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Reserve guard Nate Burgess tipped in the winning basket with 3.6 seconds remaining Saturday night, lifting Calvin to a 92-90 overtime victory over No. 25 Franklin in a second-round Division III tournament game in front of 4,300 fans at the Calvin Fieldhouse. It was Burgess' only basket of the game.

Calvin (26-2), champions of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and winners of 18 consecutive games, advance to take on No. 3 Wooster Friday in the Great Lakes/South sectional at a site to be announced Sunday night. The Fighting Scots, champions of the North Coast Athletic Conference, moved on Saturday night with an 82-71 victory against OAC champ Ohio Northern.

Franklin (21-7), champions of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, had tied the game at 90-all on a three-point basket by Jim Sigler with 13 seconds remaining. Sigler, who scored 28 points for the Grizzlies, was 8-for-10 from three-point range for the contest, tying a school record for most three-pointers in a game.

Rather than call time out, the Knights pushed the ball into the front court. Jeremy Veenstra, the Knights' sensational freshman, took the ball to the basket, but missed the shot. Somehow, the 5-foot-11 Burgess came flying in from the right side, and tipped the ball into the basket as he fell onto his back.

"If we called time out, Nate Burgess isn't in the game," Calvin coach Kevin Vande Streek said. "We (were going) to sub (Bryan) Foltice in for him."

The final shot was designed with Veenstra in mind, Vande Streek said.

"We had gone with Jeremy on a clear-out (offensive setup) a couple of times, and he settled for the elbow jump shot, instead of taking it to the basket," Vande Streek said. "So when we had the timeout (that Franklin called) with 25 seconds left, I said, 'Jer, you've got to get it to the basket.' ... I think when he did that, it forced the defense to collapse on him, which opened Burgess to get the tip."

Franklin had one last shot, but Kyle Hobbs' desparation shot fell short as time expired.

For most of the night, though, the Grizzlies had the Knights on the defensive. Franklin scored eight points in the first 53 seconds of the second half, capped off by a Bart Hunter three-pointer off a Grizzly steal, to take its biggest lead of the game at 44-34.

On three different occasions, Calvin battled back to within one. But then a three-pointer by Hunter and two free throws by Billy Scott, who scored 29 points for Franklin, gave the Grizzlies a 72-66 lead with 5:32 remaining.

"I knew that Scott was really tough, and I knew that Sigler and Hunter could really shoot," Vande Streek said. "But I was really concerned about the post first, so we came out to try to double (Scott), and then Sigler just didn't miss.

"So we're saying we can't double anymore, and Scott just tore us up. We just couldn't guard him."

But with the raucous crowd cheering them on, the Knights battled back. Nate Karsten's jumper with 1:38 remaining in regulation tied the score at 76-all, the first time the game had been knotted since late in the first half.

"We've been in a lot of those situations (where we've been behind)," Vande Streek said. "We haven't blown a lot of people out. I think this is probably the deepest in the game that we've been behind, but the guys were very confident."

Then, with 26 seconds remaining, Aaron Winkle rebounded a missed Veenstra shot and scored on a reverse layup to give Calvin a 78-76 lead. But Scott answered with a short jumper in the lane with 12.9 seconds to play, tying the score at 78-all and sending the game into overtime.

"We had it, but we just hit a stretch where we didn't execute quite as well on both ends simultaneously," Franklin coach Kerry Prather said.

Calvin shot just 44% (36-for-82) for the contest, but controlled the boards 45-39 including 21 offensive rebounds. Franklin, which entered the game as the nation's most accurate team from the field (51.8%), shot 48% (33-for-69), but sizzled from long range, hitting 12 of 19 from three-point land for 63%.

"Rebounding really hurt us," Prather said. "I thought we had a chance to go in at the half maybe up 10 or 12 (points), but the margin stayed where it was in the first half almost exclusively on offensive rebounds."

The first half saw six ties and six lead changes, with Franklin taking a 36-34 halftime lead on Paul Buening's driving layup in the final minute of the half.

Veenstra, a first-team All-MIAA selection as a freshman, led five Knights in double figures with 24 points, adding nine rebounds and four assists. Winkle, the two-time MIAA most valuable player, added 19 points and a game-high 10 boards. Karsten and Brian Krosschel had 13 points each, and center Josh Tubergen sparkled off the bench with 10 points, seven boards and four blocked shots.

