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2000 sectional semifinal game stories

Springfield had a final chance to win the game but Adetokunbo Adewuyi missed a jumper in traffic from the right baseline in the final seconds.

Salem State led 9-2 three minutes into the game, but Springfield bounced back with an 18-2 run over the next five-plus minutes to take a 20-11 lead. The Pride's biggest lead was 28-15 with 9:40 left in the half before the Vikings clawed back to eventually take a 34-32 lead on a Jeremy Jones three-pointer with 1:54 remaining in the half.

Springfield led 38-36 at halftime, but Salem State held the lead for most of the second half. The Vikings were up 58-51 with 8:47 left before the Pride went on a 10-2 run, capped by Lydell Capers' three-pointer with 5:29 left to put Springfield on top 61-60.

Trailing 68-66, Springfield grabbed its final lead at 69-68 on a three-pointer by Randy Alexander with 33 seconds remaining. Alexander was 7-for-9 from three-point range in the contest and led all scorers with 25 points. Salem State's Tishaun Jenkins missed two free throws with 13 seconds remaining, but Bourgogne followed up the second miss with his game-winning shot.

Bourgogne led four Viking double-figure scorers with 19 points in addition to grabbing a team-high eight rebounds. Jenkins finished with 14 points and five assists while Gus White added 13 points and John Bennett scored 10 points. Springfield, in addition to Alexander's 25-point effort, received 15 points from Adewuyi and six assists from freshman guard David White.

SPRINGFIELD (21-9) Michael Parker 4-11 0-0 8, Adetokunbo Adewuyi 4-10 7-7 15, Randy Alexander 9-18 0-0 25, Lydell Capers 3-4 2-2 9, David White 3-4 2-2 9, John Gleason 2-5 0-0 6, Dyshawn Thames 1-3 2-2 4, Keith Arnold 0-2 1-2 1 TOTALS 23-55 13-15 69

SALEM STATE (25-4) Ed Bourgogne 6-9 7-7 19, Peter Szklarz 1-4 0-0 3, Gus White 4-8 5-5 13, Tishaun Jenkins 6-13 1-6 14, Jeremy Jones 2-8 0-0 5, John Bennett 3-13 2-2 10, Eric McCoy 3-5 0-1 6 TOTALS 25-60 15-21 70

Halftime -- Springfield 38, Salem St. 36. 3-point goals -- Springfield 10-18 (Alexander 7-9, Gleason 2-5, Capers 1-2, White 0-1, Parker 0-1; Salem St. 5-16 (Bennett 2-7, Jenkins 1-2, Szklarz 1-3, Jones 1-4). Fouled out -- None. Rebounds -- Springfield 33 (Parker 8), Salem St. 36 (Bourgogne 8). Assists -- Springfield 17 (White 6), Salem St. 10 (Jenkins 5). Turnovers -- Springfield 17, Salem St. 13. Steals -- Springfield 9, Salem St. 10. Total fouls -- Springfield 15, Salem St. 10. A -- 530

Penn State-Behrend 58, Cortland State 52
CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Senior center Chris Hughes scored 21 points, including a crucial jump hook with 15 seconds remaining, as Penn State Behrend (26-3) posted a 58-52 victory against host Cortland (24-5) in an NCAA Division III East/Northeast Sectional contest. The Behrend Lions will face Salem State on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the national quarterfinals.

Cortland cut Penn State-Behrend's lead to 54-52 on a Tom Williams three-pointer with 45 seconds remaining. Following a Cortland timeout, the Behrend Lions broke the Red Dragons' press and set up their offense. With the shot clock under 10 seconds, Hughes took a pass in the lane and made his jump hook to extend the lead to 56-52. Cortland quickly raced the ball up court but turned it over with five seconds left. Ashley Orris hit a pair of free throws with two seconds left to conclude the scoring.

