The 2017 college basketball postseason continues rolling along here at Balladeer’s Blog! Previously I covered the NAIA Division Two Championship Game HERE and the NCCAA Division Two Championship Game HERE . For both the Division One AND Division Two title games in the USCAA click HERE .
But I know most of you are curious about the Big Dance in Division ONE of the NCAA, and you can scratch that particular itch HERE .
*** NCCAA DIVISION ONE ***
FINAL FOUR, FIRST BERTH – It took DOUBLE OVERTIME for a winner to be determined in this particular game. The 5 seeds – the GRACE COLLEGE LANCERS – took on the 4th seeded CENTRAL BAPTIST COLLEGE MUSTANGS.
At Halftime the two teams were tied at 33-33, then traded blow for blow and basket for basket again in the 2nd Half. Regulation ended with the score knotted up at 65-65 and the 1st Overtime session ended in a 72-72 deadlock. In the 2nd OT the Lancers at last emerged triumphant by a final score of 86-80. Grace College’s Erik Bowen and Logan Godfrey each notched a Double Double, Bowen with THIRTY-ONE points and 12 rebounds and Godfrey with 12 points and 12 boards of his own. Continue reading →