Notes: The win was Calvin's first in the NCAA tournament since 1993, when the Knights defeated Emory and Henry 101-67 to reach the sectional finals. The loss marked the second time in the last three years Franklin was knocked out of the NCAA tournament by an overtime loss. The Grizzlies suffered an OT loss to Illinois Wesleyan in the 1998 tournament, then advanced to the Sweet 16 last year before suffering a one-point loss to Gustavus Adolphus.

BOX SCORE
FRANKLIN (21-7) - Paul Buening 5-12 1-1 11, Jim Sigler 10-14 0-2 28, Billy Scott 11-19 7-9 29, Kyle Hobbs 2-10 2-2 6, Bart Hunter 3-7 2-2 11, Jake Sappenfield 2-5 0-0 5, Mark Pitcher 0-1 0-0 0, Stuart Blackwell 0-0 0-0 0, Wes Peek 0-0 0-0 0, Jake Holder 0-1 0-0 0, Josh Quatrrocchi 0-0 0-0 0, Jed Zarse 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-69 12-16 90.
CALVIN (26-2) - Aaron Winkle 9-23 0-1 19, Jeremy Veenstra 11-21 1-2 24, Brian Krosschel 6-9 1-4 13, Bryan Foltice 2-7 2-2 7, Nate Karsten 3-12 7-7 13, Jon Potvin 0-0 2-2 2, Nate Burgess 1-3 2-2 4, Jason DeKuiper 0-0 0-0 0, Derek Kleinheksel 0-0 0-0 0, Josh Tubergen 4-7 2-2 10. Totals 36-82 17-22 92.
Halftime - Franklin 36, Calvin 34. End of regulation - Calvin 78, Franklin 78. Three-point goals - Franklin 12-19 (Sigler 8-10, Hunter 3-5, Sappenfield 1-2, Buening 0-1, Hobbs 0-1), Calvin 3-19 (Winkle 1-4, Foltice 1-4, Veenstra 1-3, Karsten 0-7, Burgess 0-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Franklin 39 (Scott 8), Calvin 45 (Winkle 10). Assists - Franklin 18 (Buening 7), Calvin 14 (Veenstra 4). Total fouls - Franklin 19, Calvin 18. Techicals - None. Attendance - 4,300.

William Paterson 60, Scranton 58 (OT)
By Ira P. Thor
WAYNE, NJ -- When the game is on the line, William Paterson wants Horace Jenkins with the ball. That’s gospel at the NJAC school, and once again Jenkins’ poise paid dividends for the Pioneers. The junior banked home a 12-foot jumper with 22 seconds remaining, catapulting the William Paterson to a thrilling 60-58 overtime win against Scranton in Atlantic region second round action Saturday night.

And, with Hampden-Sydney making an early exit from this year’s tournament, the Pioneers (23-4) suddenly find themselves as the only remaining team from last year’s Final Four. It will be déjà vu in the Sweet Sixteen, when they face Catholic (23-4) on March 10, for the second consecutive year.

After Scranton tied the game at 42 with 9:49 remaining, the Pioneers regaining the lead, and extended it to as much as seven, with 3:41 to go. Scranton’s Al Callejas nailed a three-pointer from the right arc, and pumped his arms and legs, as the Royals fought back with less than two minutes to play. Callejas, a junior guard, led all scorers with 17.

Sophomore Pat Traver notched the score at 53-53, as the forward converted two free throws with 1:15 remaining, capping a 7-0 Royals run, and sending the game into overtime. But Jenkins would not let the Pioneers fade into the night, and you could tell by the huge smile on his face as the teams took the court for the third session that he had something big planned.

After sophomore Dag Christensen sank a running skyhook to give the Pioneers a 55-53 lead, for two of his team-high 16 points, the Royals scored five in a row. Traver sank a turn-around-leaping layup with exactly two minutes remaining, as Scranton took a 58-55, and looked to be on the verge of upsetting the nation’s No. 5 team.

