Another big-time weekend in the NAIA hoops world! Some programs are running away with league titles, while most leagues are starting to tighten up! It is crazy to think that most teams are down to just their final 5-6 games of the regular season! A lot still up for grabs, but we are starting the sprint to the finish!
- Game of the Day Recap
- MidAmerica Nazarene defeated Grand View 95-80. While the win helps keep them in the Heart playoff race, it was more importantly win #800 for one of the greatest coaches at any level in Rocky Lamar. (Recap)
- The NAIA’s Active Winningest Career Wins Leader and 2014 NAIA Hall of Fame inductee, Coach Rocky Lamar, is in his final season as a Head Coach. He has been named the Heart Coach of the Year seven times and NAIA Coach of the Year once. His teams have won 13 conference titles, have reached the National Tournament 18 times and have made the NAIA Fab Four seven times with one National Championship (2007, and one National Runner-Up (2001)!!! A true legend of the sport and great ambassador for NAIA basketball!
- #5 Indiana Wesleyan stays undefeated in Crossroads play, defeating #16 St Francis (IN), 87-79. (Recap).
- #8 Arizona Christian used a big 2nd half to win big over #17 Hope International. (Recap)
- Other Notable Games
- #1 William Penn gets their 5th game winner of the season as they knock off rv Evangel, 86-85. (Recap)
- Cool story here: Malyk Thomas, who hit the game winner, was actually a guy who sat out last season with what they thought was a career ending injury. He joined the WPU coaching staff for the season to stay around his teammates and finish his degree. He ended up getting cleared to start this season and last night, gets the game winner!
- #1 William Penn gets their 5th game winner of the season as they knock off rv Evangel, 86-85. (Recap)
- Former 3rd-Team All-American, Luke Harper, hits this dagger to lead John Brown over #9 SAGU, 65-63. (Recap)
- Trace Hill hits game winner as #21 Faulkner survives against rv Stillman, 74-73. (Recap)
- Columbia (MO) moves into 2nd place in the AMC with win over William Woods. (Recap)
- #15 USAO defeated MACU, 73-68, to move into 1st place in the Sooner Athletic Conference (Recap)
- Upset Specials
- Ottawa goes on the road and stops #23 Bethel (KS) 13 game win streak, wins their 7th straight, winning 76-71. (Recap)
- Dakota Wesleyan goes on the road and beats GPAC leader and 25th ranked Briar Cliff 75-68. (Recap)
- Paul Quinn rebounds from 1st loss of the season, to go on road and knock off #11 LSU-Alexandria, 72-71 as LSUA last second shot is called no good. (Recap)
- Women’s Game of the Day Recaps
- Other Notable Games
- #14 Bryan continues their dominance over the AAC as they beat 2nd place Milligan, 84-68. (Recap)
- Dakota Wesleyan wins their 10th road game of the season, defeating rv Briar Cliff, 63-56. (Recap)
- Jamestown upset #13 Northwestern (IA). 65-48. It is their fifth straight win. (Recap)
- rv Montana Western knocks off #18 Rocky Mountain, 73-70 in OT. (Recap)
- Pikeville knocks off #4 Campbellsville for 1st time since 2015! (Recap)
- Milestones/Records
- 2k Scorers: Bellevue’s Elexis Martinez and Florida College’s, Matt Simpson!
- 1,500 Career Points for Jamestown’s Mason Walters and Trinity International’s Brandon McQueen!
- 1k Scorers Club for Kylie Wroblewski of St Ambrose!
- Kennedy Johnson with the big day!! Getting her 1,000th point and 500th assist of her career!
- 100 Career Blocks for Lindsey Wilson’s Bree Glover!
- Coaching Wins
