And then there were 2: the National Championship Game

posted by D3: For the Love of the Game
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 9:14am PDT

I blog about recent news and topics in Division III sports.

I was planning on tweeting from the Final Four games tonight... but just about the time that it was obvious the Wash U/Amherst match-up would head into overtime, Twitter stopped working on my phone. Perfect timing, I know. So to sum it up:

Amherst led Washington U most of the game (although I'm not sure the Wash U fans knew they were losing), but the Bears battled and by the end of regulation play the game was tied and we headed into overtime. This is when a lot of people, including myself, seemed to think the undefeated, top-ranked, Amherst would pull away and finish the game. But it was Wash U who dominated the OT play and will advance to the National Championship game tomorrow.

Hope faced the tournament's Cinderella team tonight, the Yellowjackets of Rochester. By halftime the Flying Dutch led Rochester 40-30, but early in the second half some lights overheated, blowing a fuse. So for 15 minutes we watched fans take half court shots to win mini-basketballs while the teams headed to the lockerrooms until the lights were able to turn back on. When play finally resumed, Rochester made a comeback to come within four, but an 8-0 run allowed Hope to pull away for good.

Wash U and Hope both earned themselves 40 more minutes of basketball and the opportunity to play for a National Championship. The Bears and the Dutch are the only two teams left in D3 basketball, but there is only one National Champion. Only one team in all of D3 basketball can end their season with a win tomorrow. So who's it going to be?

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