Christensen and Jenkins each hit one of two free throws down the stretch to trim the Royal lead to 58-57 with under a minute to play. After Scranton failed to extend the lead to three, Christensen rebounded and quickly found Jenkins up court in transition for the fall-away winner. Junior Ray Ortiz, who scored nine of his 15 in the first stanza, blocked Reno with one second remaining, to secure the win for the Pioneers.

Jenkins scored just 15 points, on 6-for-23 shooting. William Paterson led at the half 31-26.

The win set a school record for William Paterson, as the Pioneers recorded win number 23, a new single-season high, surpassing teams from 1976-77, and 1983-84. Last year’s team finished 19-12 after Jenkins joined the team midseason.

Catholic 65, Christopher Newport 64
WASHINGTON -- Dan Harrington hit a jumper in the lane with 11 seconds remaining and Pat Maloney stole the ball nine seconds later as No. 10 Catholic University rallied for a 65-64 victory against No. 6 Christopher Newport in a second-round NCAA Tournament game before 1,200 fans at DuFour Center on Saturday.

With the win, the Cardinals (23-4) advance to the Sweet 16 for a third consecutive season and will play William Paterson (23-4) at a site to be determined Sunday. The Pioneers defeated visiting Scranton 60-58 in overtime.

Maloney led Catholic with 20 points, five assists and four steals. He came up with the game-preserving steal after Brandon Jones lost control of the ball in the CNU frontcourt with two seconds left. Maloney immediately called timeout at the one-second mark. He took the inbounds pass and the game ended.

Harrington, who shot just 4-for-21, scored nine of his 12 points in the final 2:45 as the Cardinals rallied from a 59-54 deficit with 3:05 to go. He scored the game-winner off the dribble.

Despite the poor shooting effort, Catholic head coach Mike Lonergan was never worried about the final shot.

"The play was really for Pat Maloney," Lonergan said. "It was kind of a broken play, but I would have been glad to have either Dan or Pat shoot the ball."

Antoine Sinclair led the Captains (25-3) with 27 points, 15 rebounds and four steals. Terry Gray added nine points and 11 boards. CNU trailed 43-31 early in the second half before embarking on a 15-2 run to lead 46-45 with 9:35 remaining.

Tim Judge scored 12 points for the Cardinals, who led 36-29 at halftime.

Franklin & Marshall 65, Widener 62
CHESTER, PA -- Alex Kraft scored a game-high 25 points in leading Franklin & Marshall to a 65-62 victory at Widener in NCAA Tournament second-round action. The win was Franklin & Marshall’s 13th in a row while Widener suffered its first defeat in 13 games. It was also the Pioneers’ first loss at the Schwartz Athletic Center this season, snapping a 15-game home winning streak.

Widener opened a 9-6 lead in the first five minutes of the game but a 10-0 run by the Diplomats put them in the lead, 16-9, one they would never relinquish. Widener pulled to within five points before the half but trailed 26-19 at the break. Widener struggled from the field, shooting only 23.1% in the half (6-of-26) while Franklin & Marshall connected on 11 of 28 shots for a 39.3% mark.

Franklin & Marshall was quick to open up a 12-point lead early in the second half but in a span of 90 seconds Widener pulled back to within three points as Chaz Williamson scored seven points in that span.

With 2:09 remaining Kraft hit a three-pointer as the shot clock expired to give the Diplomats a 62-56 lead but that score was answered with a three-pointer by Williamson. In the final 30 seconds, Kraft went to the line twice and was 3-for-4 to put his team up 65-59 before Widener scored the last bucket, a three-pointer by DeLuca.

For Widener, Williamson scored a team-high 18 points and Mike Siuchta finished with 15 points and Chris Hightower 13. Dave Manzo also registered double figures for the Diplomats with 16 points.

Franklin & Marshall (23-5) advances to the Sweet Sixteen and will face Rowan next Friday. Widener ends its season with an overall record of 24-4.

UW-Stevens Point 72, Lewis & Clark 68
Travis Kornowski hit a three-pointer and Brant Bailey had a breakaway dunk in the final minute to spark a late UW-Stevens Point run as the Pointers opened a six-point lead and went on to a 72-68 second-round NCAA Tournament victory against Lewis & Clark. The Pointers will now face either Ripon or Chicago in a sectional semifinal Friday, March 10 at a site to be determined.

