thomas More (20-6).