POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. - The first day of the 16^th Annual NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship saw three seeded teams lose in the opening round. The 2007 event is being held at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of College of the Ozarks (Mo.).

 

The day opened with eighth-seeded Walsh (Ohio.) defeating King (Tenn.), 78-69. The Cavaliers will face unseeded Cornerstone (Mich.), who registered the first upset of the day with a 74-60 win over #9 seed University of Sioux Falls (S.D.).

 

Top-seeded Belleuve University lived up to their seeding as they advanced to the second round with a 95-54 victory over Fisher College (Mass.). The Bruins will face #16 Northwest (Wash), one of four Cascade Collegiate Conference teams in the tournament field. Northwest defeated Holy Names (Calif.) by the final score of 86-74.

 

#6 Kansas Wesleyan knocked off Bluefield College (Va.), 92-77, to advance to the second round. The Coyotes will face 11^th seeded Northwestern College (Iowa) who defeated Albertson College (Idaho) in the final game of the day, 99-77.

 

Unseeded Spalding University (Ky.) recorded the biggest upset of the tournament as they knocked off #3 Point Park (Pa.), 78-63. Sophomore guard Chartea'l Hall keyed the upset with 27 points and 16 rebounds. The Golden Eagles will face College of the Ozarks, who upset #14 St. Francis (Ind.), 96-59.

 

The 32-team, single elimination tournament continues Thursday, March 8, with the remaining eight games of the first round. Friday features eight games in the second round, with the quarterfinal round on Saturday. The semifinal round will begin on Monday, March 12, followed by the championship game on Tuesday, March 13 at 8:30 pm.

 

Thursday First Round Games:

Aquinas (Mich.)(22-11) vs. #10 Indiana Wesleyan (28-4), 8:30 am

Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)(24-7) vs. #15 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)(24-6), 10:15 am

Northwood (Fla.)(23-8) vs. #7 Oregon Tech (27-4), Noon

Trinity International (Ill.)(14-19) vs. #2 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)(29-2), 1:45 pm

Friends (Kan.)(20-11) vs. #5 Warner Pacific (Ore.)(27-5), 4:00 pm

Florida Memorial (15-12) vs. #4 Huntington (Ind.)(29-4), 5:45 pm

Evangel (Mo.)(20-12) vs. #12 Cedarville (Ohio)(21-7), 7:30 pm

William Penn (Iowa)(25-8) vs. #13 Mayville State (N.D.)(23-8), 9:15 pm

 

Wednesday First Round Scores:

#8 Walsh (Ohio)(28-5) def. King (Tenn.)(23-11), 78-69

Cornerstone (Mich.)(24-9) def. #9 Sioux Falls (S.D.)(28-5), 74-60

#1 Bellevue (Neb.)(32-1) def. Fisher (Mass.)(13-18), 95-54

#16 Northwest (Wash.)(25-8) def. Holy Names (Calif.)(21-12), 86-74

#6 Kansas Wesleyan (28-3) def. Bluefield (Va.)(21-12), 92-77

Spalding (Ky.)(20-13) def. #3 Point Park (Pa.)(29-2), 78-63

Ozarks (Mo.)(21-10) def. #14 Saint Francis (Ind.)(22-11), 91-59

#11 Northwestern (Iowa)(24-8) def. Albertson (Idaho)(19-8), 99-77

 

 

DAY ONE LEADERBOARD

 

Day One Top Scorers:

1. Torrington Cox (King) - 28

2. Chartea'l Hall (Spalding) - 27

2. Dylan Kvaale (Sioux Falls) - 27

3. Omar Reed (Bluefield) - 26

4. Curtis Dixon (Bluefield) - 24

5. Nick Stephens (Holy Names) - 23

6. Marcus Faubion (Kansas Wesleyan) - 22

7. Joe Webb (Bellevue) - 21

7. Andy Bronkema (Cornerstone) - 21

8. Klaye Rowe (Bellevue) - 20

 

Day One Top Rebounders:

1. Chartea'l Hall (Spalding) - 16

2. Josh Dozier (Holy Names) - 15

3. Jon Jonker (Cornerstone) - 12

3. Ryan Bradley (St. Francis) - 12

4. Nick Stephens (Holy Names) - 11

5. Chris Pullen (Ozarks) - 10

5. Chad Schuiteman (Northwestern) - 10

5. Omar Reed (Bluefield) - 10

6. Corey Jones (Walsh) - 9

Day One Top Assists:

1. Brandon Weems (Walsh) - 10

2. Trey Boone (Kansas Wesleyan) - 8

3. Pat Cooper (Northwest) - 6

4. Chartea'l Hall (Spalding) - 5

4. Daniel Bandy (Ozarks) - 5

4. Chad Schuiteman (Northwestern) - 5

4. Curt Schilling (Northwestern) - 5

8. Seven players tied with 4

 

 

Double-Doubles:

1. Chartea'l Hall (Spalding) - 27 pts, 16 reb

2. Omar Reed (Bluefield) - 26 pts, 10 reb

3. Nick Stephens (Holy Names) - 23 pts, 11 reb

4. Chris Pullen (Ozarks) - 17 pts, 10 reb

5. Chivas Whipple (Point Park) - 15 pts, 10 reb

6. John Jonker (Cornerstone) - 14 pts, 12 reb

7. Josh Dozier (Holy Names) - 11 pts, 15 reb

8. Chad Schuiteman (Northwestern) - 17 pts, 10 reb