Penn State-Behrend, making its first-ever NCAA Division III playoff appearance, trailed for only 22 seconds in the contest. Cortland took an 8-6 lead on a Steve Crews jumper with 15:13 left in the first half, but John Park responded with a three-pointer at the 14:51 mark. The Behrend Lions led 20-10 before Cortland mounted a 10-0 run, capped off by five points from Williams, to knot the game at 20-20. The teams were also tied at 23-23 before Behrend, which shot 59% in the first half, went on an 11-5 run to take a 34-28 halftime lead.

Cortalnd tied the game twice in the second half -- at 41-41 on an Adam Blauweiss three-pointer with 13:55 left and at 44-44 on a Jon DeHay dunk. Orris gave the Behrend Lions the lead for good with a three-pointer at the 10:30 mark. The Red Dragons closed to within 47-46 with 10:20 left before the teams went on a four-minute scoring drought. Orris' fifth trey of the game broke the skid with 6:13 left. The Behrend Lions held Cortland to just six points in the final 10 minutes -- a Kevin St. Pierre three-pointer with 5:49 left and Williams' three in the final minute.

Hughes shot 9-for-14 from the floor and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Orris finished with 17 points, connecting on 5-of-7 three-pointers, while Andy Lawrence added 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Williams paced Cortland with 17 points. Blauweiss added nine points and five assists.

PENN STATE-BEHREND (26-3) Andy Lawrence 5-7 2-2 13, John Park 2-5 0-0 5, Chris Hughes 9-14 3-3 21, Ashley Orris 5-9 2-3 17, Matt Keith 1-5 0-0 2, Andy Berchtold 0-1 0-0 0, Nate Willson 0-0 0-0 0 TOTALS 22-41 7-8 58

CORTLAND STATE (24-5) Tom Williams 7-18 0-0 17, Steve Crews 3-5 0-0 6, Kevin Monaghan 2-4 1-2 5, Adam Blauweiss 3-9 0-0 9, Caston Binger 2-5 1-5 4, Scott Cahill 0-1 0-0 0, Kevin St. Pierre 2-3 1-1 6, Jon DeHay 2-2 0-0 4 TOTALS 21-47 3-8 52

Halftime -- Penn State-Behrend 34, Cortland 28. 3-point goals -- Penn St. Behrend 7-15 (Orris 5-7, Park 1-1, Lawrence 1-2, Hughes 0-1, Keith 0-4); Cortland 7-19 (Blauweiss 3-8, Williams 3-9, St. Pierre 1-1, Binger 0-1). Fouled out -- None. Rebounds -- Penn State-Behrend 23 (Hughes 11), Cortland 24 (Williams, Crews, Monaghan 5). Assists -- Penn State-Behrend 12 (Hughes 3), Cortland 12 (Blauweiss 5). Turnovers -- Penn State-Behrend 12, Cortland 9. Steals -- Penn State-Behrend 5, Cortland 7. Total fouls -- Penn State-Behrend 10, Cortland 14. A -- 530

UW-Stevens Point 63, Chicago 49
STORM LAKE, Iowa -- It doesn't always take high-flying dunks or a run-and-gun attack for a basketball team to look flashy.

Sometimes simple tough defense and crisp offense can be just as exciting.

And that's exactly what UW-Stevens Point used to reach the NCAA Division III Sectional championship with a 63-49 victory against the University of Chicago at the Siebens Fieldhouse.

The Pointers held one of the nation's top three-point shooting teams to 4-for-21 from behind the arc while also collecting assists of 16 of their 22 field goals to reach the final eight round of the tournament for the second time in four years.

"I'm very grateful to be back in this position," said Pointers' coach Jack Bennett, whose team has now won 11 consecutive games and reached the sectional final in its only two NCAA tournament appearances. "With a league as tough as ours, we believe we're tested and prepared to play against anyone in the nation."

