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Game 1 GRACE COLLEGE 93 - MALONE COLLEGE 91
From a 49-47 half-time lead, through 7 ties and 19 lead changes, Grace College needed a tip-in from 6'10" Eric Gaff with :00.6 seconds left to put this game away. Fellow Sophomore Tyler Leighton, who was 7 of 8 from the field to that point was tabbed for the final shot. Having not missed inside the arc all game, this one was hit two rims and Gaff was all over it for the tip-in. "It' good to be 6'10" ", is the feeling of the Grace fans right now.
Marcus Moore led the "Lancer's" and the game with a strong floor game and 10-10 from the free throw line. Gaff added 17 for the game as Leighton had 19 and Kyle Johnson pitched in 10 for the winners who shot a great 53.8% for the game.
Junior Ben Carver paced the balanced Malone Pioneer's with 20 points followed by Junior Tyler Renner with 19. Four other "Pioneer's" were in double figures as the Malone squad shot a strong 56.7% from the field in the game.
The main difference was Grace's 19 of 20 free-throws to 8-10 for the Pioneer's.
Game 2 Northwestern College 73 - Dallas Baptist 68
Northwestern College posted a four point half-time margin and never relinquished it as the "Eagles" won by 5 at 73-68. Junior guard Josh Strelecki had a game high 19 to pace the winners, while 6'6" junior Mike Anderstrom, had 12 points and 10 rebounds to post a double-double. Daniel Hanson added 13, Dave Zuleger pitched in 12 and Steve Discher had 10 for a very balanced scoring attack. Northwestern shot very well for the game posting a 45.2% mark to advace to the 5:00 game on Friday against Grace College.
Dallas Baptist had a solid balance for the game with four double figure scorers led by Brandon Wash with 14 points and 8 boards. Dustin Pickney, Dwight Coleman, & Nick Michaels all had 12 for the "Patriot's". Dallas Baptist shot 39% fpr the game and led only at 25-23 in the first half.
Game 3 Emmanuel College 85 - Mid Continent University 77
The Mid-Continent "Cougar's", The tournament's #8 seeded team came to play. The second year program took the fight to top seeded Emmauuel College from the opening tip to the end. The 8 point win by Emmanuel is not indicative of the closeness of the contest.
Mid-Continent led by 5 at half and led almost all the first 20 minutes until a layup by Jeavis McClendon at 16:42 of the 2nd half put the "Lion's" ahead again. It was two ties later, the last one at 70-70, before Emmanuel put it away.
Jonathon Womack led the charge with 20 big points, while Shavoyae Brown with 17 points and 10 boards, and Ron Jackson with 13 markers and 11 boards both recorded double-doubles for the victors. McClendon added 13 more to the cause.
Brian Hewitt had 19 for the "Cougar's" and Brian Calhoun added 14 and Zac Simms pitched in 11 for the fighting Mid-Continent "Cougar's".
Game 4 Bethel College 91 - Oakland City University 84
In the end the Bethel College "Pilot's" proved to strong inside for the Mighty Oaks of Oakland City University. To long a lay-off contributed to the overall play, but in the end, the Pilot's were just to strong inside.
William Walker, a 6'6" sophomore forward rammed home 35 points and swept the glass for 14 rebounds in a dominating effort. Mark Lettinga added 18 along with 11 boards, and sub Jon Zeser Contributed 13, while Ryne Lightfoot had 12 to give the # 5 seed a good balance behind Walker.
Kyle Attebury, in his final tournament for the "Mighty Oaks", poured in 22 on 6 of 9 from 3-point land and 4-6 from the line in a fantastic shooting display in the face of good defense. Fellow Senior Guard, Andy Kissel had 13 point and Junior Center Keegan Carmony scored 11 more.
Both teams shot 50% from the field for the game but a big difference was 25-36 free-throws for Bethel and 19 of 25 for the Oakland City team.
Game 5 Malone College 89 - Dallas Baptist University 73
Malone College used Good Shooting, 47% for the game, and balaned scoring to down Dallas Baptist 89-73. Tyler Renner and Jesse Schlabach each had 20 for the winners as Shane Humphrey pitched in 18 and Ben Carver added 12 to the cause. Renner captured 13 rebounds for the double-double.
Quick guard Nick Michaels poured in 24 for the Patriot's and Brandon Wash had 14 and Eddie Gloviak had 10. Dallas Baptis had tied the score and lead 8 times in the game as only with fouling at the end did the margin get to double figures.
Game 6 Mid-Continent University 73 - Oakland City University 71
With 3.5 seconds on the clock, Mid-Continent threw a full court pas to Zach Sims who outran the Mighty Oaks for the game winning lay-up. A last second desparation "alley-oop" went array and the "Cougar's" advanced to the 5th place game tomorrow.
TiRon Peoples led the attack for MCU 23 big points off the bench, Brian Hewitt added 11 for the Cougars and Brian Calhoun pulled down a game high 13 rebounds.
Junior Keegan Carmony had a game high 24 point for the losers and Senior Chad Miller popped 12 more.
Free throws were the story for this contest as neither team could connect from 15 feet away. Oakland City shot 22-45 for 48.9% and at one time late in the game missed 9 in a row from 4:06 to 1:47 left in the game. Mid-Continent connected on 17 of 28 for a better 60.7%.
