NCAA Division III Men's Basketball
Championship

ROWAN CAPTURES FIRST NATIONAL TITLE: Rowan (N.J.) College won its first Division III Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday, defeating Hope (Mich.), 100-93. Terrence Stewart, who was named the tournament's MVP, had 17 points for the Profs, who withstood a 39-point barrage by Hope's Joel Holstege. Illinois Wesleyan took third place with an 89-57 triumph over Franklin & Marshall (Pa.).

CHAMPIONSHIP

Hope (27-4), 93 vs. Rowan (27-4), 100

THIRD PLACE

Illinois Wesleyan (27-3), 89 vs. Franklin & Marshall (29-2), 57

SEMIFINALS

• Franklin & Marshall (29-1), 57 vs. Hope (26-4), 76
• Illinois Wesleyan (27-2), 77 vs. Rowan (26-4), 79

QUARTERFINALS

• Wilkes, 70 at Franklin & Marshall, 107
• Hope, 69 at Wittenberg, 60
• Richard Stockton, 70 at Rowan, 98
• Washington, Mo., 61 vs. Illinois Wesleyan, 73 (at Salem, Va.)

ROUND OF 16 RESULTS

• MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION at Lancaster, Pa.
• Buffalo State, 59 vs. Wilkes, 64
• Rensselaer, 58 vs. Franklin & Marshall, 74
• GREAT LAKES REGION at Springfield, Ohio
• Wisconsin-Whitewater, 66 vs. Hope, 88
• Gustavus Adolphus, 68 vs. Wittenberg, 76
• ATLANTIC REGION at Glassboro, N.J.
• Williams, 77 vs. Rowan, 85
• Anna Maria, 88 vs. Richard Stockton, 95
• SOUTH REGION at Roanoke, Va.
• Washington, Mo., 87 vs. Christopher Newport, 71
• Illinois Wesleyan, 116 vs. Roanoke, 88

FIRST ROUND RESULTS

• MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION
• Geneseo State (16-9), 73 at Rochester Tech (22-3), 51
• St. John Fisher (20-5), 65 at Buffalo State (20-7), 74
• Allentown (17-9), 73 at Wilkes (25-1), 87
• Catholic (19-7), 65 at Cabrini (23-2), 85
• St. Lawrence (17-8), 85 at Hamilton (16-8), 78
• Hartwick (17-8), 55 at Rensselaer (18-7), 68
• Gettysburg (18-8), 75 at Lycoming (20-5), 103
• Salisbury State (19-8), 69 at Franklin & Marshall (25-1), 118
• GREAT LAKES REGION
• Wisconsin-Whitewater (17-8), 85 at Wisconsin-Platteville (23-2), 77
• Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (18-7), 70 at Upper Iowa (21-6), 58
• Kalamazoo (17-10), 62 at Hope (22-4), 65
• Wooster (19-6), 72 at John Carroll (18-8), 86
• Simpson (20-5), 74 at Wisconsin-Oshkosh (22-3), 79
• Concordia-Moorhead (22-5), 61 at Gustavus Adolphus (22-4), 72
• Capital (18-7), 68 at Ohio Northern (18-8), 57
• Baldwin-Wallace (16-11), 61 at Wittenberg (23-4), 70
• ATLANTIC REGION
• Plymouth State (19-8), 62 at Williams (22-2), 78
• Springfield (21-6), 56 at Bowdoin (18-5), 62
• York, N.Y. (18-9), 66 at Rowan (22-6), 130
• Jersey City State (15-10), 73 at Staten Island (22-6), 63
• Babson (21-6), 90 at Anna Maria (23-4), 111
• Western Connecticut State (19-7), 60 at Salem State (26-2), 76
• New Jersey Tech (17-9), 88 at New York University (18-7), 105
• Mount St. Vincent (16-8), 54 at Richard Stockton (23-3), 80
• SOUTH REGION
• Grinnell (17-7), 117 at Wheaton (26-1), 131
• Rose-Hulman (19-8), 74 at Washington, Mo. (20-5), 76
• Randolph-Macon (18-8), 57 at Christopher Newport (22-5), 66
• Bridgewater (18-5), 72 at Millsaps (21-4), 83
• Fontbonne (17-9), 43 at Hanover (20-5), 85
• Ripon (21-3), 66 at Illinois Wesleyan (23-2), 77
• Stillman (21-3), 85 at Hendrix (20-5), 97
• Shenandoah (18-8), 110 at Roanoke (22-4), 128

SECOND ROUND GAMES

• MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION
• Geneseo State 61, at Buffalo State, 71
• Cabrini, 91 at Wilkes, 96 (OT)
• St. Lawrence, 70 at Rensselaer, 78
• Lycoming, 61 at Franklin & Marshall, 72
• GREAT LAKES REGION
• Wisconsin-Whitewater, 63 at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 62
• John Carroll, 61 at Hope, 80
• Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 60 at Gustavus Adolphus, 61 (2OT)
• Capital, 60 at Wittenberg, 65
• ATLANTIC REGION
• Bowdoin, 64 at Williams, 91
• Jersey City State, 83 at Rowan, 102
• Anna Maria, 74 at Salem State, 67
• New York University, 77 at Richard Stockton, 81
• SOUTH REGION
• Washington, Mo., 93 at Wheaton, 75
• Millsaps, 69 at Christopher Newport, 73
• Hanover, 67 at Illinois Wesleyan, 73
• Hendrix, 64 at Roanoke, 80
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