CNU, Emory, Trinity, Mary Wash advance

Mar 18, 2026
  

Whether following along at home on ESPN+ or watching in the stands, here's where we keep you up to date on everything today in Fort Wayne, Indiana, including info on each team:

How they got here

No. 3 St. Thomas, Texas (29-1)
def. Belhaven, 69-63 (h)
  def. Trininty, Texas, 75-58 (h)
def. No. 20 WashU, 65-63 (h)
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No. 15 Christopher Newport (24-5)
def. Stevens, 75-62 (h)
def. Washington & Jefferson, 90-61 (h)
def. No. 4 Randolph-Macon, 59-57 (a)
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No. 8 Illinois Wesleyan (26-4)
def. Heidelberg, 62-51 (h)
def. John Carroll, 73-60 (h)
def. No. 11 Endicott, 83-77 (h)
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 No. 2 Emory (25-3)
 def. MUW, 87-73 (h)
def. No. 18 Roanoke (OT), 83-81 (h)
def. Yeshiva, 101-80 (h)
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No. 12 Tufts (23-5)
def. Penn State-Harrisburg, 65-60 (h)
def. Catholic, 74-60 (h)
def. No. 17 Wesleyan, 75-61 (a)
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 No. 1 Trinity, Conn. (28-2)
def. Keuka, 74-63 (h)
def. Babson, 71-61 (h)
def. No. 16 Hood, 88-71 (h)
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No. 6 Chicago (24-4)
 def. Penn State-Behrend, 72-48 (h)
def. No. 24 Otterbein, 81-66 (h)
def. No. 7 Gustavus Adolphus, 93-92 (h)
Media day interview		 No. 5 Mary Washington (27-3)
 def. Worcester State, 85-55 (h)
def. Amherst, 81-64 (h)
def. No. 14 UW-La Crosse, 73-68 (h)
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Tonight's scoreboard 

2026 D-III men's basketball NCAA Tournament scoreboard

March 16, 2026 - March 22, 2026
March 19, 2026
Men's Basketball
Christopher Newport
63
St. Thomas (Texas)
59
Final 1 2 T
Christopher Newport (25-5,0-0 C2C) 22 41 63
St. Thomas (Texas) (29-2,16-0 SCAC) 22 37 59

Game Leaders

Christopher Newport
Pts: Toa Hollenbeck - 25
Reb: Collin Hines - 12
Ast: Tyson Henderson - 4
St. Thomas (Texas)
Pts: Corey Thompson - 15
Reb: Corey Thompson - 7
Ast: 2 Players (#01, #10 - 3)

Team Stats

Christopher Newport
St. Thomas (Texas)

Field Goals

(21-58)
(21-59)

Field Goal %

36.2%
35.6%

Rebounds

46
34

Assists

8
7

Turnovers

14
7

Pts off Turnovers

9
11

2nd Chance Pts

8
7

Pts in the Paint

26
28

Fastbreak Pts

11
6

Bench Pts

15
3
Video Box Score Live stats Photos
Illinois Wesleyan
78
Emory
83
Final 1 2 T
Illinois Wesleyan (26-5,13-3 CCIW) 43 35 78
Emory (26-3,12-2 UAA) 47 36 83

Game Leaders

Illinois Wesleyan
Pts: Mason Funk - 36
Reb: Karlo Colak - 11
Ast: Casen Lawrence - 4
Emory
Pts: Jair Knight - 23
Reb: Mario Awasum - 7
Ast: Ben Pearce - 5

Team Stats

Illinois Wesleyan
Emory

Field Goals

(31-68)
(28-58)

Field Goal %

45.6%
48.3%

Rebounds

40
30

Assists

14
12

Turnovers

11
9

Pts off Turnovers

8
16

2nd Chance Pts

13
5

Pts in the Paint

38
32

Fastbreak Pts

2
9

Bench Pts

4
5
Video Box Score Live stats Photos
Tufts
66
Trinity (Conn.)
69
Final 1 2 T
Tufts (23-6,8-2 NESCAC) 27 39 66
Trinity (Conn.) (29-2,8-2 NESCAC) 29 40 69

Game Leaders

Tufts
Pts: Joshua Bernstein - 20
Reb: Joshua Bernstein - 10
Ast: James Morakis - 3
Trinity (Conn.)
Pts: Henry Vetter - 16
Reb: Drew Lazarre - 9
Ast: David Ayles - 3

Team Stats

Tufts
Trinity (Conn.)

Field Goals

(21-61)
(24-63)

Field Goal %

34.4%
38.1%

Rebounds

37
45

Assists

7
9

Turnovers

9
8

Pts off Turnovers

7
12

2nd Chance Pts

13
11

Pts in the Paint

26
36

Fastbreak Pts

3
9

Bench Pts

8
27
Video Box Score Recap Live stats Photos
Chicago
73
Mary Washington
81
Final 1 2 T
Chicago (24-5,11-3 UAA) 35 38 73
Mary Washington (28-3,0-0 C2C) 49 32 81

Game Leaders

Chicago
Pts: Shane Regan - 23
Reb: Daniel Cochran - 8
Ast: Daniel Cochran - 6
Mary Washington
Pts: Jay Randall - 22
Reb: 2 Players (#01, #10 - 4)
Ast: Kye Robinson - 3

Team Stats

Chicago
Mary Washington

Field Goals

(27-56)
(29-55)

Field Goal %

48.2%
52.7%

Rebounds

30
23

Assists

14
10

Turnovers

8
4

Pts off Turnovers

3
5

2nd Chance Pts

9
6

Pts in the Paint

30
26

Fastbreak Pts

3
0

Bench Pts

5
18
Video Box Score Recap Live stats Photos