The six-point lead was the biggest by either team over the course of the game, which featured 13 ties, though Lewis & Clark never led in the second half. The Pioneers held a one-point lead at halftime before the Pointers used three three-pointers by Brent Larson in the first four minutes of the second half for a 41-38 lead. Lewis & Clark tied the game at 59-59 with 5:46 on a three-point play by Colin Oriard, who finished with 24 points. The Pointers responded with a three-pointer by Jay Bennett with 4:52 left and led the rest of the way.

The Pioneers stayed close when the Pointers missed three consecutive front ends of bonus situations, and pulled to within one at 64-63 on a short jumper by Jeff Auxier with 1:13 left. However, Kornowski hit his only basket of the game on the Pointers’ next possession for a four-point lead. Kornowski also hit his only field goal of the WIAC championship game last week against UW-Eau Claire on a three-pointer in the final minute to tie the game.

Bailey had a steal on the Pioneers’ ensuing possession and followed with a dunk for a six-point lead. However, Oriard quickly hit a three-pointer at the other end to cut the lead to 69-66.

Maryville 76, Hampden-Sydney 75
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Matt Ennen hit a 10-foot jumper with 0.8 seconds left on the clock to give Maryville a 76-75 win against Hampden-Sydney in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

After trailing for most of the second half, Jeremy Harris hit a pair of free throws with 5.2 seconds to put Hampden-Sydney ahead 75-74. After a Tiger timeout, Maryville threw the ball to half court and called a timeout with 4.4 seconds remaining. Kris Sigmund's in bounds pass went to Chris Housewright in the corner, and he fed Ennen in the low post. Ennen's jumper from the baseline bounced on the rim twice and dropped in with just 0.8 seconds remaining. H-SC tried a length-of-the-court pass which was knocked away as the final horn sounded.

Harris led the way for H-SC with a career-high 32 points. He knocked down 12 of 16 shots, was 8-for-9 from the line and grabbed a game-best 11 rebounds. The senior Farmville native hit 8 of 9 second-half shots and scored 19 of his 32 points after the break. Jack Jirak added 19 points on 9-for-11 shooting, while Chris Fox netted 13 points.

Housewright led the way for Maryville with 20 points, seven rebounds, and three steals. Ennen hit 8-of-10 shots for 18 points.

Maryville led by as many as 13 points in the first half. The Fighting Scots hit 14-of-30 (.467) first-half shots and committed just four turnovers. H-SC was just 11-of-35 in the opening stanza and committed 10 turnovers.

Down 10 just under two minutes into the second half, H-SC used an 11-2 run over the next 2:12 to draw within one. A Harris bucket with 8:14 left in the gave the Tigers their first lead since a 9-6 advantage five minutes into the game. In the final eight minutes, there were five lead changes and two ties.

Maryville finished the game with a .538 pace from the field and hit 14 of 22 (63.6%) second-half attempts. H-SC hit at a .514 pace in the second half, but struggled with a 4-for-18 (22)% mark in the game from three-point range.

Maryville (24-3) advances to the round of 16 for the second time in school history, and will face McMurry next Friday, March 10. Hampden-Sydney, which lost by the same score it did in last year's national championship game, ends its season 26-2.

McMurry 111, Pomona-Pitzer 76
McMurry showed why it was the No. 1 seed in the South on Saturday night as they blasted Pomona-Pitzer 111-76. It was the team's first game in the NCAA Tournament and first time in the Sweet Sixteen.

The contest was tight in the first half with the Indians leading 45-41 at the half. McMurry came out from the half like gangbusters, exploding with a 17-4 run to begin the second half to make it 62-45 at 14:05.

McMurry (26-1) never looked back. They maintained a lead of no fewer than 23 points the rest of the way. They pulled away even further at the end completing a 66-39 scoring difference for the second stanza to get the final of 111-76 over the Sagehens (19-7).

One of the biggest reasons for the second-half explosion was McMurry taking its shooting percentage from 34.1% in the first half to 61.9% in the second. McMurry also forced 28 turnovers and outrebounded Pomona-Pitzer 54-45.