The Pointers will get a chance to face a conference rival Saturday night when they meet UW-Eau Claire for a trip to the national semifinals at 7:30 p.m. The Blugolds advanced with a 82-75 overtime win over host Buena Vista in the second game.

UW-Stevens Point led 22-20 with 1:30 left in the first half when Brant Bailey hit a layup and Jay Bennett drained a three-pointer with three seconds left for a 27-20 halftime lead. The Pointers then outscored the Maroons 17-4 over the first nine minutes of the second half to take control and snap Chicago's 18-game winning streak.

"For about an eight to 10 minute span, our offense was thing of beauty," Bennett said. "We really just dissected their defense."

Meanwhile, on the other end, the Maroons were unable to convert, shooting just 29% in the first half (8-for-27) and 33% for the game (18-for-54).

"That was brutal," Chicago coach Mike McGrath said. "I think part of it, though, was Stevens Point's defense. I thought we did a better job than expected defensively, but a worse job offensively."

"We did a marvelous job," Bennett said of the Pointers' perimeter defense. "That kind of started with the La Crosse game (in the WIAC quarterfinals). We held them down well and then Lewis & Clark (in the NCAA second round) was known for it. I think we're doing a pretty darn good job."

The Pointers opened the game offensively from outside, hitting five of 15 three-pointers in the first half, but then switched to the inside game in the second half, attempting just seven three-pointers.

"That's been our offense," Bennett said. "Our players do a nice job of getting the ball into Brant (Bailey) and then he does a nice job finding the shooters when they double-team."

Bailey tied a career high with four assists, while leading the Pointers with 18 points for the game. Gabe Frank added 15 points and Jay Bennett had 11.

Freshman Derek Reich led Chicago with 18 points, including 13 in the first half.

The Pointers also had just six turnovers with four of those coming in the first five minutes of the game.

"A lot of that is Brant," Jay Bennett said. "They pack the defense so much that you don't have to worry about them extending and getting steals."

UW-Stevens Point also benefitted from a partial home crowd that loudly cheered for the Pointers after an article that appeared in the University of Chicago student newspaper, criticizing Storm Lake and Buena Vista.

"It was nice to have that noise," Jack Bennett said. "This is a real home-like atmosphere here. I know they were against Chicago, but I think they appreciated our basketball. They were getting excited about some of the things we were doing."

UW-Stevens Point will play UW-Eau Claire Saturday night for the right to advance to the Final Four in Salem, Va.

Calvin 82, Wooster 53
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- For the fifth time in school-history and for the first time since 1993, Calvin has advanced to the sectional finals. Ranked No. 1 in the country, Calvin advanced to the sectional finals with an 82-53 victory against No. 3 Wooster in front of a paid attendance of 4,400 fans Friday night at the Calvin Fieldhouse.

Calvin (27-2) will face No. 4 McMurry on Saturday night at 7:30 pm in the sectional final at the Calvin Fieldhouse with the winner advancing to the NCAA III Final Four next weekend in Salem, Va. McMurry advanced to Saturday night's sectional final with an impressive 112-95 victory against Maryville (Tenn.) in Friday's first sectional semifinal game.

Saturday night's game will be the first-ever meeting between Calvin and McMurry. Calvin is 2-2 in four previous sectional final appearances with its last sectional title coming in 1992 when Calvin defeated Otterbein 88-67 in the sectional finals at Gustavus Adolphus, en route to capturing its first national championship.

A tenacious defensive effort propelled Calvin to its victory over Wooster Friday evening as the Knights limited the Scots (26-3) to 34.4 percent field goal shooting including just 30% in the second half. The Calvin victory allowed the Knights to extend their winning streak to 19 games while Wooster's 19-game winning streak came to an end.

Calvin bolted out to an 18-8 lead early on and later extended its lead to 35-21 with just 2:01 left in the first half. Wooster answered with an 8-1 run to end the half to trail by just seven at 36-29 at halftime.

