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CEDARVILLE, Ohio - The top-seeded Yellow Jackets and No. 2 Roberts Wesleyan will resume a longtime series when the two Division II schools square off for the NCCAA Men's Basketball Championship.
The former fellow conference members will play at 2:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center on the campus of Grace College.
Cedarville, 20-12, earned a spot in the final after defeating No. 8 Nebraska Christian, 80-58, and No. 4 Bluefield, 72-59.
The Redhawks, 16-13, got past No. 7 Piedmont International, 70-60, as well as No. 3 Hannibal-LaGrange, 63-61.
Stinger Notes:
- Cedarville is making its fourth appearance in the championship game with one title (2012).
- Roberts Wesleyan will attempt to win its first banner.
- The Jackets lead the all-time series, 13-5, which began during the 1955-56 season.
- The two schools are former members of the NAIA American Mideast Conference.
- The last meeting came in the 2011-12 season opener - a 76-51 CU win at the Callan Athletic Center.
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