The victors were led by Alex Denson's 24 tallies. Denson was just one of five players in double figures. Point guard Daniel Martinez had a double-double of 20 points, 11 assists while swiping six balls and adding five boards. Abran Aragon recorded the team's second double-double with 10 tallies and 11 rebounds while Thomas Drakeford had 13 and Travis Hull 10.

Pomona-Pitzer was led by two players in Jeremiah Martin (27 points) and Tad DeWald with 19. Travis Bray led on the boards with seven carroms to go with nine points.

McMurry will now face Maryville (Tenn.) next Friday in the sectionals at a site and time to be announced.

Buena Vista 69, St. Thomas 66
Buena Vista advanced into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a 69-66 win against St. Thomas.

The Beavers trailed the Tommies for the opening 15 minutes of play before evening the game on a Landon Roth three-pointer and taking the lead on a basket by Nolan Stribe. Buena Vista could only stretch the lead to three points and led at the break by just 33-31.

In the second half Buena Vista fell behind briefly by four points before a scoring run gave them the lead by as much as seven points midway through the final half of play. The Tommies cut the lead to four with under four minutes of play before some key free-throw misses by the Beavers.

The Tommies fought back to within a point on free throws by Mychal Brenden with 10 seconds left of play. The Tommies fouled senior Landon Roth and he sank both free throws giving the Beavers a three-point edge with five seconds left. The Tommies rushed the ball up the court, but didn't get a good look at the basket and missed on their three to tie the contest.

The Beavers improved to 27-1 on the year and run their consecutive win streak to 23 games.

Springfield 75, Williams 74
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Williams Ephs came off their first-round bye to face a young, tenacious Springfield (21-8) team. In the end, Springfield was the first team all season to defeat Williams (20-4) at home, in a 75-74 stunner.

The game was a seesaw battle throughout the first half. Springfield led 37-36 with a scant three seconds remaining. Tim Folan stole the ball for Williams, raced down court and drew a foul while sinking a layup with no time remaining. He then hit his free throw to give Williams a 39-37 lead at the half.

The second half started with a 7-0 Williams run. Springfield battled back, never letting the Ephs stretch their lead to double figures. With 7:04 remaining, Springfield tied the game at 63. A Sean Keenan three-pointer, followed by a free throw on the next possession, gave the Ephs a four point lead.

Manny Benjamin drained a jumper to stretch the lead to 69-63. Then, Michael Parker hit a three for Springfield and followed it with a jumper on the next possession. Adetokunbo Adewuyi hit another jumper, and Springfield took the lead for good 70-69. A series of free throws made the score 74-69.

Jim Sheehy fed Sean Keenan for a jumper with 10 seconds remaining. Randy Alexander hit a free throw with eight seconds remaining, and Springfield led 75-74. Tim Folan banked a three pointer with 1.8 seconds remaining, but Williams was unable to score again.

Michael Parker led all scorers with 30 points, and added 11 rebounds for Springfield. Adewuyi and Lydell Capers each had 14 points. For Williams, Joe Weiss had 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists, Dan Dickens and Tim Folan had 12 points each, and Andrew Conley and Sean Keenan had 11 apiece. Jim Sheehy had 13 assists in his final game.

Springfield will face Salem State in the next round of the NCAA tournament. Williams finishes its season with a 20-4 mark, their eighth consecutive 20-win season, and the first NESCAC championship awarded.

Rowan 80, Roanoke 74
GLASSBORO, N.J. -- Center Maurice Davis scored 26 points and added 10 rebounds as Rowan posted an 80-74 victory against visiting Roanoke in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Profs improve 22-4 overall and advanced to next weekend’s sectional round against Franklin & Marshall (23-5). The sectionals are Friday-Saturday, March 10-11, at a site to be determined. The Maroons end the season at 24-5.

Davis shot 9-for-12 from the field and 8-for-10 from the free-throw line. Forward B.J. Johnson added 12 points and nine rebounds. Guard Tom Xenakis added 11 points, seven boards and five assists. Terrance Williams grabbed 10 rebounds and had seven points.

For Roanoke, forward Jason Strickland, guard Paris Butler and forward Tom Dettloff each scored 12 points. Guard Brad Dunleavy added 10 points and nine assists.

Trailing 74-73 with 48 seconds left, Rowan guard Joe Lewis knocked down a three-pointer from the top of the key for a 76-74 lead with 23 seconds left. The Profs sealed the win as Williams made two free throws while Johnson and guard Kevin Crawford each made one.

