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PIKEVILLE BEARS MEN AND AZUSA PACIFIC COUGARS WOMEN WIN NAIA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Pikeville College Bears, who last night defeated the 3rd- seeded Mountain State Cougars in overtime 83-76, were the story of the tournament on the men’s side. Anyone outside of Pikeville’s immediate fan base who says they Continue reading

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ST THOMAS TOMMIES AND AMHERST LORD JEFFS ARE NCAA DIVISION 3 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS

The NCAA Division 3 basketball tournaments for the men and women are now over. On the men’s side the St Thomas Tommies won the title game by defeating the Wooster Scots by a score of 78-54. Wooster was not able to duplicate their incredible comeback in the semifinals. The Tommies dominated this Continue reading

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NAIA DIVISION ONE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT QUARTER FINALS TODAY (SCORES UPDATED AS THE DAY GOES ON)

Well, the NAIA tournament, the OLDEST college basketball tournament in the world, resumes today with the quarter finals pitting the teams of the Elite 8 against each other for the opportunity to move on. Readers of Balladeer’s Blog always Continue reading

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NAIA DIVISION ONE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT UNDERWAY TODAY

The 74th Annual NAIA Division One Basketball Tournament, the country’s OLDEST college basketball tournament, tipped off today. Oklahoma Baptist University, the defending champions, got knocked out by Pikeville in the first game today. Scores are listed below: Keep checking back for updates.

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PIKEVILLE BEARS  76   OKLAHOMA BAPTIST BISON  Continue reading

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CORNERSTONE GOLDEN EAGLES WIN NAIA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Cornerstone University Golden Eagles won their 2nd National Championship in basketball last night by taking down the defending champions, the St Francis (IN) Cougars 80-71. I’ve been getting e-mails from dogs who are pleased that a cat nicknamed team did not win it all after the way feline nicknames dominated the Continue reading

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AS CATS BASK IN VICTORY, LITTLEGIRL LOOKS AT TONIGHT’S NAIA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The frisky feline delivering a Xena-kick to the face of the cute little pooch in this picture is Littlegirl The Spoiled from the famous cat-lover’s blog Life With 4 Cats at http://lifewith4cats.com/

Littlegirl is here to gloat over the way the cat- nicknamed teams crushed the dog-  nicknamed teams in the NAIA Division 2 basketball tournament over the past week. Cat teams won Continue reading

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OBU BISON TIP OFF THE NAIA’S DIVISION 1 TOURNAMENT MARCH 16TH

The Oklahoma Baptist Bison, the defending champions in the First Division of NAIA  basketball, will play in the national tournament’s tip-off game this coming Wednesday at 9am against the Pikeville Bears. For people unfamiliar with the NAIA tournament, all the games are played at the Continue reading

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NAIA TOURNAMENT ELITE 8 UNDERWAY: UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING

Well the quarterfinals in this NAIA college basketball tournament tipped off at 2pm ET, 1pm in Point Lookout, MO, the site of the event. As an added bonus for pet owners I’ll continue looking at how cat nicknames and dog nicknames are doing.

GAME 3 – OZARKS BOBCATS 68  INDIANA WESLEYAN WILDCATS Continue reading

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NAIA TOURNAMENT: IF IT’S DAY 3 IT MUST BE ROUND 2 – UPDATED ALL DAY LONG

Well, last night wrapped up the first round of the NAIA basketball tournament. Today kicks off Round 2. I will once again remind people who aren’t familiar with this tournament that all the games are played at the same venue that’s why the games start at 9am ET, 8am in Point Lookout, MO, where they’re playing.

TOP SEED KNOCKED OUT – GAME 7 – OZARKS BOBCATS 71  WALSH CAVALIERS 66    UPSET OF THE TOURNAMENT!!! WALSH WAS THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL SEED AND JUST FELL TO THE BOBCATS! POSSIBLY OVERCONFIDENT, THE CAVS FELL BEHIND BY AS MANY AS 17 POINTS AT TIMES IN THIS GAME, THEN HAD TO SCRAMBLE IN THE SECOND HALF TO INCH CLOSER! THEIR Continue reading

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DAY TWO OF THE NAIA TOURNAMENT: UPDATED ALL DAY LONG

Day two of the NAIA basketball tournament is under way with games in the books already. If you’re not familiar with the NAIA tournament they play all their games at one venue, that is why they start so early and go on until late at night. As added fun for pet owners I’m continuing to keep track of how teams with dog nicknames and teams with cat nicknames are doing.

GAME 8 – OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN EAGLES 82  STERLING Continue reading

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