Calvin would take control of the game in the opening four minutes of the second half, ripping off 12 unanswered points to grab a 48-29 lead. Wooster would close to within 13 points at 54-41 with 9:35 left but would get no closer as senior Nate Karsten converted a driving layup and added back-to-back three-point shots in a minute-and-a-half span to give the Knights a commanding 62-41 lead.

Calvin would cruise from there to claim the double-digit victory. Calvin is now 19-13 in NCAA Tournament competition and 7-1 at home in NCAA Tournament play.

Karsten and freshman Jeremy Veenstra led the Calvin scoring attack with 17 points apiece with senior Aaron Winkle racking up his 28th career double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Veenstra added nine rebounds and four steals. Junior Josh Tubergen added four points, rebounds and a pair of blocked shots for the Knights. Wooster was led by freshman Bryan Nelson who notched 17 points while senior John Ellenwood added 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Calvin finished with a 40.6% field goal clip including 44.7% in the second half. Calvin also held a whopping rebounding advantage, outboarding Wooster 52-36 including 18-10 on the offensive glass.

McMurry 112, Maryville (Tenn.) 95
McMurry's relentless full-court pressure took its toll on the Maryville Scots as the No. 4 Indians rolled to a 112-95 victory against Marvyille to advance to the sectional finals against Calvin. Leading 43-40 with 1:23 left in the first half, McMurry scored six unanswered points to take a 49-40 halftime lead. McMurry then used a 16-0 run early in the second half to vault into a 69-47 lead with 15:34 left to play.

Maryville would come back late in the contest to cut the deficit to seven points at 93-86 with 4:57 left but would get no closer as McMurry outscored Maryville (24-4) 19-9 down the stretch to complete the victory.

McMurry won the game on the glass, outrebouding Maryville 57-31 including 25-8 on the offensive glass, leading to several second-chance scoring opportunities. McMurry's relentless full-court pressure also forced the Scots into 25 turnovers while McMurry turned it over just 14 times.

Alex Denson led McMurry with 18 points and six rebounds while Travis Hull had 17, Abran Aragon and Anthony James 15 points and senior point guard Daniel Martinez 12 points. Martinez had a sensational all-around game as he added eight assists and five steals. Thomas Drakeford was the top rebounder for McMurry with 10 boards.

Marvyille was led by Brent Watts who popped in 22 points including five three-point field goals. Junior center Matt Ennen added 10 while Kris Sigmund had 16 points and Chris Housewright 15 points.

Marvyille shot 50% overall including 57.6% in the second half while McMurry shot 43.2% overall.

UW-Eau Claire 82, Buena Vista 75 (OT)

                          All FG   3 Pt   -FT-  Rebounds                                  
     UW-Eau Claire         M-  A   M- A   M- A Off Def Tot  PF-D  Pts   A  TO BLK STL  Min
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     *Sherm Carstensen     7- 21   2- 9   8-10   0   5   5   3-0   24   3   2   0   0   40
     *Dave Mellenthin      3-  7   0- 2   2- 2   3   4   7   3-0    8   2   2   1   1   39
     *Jon Wallenfelsz      5- 15   1- 1   4- 4   2   5   7   2-0   15   0   2   1   0   29
     *Todd Marks           4-  9   2- 6   7- 7   1   6   7   1-0   17   1   0   0   3   28
     *Matt Fermanich       3-  7   2- 4   5- 6   0   3   3   4-0   13   7   2   0   0   43
     Quintin Johnson       2-  4   1- 2   0- 0   1   0   1   0-0    5   0   1   0   0   11
     Ben Schneeberger      0-  2   0- 0   0- 0   2   2   4   1-0    0   1   0   0   0   10
     Joe Jacobson          0-  0   0- 0   0- 0   0   1   1   1-0    0   1   0   0   0   15
     Jeff Kassing          0-  0   0- 0   0- 0   0   0   0   0-0    0   1   0   0   0    2
     Eric Gardow           0-  3   0- 1   0- 2   3   2   5   1-0    0   0   0   0   0    8
       Team                                      3   1   4          0       1             
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     UW-Eau Claire        24- 68   8-25  26-31  15  29  44  16-0   82  16  10   2   4  225
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 -- First Half --      - Second Half -      ---- Total ----               
     All FG        11-  30  36.7%       13-  38  34.2%       24-  68  35.3%  Deadball     
     3 Pt FG        4-  10  40.0%        4-  15  26.7%        8-  25  32.0%  Rebounds:   3
     FT             2-   2 100.0%       24-  29  82.8%       26-  31  83.9%               