Game 7 Grace College 90 - Northwestern College 72
After an early battle that had 3 ties and 6 lead changes, the Grace College Lancer's took charge at 3:41 in the first half and never gave up the lead again in defeating Northwestern College by a 90-72 score.
Kyle Johnson led the way for Grace with an outstanding shooting display totaling 26 points. Johnson's total came on 6-6 from 3-point land, 3-4 inside the arc and 2-2 from the line. Marcus Moore added 16 points and Tyler Leighton contributed 1o more. Grace College again shot well from all -over, making 61.1% from behind the arc.
Northwestern was led by Steve Discher with 14 and Josh Strelecki with 11. The "Eagle's" will move to the 6:00 game Saturday night.
Game 8 Bethel College 84 - Emmanuel College 70
It took Bethel College 5:11 in the 2nd half to overcome a 9 point half time defecit and take the lead for good. Down 38-29 at intermission, the Pilots steadily pounded the quick Lions of Emmanuel College and went ahead on a jumper by Tyler Brown to take a 42-41 advantage, which they never gave up. Over the last 14:49 the Bethel College team looked every bit the winners. Led by Kory Lantz and Tyler Brown with 18 each, Jon Zeser with 17, and William Walker, who had another Double-double with 10 points and 14 boards. Bethel's charge to the lead and victory were fueled by 58.8 % 3-point shooting and an overall 50% night from the floor.
Emmanuel College used a high pressure attack to open the early lead, fueled by solid shooting in the first half of 40% from the arc. Jonathon Womack had a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards, while Jaevas McClendon added 14 more to the cause. Shavoyae Brown picked the boards for 11 rebounds in the effort.
Bethal goes to the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Saturday at 8:00 pm against Grace College, conference rival and neighbor in Northern Indiana. This will be the fourth meeting between the two powers, with Grace College having won two of the three this season.
Dallas Baptist University 93 - Oakland City University 82
Dallas Baptist secured 7th place in the finals behind 6'10 Junior Manny Montano's 21 points and 11 boards. Plenty of support came from Eddie Gloviak with 16, Brian lowery with 15 and Jonathon Teat with 12. Dallas led throughout the as the inside height advantage proved to much for the Oaks of Oakland City.
Senior Andy Kissel , in his last game for the Oaks, tallied 29 points in a tremendous effort for the Evansville native. Senior Chad Miller added 11 in his final outing as did Senior Kyle Attebury.
Malone College 102 - Mid-Continent University 92
Malone College led 50-33 at the half and withstood one late charge to win the 5th place spot on a 102-92 victory. Tyler Renner scored a double-double with 28 points and 14 rebounds as did Ben carver with 26 points and 11 boards. The inside-outside duo were supported by thre other players in double figures led by Jesse Schlambach with 15 markers, "big" Shane Humphrey with 13 and Jarrod Ferwerda with 12 more.
Five double figure scorers help Mid-Continent close the gap to 3 with 3:02 left. At 6:47 on the clock, Malone led the Cougars who mounted a charge that brought them to within 3 at 3:07, all as a result of a 23-0 run. The Mid-Continent team was led by Sinesa Korbut with 20 points, 6'2" guard Brian Hewitt with 17 points and 10 rebounds for a double double, TiRon Peoples and Zach Sims with 16 each and Al Magwood with 13.
Emmanuel College 75 - Northwestern College 70
Emmanuel College finished 3rd in the finals for 2007 with a 75-70 victory over Northwestern College. Led by Jonathon Womack with 18 on the inside and 17 from Carton Peete on the outside, the Lions fought off the Eagles often to take the victory. Ron Jackson added 11 and Ronnie Weiham pitched in 8 more.
Josh Strelecki had a game high 22 for the Eagles and Daniel Hanson posted a double-double with 14 markers and 13 boards in the loss. Steve Discher added 14 also.
Bethel College 90 - Grace College 81
Bethel College is the 2007 National Champions of the NCCAA, Division I. Down 73-71 with 3.4 seconds on the clock, Marcus Moore of Grace College had the most pressure on his shoulders any athlete could have. Fouled by Bethel's Jon Zeser while shooting a three for the win, Moore now had to sink three straight free throws to win the National Championship. The young man showed all the poise of a champion, but the ball bounced away and a tie was the best that could happen. And it did, nothing but net on the next two and the score was tied 73-73.
A last ditch effort by Bethel was futile and we are in OVERTIME. What else could one expect. These MCC foes had played 3 previous times this season, 2 of those contest were also ovettimes, which they split. In the three previous games, a total of 8 points had seperated the teams, and now they are 2-2 for this season. Rivals in regular season, foes in the Championship. Two great schools and coaches have guided their players to the place they both wanted, and as the cliche' says, "it is truely a shame someone had to lose".
O by the way, Mark Lettinga had 25 points and 12 rebounds for the winners, supported by Tyler Brown's 23, William Walker's 22 and 11 boards, Jon Zeser with 12.
Marcus Moore led the Lancer's with 23, Eric Gaff pitched in 14 while Kyle Johnson and Scott Moore had 13.
Congratulation to both teams for such a great display of sportsmanship in this the Finals of 2007.