2001 Division III men's basketball tournament

Senior guard Andy Rice scored 17 points to lead Catholic University to a 76-62 win over William Paterson University in the title game of the 2001 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship. The title was the first for the Cardinals who finished the season 28-5. Rice's 17 points came on 4-of-8 shooting from the field and 2-of-5 from behind the arc. Senior guard Pat Maloney added 16 for the Cardinals, while Tim Judge and sophomore center Matt Hilleary also scored in double figures with 12 points apiece. Senior guard Horace Jenkins led William Paterson with a game-high 21 points and also pulled down five rebounds in 39 minutes of play. Junior forward Mufeed Thomas chipped in with a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds). The Cardinals jumped out to an early 13-4 lead to start the game. It wasn't until the 10:12 mark in the second half, on a free throw by Jenkins, that the Pioneers took their first lead at 46-45. Jenkins drained a running jumper at the 8:59 mark to give William Paterson its biggest lead of the game, 48-45. Jenkins hit one of two free throws at the 6:50 mark to put the Pioneers up one, 51-50. Rice nailed a three on Catholic's next possession to give them a lead they would keep the remainder of the game. The Pioneers trimmed the lead to four with 3:27 remaining. Catholic hit 11 of 14 free throws, including a stretch of 11 in a row, over the final 1:06 to preserve the victory. Catholic shot 46.2 percent for the game and was 76.2 percent from the charity stripe. William Paterson finished the game shooting 31.1 percent from the field and just 25.9 percent in the first half.

Championship
Catholic 76, William Paterson 62
at Salem, Va. (att. 3,317)

Hear Pat Maloney's back-breaking three-pointer (Pat Coleman and Rick Seidel)

 

2001 Tournament Coverage    Inside Catholic    Inside Illinois Wesleyan    Inside William Paterson

All-Tournament Team
Pat Maloney, Catholic (Most Outstanding Player)
Matt Hilleary, Catholic
Horace Jenkins, William Paterson
Chad Bostleman, Ohio Northern
Luke Kasten, Illinois Wesleyan

Third-Place Game
Illinois Wesleyan 76, Ohio Northern 73

National Semifinals
Catholic 82, Ohio Northern 76
William Paterson 67, Illinois Wesleyan 52

 

First Round	Second Round	Sectional at Chicago
Wis.-Eau Claire 66 Benedictine 55	Chicago 74 Wis.-Eau Claire 67	Chicago 62 Lewis & Clark 52	Chicago 68 Illinois Wesleyan 77
Cal Lutheran 66 Linfield 85	Lewis & Clark 101 Linfield 89
Washington U. 101 Aurora 84	Elmhurst 78 Washington U. 77	Elmhurst 60 Illinois Wesleyan 63
Illinois Wesleyan 132 Grinnell 91	Illinois Wesleyan 65 Wartburg 60
First Round	Second Round	Sectional at Christopher Newport
Roanoke 70 Savannah A&D 62	Christopher Newp. 84 Roanoke 54	CNU 71 St. John's 65	Wm. Paterson 86 CNU 75 (OT)
Gustavus Adolphus 69 Nebraska Wesleyan 60	St. John's 84 Gustavus Adolphus 75
Mississippi College 61 Millsaps 45	McMurry 86 Mississippi College 82	McMurry 59 William Paterson 77
Hampden-Sydney 60 Gettysburg 52	William Paterson 84 Hampden-Sydney 65
First Round	Second Round	Sectional at Ohio Northern
Salem State 96 Western N.E. 71	Mass.-Dartmouth 86 Salem State 64	Mass.-Dartmouth 41 Carthage 90	Carthage 64 Ohio Northern 66
Carthage 83 Marian 65	Carthage 88 Wooster 80
Maryville (Tenn.) 85 MacMurray 69	Wittenberg 71 Maryville (Tenn.) 51	Wittenberg 66 Ohio Northern 82
Calvin 89 Defiance 78	Ohio Northern 79 Calvin 68
First Round	Second Round	Sectional at Clark
Kings Point 106 Cabrini 96	Kings Point 100 Wilkes 98 (OT)	Kings Point 69 Clark 75	Clark 78 Catholic 82
Amherst 89 St. John Fisher 76	Clark 89 Amherst 76
Catholic 82 CCNY 65	Catholic 69 Widener 67	Catholic 69 Brockport State 64
Brockport State 65 Colby-Sawyer 59	Brockport State 77 Hobart 75