                          All FG   3 Pt   -FT-  Rebounds                                  
     Buena Vista           M-  A   M- A   M- A Off Def Tot  PF-D  Pts   A  TO BLK STL  Min
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     *Adam Jones           6- 18   2- 8   4- 4   1   7   8   4-0   18   0   1   0   0   37
     *Nick Winters         3-  6   2- 2   0- 0   0   6   6   2-0    8   2   2   1   0   34
     *Chris Petersen       1-  5   0- 0   0- 2   4   4   8   0-0    2   0   3   0   1   22
     *Nolan Stribe         4-  8   2- 2   1- 1   2   1   3   1-0   11   3   1   1   2   31
     *Landon Roth          8- 15   1- 5   0- 0   0   7   7   2-0   17   3   3   0   0   32
     Brett Smith           0-  3   0- 2   0- 0   0   1   1   2-0    0   1   0   0   0   16
     Robby Beyer           4-  7   0- 0   0- 0   2   5   7   1-0    8   0   1   2   0   18
     Trevor Boettcher      1-  5   0- 1   3- 7   0   0   0   4-0    5   3   0   0   2   25
     Scott Swalley         3-  3   0- 0   0- 0   2   1   3   3-0    6   1   1   2   0   10
       Team                                      1   1   2          0       0             
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Buena Vista          30- 70   7-20   8-14  12  33  45  19-0   75  13  12   6   5  225
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 -- First Half --      - Second Half -      ---- Total ----               
     All FG        11-  34  32.4%       19-  36  52.8%       30-  70  42.9%  Deadball     
     3 Pt FG        2-   8  25.0%        5-  12  41.7%        7-  20  35.0%  Rebounds:   3
     FT             0-   2   0.0%        8-  12  66.7%        8-  14  57.1%               

     Technical Fouls:    None                                                             
                                                  1      2    1OT    Tot
                        ------------------------------------------------
                        UW-Eau Claire            28     37     17     82
                        Buena Vista              24     41     10     75
                        ------------------------------------------------
                                       Attendance:   3000

Franklin & Marshall 76, Rowan 72
WAYNE, N.J. -- Franklin & Marshall senior guards Jerome Maiatico (17 points) and Mike Ritacco (12 points) keyed a second-half 24-8 surge and led the No. 19 Diplomats (24-5) to a 76-72 victory against Rowan (22-5) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

Seniors Mark Sadowski (14 points), Dave Manzo (11) and sophomore Alex Kraft (14) also scored in double figures for the Diplomats, who posted their 14th consecutive victory and advanced to the Elite Eight for the sixth time in school history.

The Diplomats will face Catholic University, 57-52 victors against William Paterson, in Saturday's sectional championship for the right to advance to the Final Four.

Rowan, seeded second in the Atlantic Region, was led by center Mo Davis' 24 points and seven rebounds. B.J. Johnson added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Profs, while Brian Bouchard chipped in 14.

Neither team could gain more than a five-point advantage in the first 20 minutes, and the Diplomats went to the intermission with a 35-32 lead as Maiatico drained a three-pointer from the right win as the buzzer sounded.

