CHAMPIONSHIP INFO
WINONA LAKE, Ind. -
Grant Whisman fired in 24 points to pace the top-seeded Yellow Jackets to a 87-73 win over No. 8 Alice Lloyd in the opening round of the NCCAA Men's Basketball Championship.
Cedarville, 21-12 overall, advances to Thursday semifinals to play No. 5 Clinton (S.C.), who outlasted No. 4 Roberts Wesleyan in overtime, 108-99. Game time is 5:15 p.m. EDT.
Tymoteusz Pszczola matched his career-high of 18 points while
Timothy Davis and
Chris Rogers netted 16 points apiece.
Jayvon Maughmer tallied just seven points, but hauled in a career-high 13 rebounds with eight assists.
CU made 11 three-pointers and outscored the upset-minded Eagles 53-37 in the second half.
The Jackets faced a seven-point deficit early and still trailed 36-34 by the intermission.
With the score tied at 49-49 with 12:10 remaining, Cedarville embarked on a 25-8 explosion to grab a game-high 17-point cushion.
STINGER NOTES:
- The trio of Whisman (21), Davis (13), and Rogers (12) scored 46 of the team's 53 points in the second half.
- Whisman did not miss a shot in the second period - 8-for-8 from the field with four triples and one free throw.
- The 14 treys marked the 24th time this season the Jackets made at least ten three-pointers.
- Maughmer had his streak of consecutive games scoring in double figures halted at 49.
- Starting center and leading rebounder Jacob Drees did not play in the contest.
- It was the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
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