In the first half, there were five lead changes and three ties. Roanoke’s biggest lead was four points (14-10) after Butler sank a three-pointer at 12:39. The Profs answered with a 17-1 run for a 13-point lead (30-17) at 5:20. Davis led the charge with six in the run while Jonathan Cokines added five. Rowan held a 40-35 halftime advantage. Davis had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Profs. Butler and Kyle Murphy each had nine points for the Maroons.

In the second half, Dettloff’s layup on a feed from Dunleavy tied the scored at 45 (14:51). There would be four ties and 10 lead changes over the final 15 minutes. Dettloff’s layup with 8:57 remaining gave Roanoke its biggest lead of the night (58-53). The last tie of the game was 62-62 at 5:01. Davis had 15 points in the final half while Strickland and Dettloff each had 12 points for Roanoke.

For the game, Roanoke shot 40.0% from the field (26-for-65). The Maroons were 9-for-29 from three-point range (31.0%) and just 52.0% from the line (13-for-25). The Profs shot 35.6% from the field (21-for-59) and 30.8% from three-point range (8-for-26). Rowan was 30-for-42 from the charity stripe (71.4%).

Wooster 82, Ohio Northern 71
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Wooster advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season with an 82-71 win against Ohio Northern at Timken Gymnasium tonight. The Scots improved to 26-2 on the year, while the Polar Bears conclude their season with a 19-10 overall mark. With the victory, the Scots increased their overall and home winning streaks to 19 and 33 games, respectively.

Wooster, which is ranked third in the country, never trailed the entire game, but had to withstand several Ohio Northern runs. The Scots jumped out to leads of 16-7 and 30-18 before the Polar Bears went on a mini-run to cut the lead to eight right before halftime.

Wooster extended its lead to 43-33 early in the second half, but Ohio Northern went on an 11-2 run to pull within one point. The Scots gained control again with a 9-2 run, however. After the teams traded a few baskets, Ohio Northern went on an 8-0 run to cut the game to 69-66.

Wooster finally pulled away for good, going on an 11-2 run to take a 13-point lead before settling for the 11-point margin. The Scots had five players reach double figures led by senior John Ellenwood with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field. Sophomore Antwyan Reynolds was next with 16 points, while freshman forward Bryan Nelson and junior Steve Thompson contributed 13 apiece. Nelson also had a game-high 12 rebounds to register his 13th double-double of the season. In addition, junior Nate Gaubatz came off the bench to score 12 points.

Ohio Northern was led by senior Jeremy Thompson, who scored a game-high 24 points on 9-for-17 shooting, including 4-for-10 three-pointers. Junior Kris Oberdick and senior Mike Kluse tallied 23 and 19 points, repectively, for the Polar Bears. Statistically, Wooster shot 46% (26-for-56) for the game, while holding Ohio Northern to 44% (25-for-57). Wooster advances to take on top-ranked Calvin (26-2) at a site to be determined.

Cortland State 60, Hamilton 55
CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Cortland outscored Hamilton 6-1 over the final four minutes to break a 54-54 tie and give the Red Dragons a 60-55 victory over the Continentals in NCAA Tournament second round action in front of 946 fans at Corey Gymnasium.

With the victory, the Red Dragons (24-4) set a school single-season win record and advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive year. Cortland will face Penn State-Behrend, an 80-65 winner against RIT, on Friday, March 10 at a site to be determined.

Hamilton (19-8) created the sixth and final tie of the second half on a tip-in by Noah Hammond with 4:29 left. Cortland, winner of 18 straight games and a perfect 13-0 at home this winter, took the lead for good on a Kevin Monaghan layup with 3:48 left and increased the lead to four on a Jon DeHay jumper with 1:57 remaining. Hamilton trailed by three but missed a potential game-tying trey with under 15 seconds left. Adam Blauweiss hit two free throws with eight seconds left to seal the Tom Williams led Cortland with 17 points and nine rebounds. He also assisted on Monaghan's and DeHay's late baskets. Blauweiss finished with 13 points and Monaghan recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Brendan Ferretti was Hamilton's lone double-figure scorer with 11 points. The Continentals were held to under 30% shooting from the floor, 25% in the second half (7-for-28). Cortland shot 43% from the field, including 50% accuracy (12-for-24) in the final 20 minutes.