Rowan used its inside game to muscle out to a 10-point lead early in the second half. But the Diplomats held the Profs to just two field goals over the next 11 minutes, putting together a 24-8 run to lead 63-57 with five minutes remaining. Ritacco had two steals and breakaway layups and a three-pointer during that stretch.

Rowan, which outrebounded Franklin & Marshall 38-24, cut the lead to one possession down the stretch, but the Diplomats shot 16-for-21 from the foul line for the game.

Catholic 57, William Paterson 52
WAYNE, N.J. -- Tim Judge hit six three-pointers, including three in a row in the second half, to spark No. 10 Catholic University to a 57-52 victory against host William Paterson in an NCAA Division III Tournament sectional semifinal at the Rec Center on Friday night. The win sends the Cardinals (24-4) to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history.

Catholic will play No. 19 Franklin & Marshall (24-5) for the sectional championship at the Rec Center Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The winner goes to the Final Four in Salem, Va., on March 17-18. Fifth-ranked Paterson ended its season at 23-5.

"It feels like we finally got the monkey off our back," said Cardinal Coach Mike Lonergan, whose team was making its third Sweet 16 appearance in a row. "I’m glad we’re going one step further."

Judge, a junior who finished with a game- and career-playoff-high 18 points, hit his third consecutive three-pointer on a spot-up stroke from the right wing to punctuate an 11-0 run and give Catholic a 49-38 lead with 4:16 to go in the game.

"He got on a roll," Cardinal junior point guard Pat Maloney said. "We definitely had confidence in him to hit all the shots."

Maloney tallied 14 points and four assists and senior center Mike Lepeonka had 15 points, six rebounds and two steals. Senior guard Dan Harrington scored six points, including the 1,000th of his career.

Judge, who entered the game averaging 9.7 points, added three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Included among his career-best six three-pointers (in seven attempts) was a first-half hoist from NBA range.

"I knew that they’d probably be keying on Pat and Dan," Judge said. "I was shooting pretty well. I knew I could hit them."

Catholic, which lost 79-71 at William Paterson in the same round last season, held Horace Jenkins to 12 points on 4-for-19 shooting. The All-American guard, who was being scouted by the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, posted game-highs of nine rebounds and five assists. However, he was just 1-for-7 from three-point range and 3-for-8 from the line.

"I wasn’t shooting with confidence," said Jenkins, who faced a zone most of the night. "I thought that I did all right defensively, but I struggled offensively."

After Maloney followed Judge’s three triples with one of his own, the Cards led 52-40 lead with 3:29 remaining. But the Pioneers responded with a 10-1 run that included a trey by Gregg Anacker and a three-point play by Ray Ortiz (17 points, seven boards) to draw Paterson to within 53-50 at the 1:09 mark. Maloney sealed the triumph with three free throws and Lepeonka added one with 12.8 seconds left to put Catholic up, 57-50.

While both clubs hit 18 of 53 field goals (34.0 %) and collected 38 rebounds apiece, the Pioneers were successful on just 4 of 18 (22.2 %) 3-point attempts. The Cardinals were a scorching 10 of 20 to set a school record for most treys in the NCAA Tournament.

"They shot 10-for-20 from three-point range," Paterson Coach Jose Rebimbas said. "That’s the difference. Otherwise, it was a pretty evenly balanced game."

After Catholic bolted to a 16-2 lead less than six minutes into the game, it went scoreless for almost 10 minutes. The drought allowed the Pioneers to draw within 16-15 before Maloney hit a running jumper off the glass to boost the Cardinal advantage to 18-15 with 4:07 left in the first half. Catholic took a 22-21 lead into halftime.

"Our goal was to come out ready to play," Judge said. "And I think we did that. We knew they were going to make a run, and we just had to try to hold them off."

Paterson, which lost for just the second time at home this year, scored the fewest points of any Cardinal opponent in 1999-2000. Catholic, despite its second-lowest point total of the season, moves into uncharted territory after losing in the Sweet Sixteen in 1998 and ’99.

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