Chicago 75, Ripon 68
CHICAGO -- Kurt Riemer and Derek Reich scored 18 points each as the University of Chicago defeated Ripon 75-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night at Loyola University’s Gentile Center.

Chicago (23-3) led 32-19 at halftime and 41-27 with 16:46 left in the game. Ripon (19-7) outscored the Maroons 26-13 during the next 10 minutes to cut the gap to 54-53 with 6:16 left in the contest. Ripon’s Josh Glocke scored nine points during that run. He finished as the game’s high scorer with 27 points.

After Ripon closed to within one point, the Maroons put the game away with an 11-3 run to build a 65-55 advantage with 2:07 remaining.

Jon Poyer added 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds for Chicago, which won its 18th consecutive game. Steve Kohl and Steve Brooks added 13 and 10 points, respectively.

Chicago advances to the Sweet Sixteen for the third time in the last four years. The Maroons will return to action on Friday, March 10 at a site to be determined.

UW-Eau Claire 74, Carthage 62
KENOSHA, Wis. -- After eight ties and 15 lead changes, UW-Eau Claire finally took control of the game late in the first half and went on to a 74-62 victory against Carthage in an NCAA Tournament second-round game Saturday. The victory moves the Blugolds into next weekend's sectional opposite Buena Vista, the top-seeded team in the West Region and a 69-66 victor against St. Thomas.

Terry Gibbons got a solid performance out of his starting five who scored all but six points against Carthage, the CCIW champion. Jon Wallenfelsz tallied 22 but Dave Mellenthin added 16 and Matt Fermanich 15 while team scoring leader Sherm Carstensen was limited to 10. Mellenthin and Fermanich combined to hit 17 of 20 free throws for the Blugolds who connected on 71.4% from the charity stripe (25-for-35) for the game. While the Blugolds were hitting 51% of their shots, Carthage connected on just 41% and were just 2-for-15 from three-point range.

With the scored knotted for the eighth time at 25-25 with 3:19 left in the first half, the Blugolds outscored Carthage 8-2 to end the half and take a 33-27 lead into the locker room.

Early in the second half, the Blugolds had ballooned the lead to 14 at 47-33. But Carthage clawed back to make it a five-point contest with 1:35 reamining. But the Blugolds hit 9 of 10 charity tosses in the final 94 seconds to clinch the win, their 24th of the season against five losses.

Carthage, which was led by Jason Wiertel's 17 points, concluded its campaign at 22-4.

BOX SCORE
Eau Claire (Fg-Fga Ft-Fta Pts) Mellenthin 3-7 8-10 16, Carstensen 5-11 0-0 10, Wallenfelsz 9-17 4-10 22, Fermanich 3-5 9-10 15, Marks 1-3 2-2 5, Kassing 0-0 0-0 0, Syrjala 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Schneeberger 1-1 0-1 2, Jacobson 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 23-45 25-35 74.
Carthage (Fg-Fga Ft-Fta Pts) Wiertel 7-16 3-4 17, Garner 1-2 2-2 4, Ktistou 6-14 2-3 14, McDaniel 1-9 3-4 6, Garnes 4-9 3-4 11, Nishibayashi 1-1 0-0 3, Brincks 0-0 2-2 2, Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0, Oboikowitch 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 22-54 16-20 62.
Three-Point Shots: Eau Claire 3-9 (Fermanich 2-3, Carstensen 0-3, Fermanich 0-2, Marks 1-1). Carthage 2-15 (Ktistou 0-5, Wiertel 0-1, McDaniel 1-7, Garnes 0-1, Nishibayashi 1-1). Rebounds: Eau Claire 31 (Wallenfelsz 7, Fermanich 6, Carstensen 5, Marks 5). Carthage 31 (Wiertel 8, Garnes 8). Assists: Eau Claire 15 (Fermanich 5), Carthage 15 (Ktistou 6). Turnovers: Eau Claire 11, Carthage 13. Halftime: Eau Claire 33, Carthage 27. Records: Eau Claire 24-5, Carthage 22-4.

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