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Men's Basketball | NAIA National Championship 1st & 2nd Round Preview

Dordt will host the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship 1st and 2nd Rounds presented by Ballogy on Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15 at the De Witt Gym on the Dordt University campus in Sioux Center, Iowa.
Dickinson State, Oklahoma Wesleyan and MidAmerica Christian along with Dordt will comprise the four-team bracket vying for a pair of wins and with them, a berth in the Round of 16 beginning March 20 at the final site for the championship in Kansas City, Missouri.
 
Tournament Page
Full Championship Bracket (PDF)
Purchase Tickets (one ticket is good for all games each day)
 
THE SCHEDULE
Friday, March 14
1:30 Mid America Christian vs Oklahoma Wesleyan
3:30 Dickinson State vs Dordt
 
Saturday, March 15
3:00  Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
 
Watch Mid America Christian vs Oklahoma Wesleyan  
Watch Dickinson State vs Dordt
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Live Stats  
Dordt Season Stats
Dickinson State Season Stats  
Mid America Christian Season Stats 
Oklahoma Wesleyan Season Stats
 
DICKINSON STATE
Overall Record/North Star Athletic Association: 19-10/12-3
Points Per Game Scored/Allowed: 75.9/71.4
Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 44.1/44.5
3 Point Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 36.2/30.0
Rebounds/Opponent Rebound: 35.4/38.0
Turnovers/Opponent Turnovers: 9.5/11.8
Wins:  Oakland City (75-73), Montana State Northern (76-69), Montana State Northern (73-66), Carroll (90-81), Jamestown (81-77), Midland (86-72), Mayville State (89-85), Valley City Sate (72-51), Dakota State (72-69), Bellevue (85-75), Valley City State (93-74), Dakota State (63-58), Jamestown (77-69), Jamestown (81-59), Bellevue (74-70), Dakota State (76-60), Valley City State (84-73), Jamestown (67-62)
Losses: Northern State (78-64), Peru State (68-61), Lewis Clark State (81-79), College of Idaho (90-61), Providence (89-86), Rocky Mountain (63-62), Bellevue (74-72), Mayville State (72-68), Valley City State (66-65)
Last 5:   5-0
Last 10: 7-3
Streak: Won 5   
Home: 11-1
Away:  8-9
 
Leaders
Kose Egbule | 14.6 ppg | 7.3 rpg | 2.8 apg
Trey Stevens | 11.2 ppg | 3.0 rpg | 65 3pt fg
John Evans | 11.0 ppg | 4.0 rpg | 2.0 apg | 40 3pt fg
Cordell Stinson | 10.0 ppg | 7.9 rpg
 
OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN
Overall Record/Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference: 23-7/19-3
Points Per Game Scored/Allowed: 80.6/70.6
Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 46.7/41.6
3 Point Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 31.6/31.9
Rebounds/Opponent Rebound: 37.9/30.4
Turnovers/Opponent Turnovers: 11.4/14.7
Wins: LSU Shreveport (82-72), MidAmerica Nazarene (94-77), Southwest Christian (67-63), Tabor (79-66), Friends (82-58), Kansas Wesleyan (78-68), Avila (83-76), Southwestern (75-71), Bethel (86-70), Bethany (91-80), Ottawa (89-74), York (84-69), Evangel (103-71), Tabor (88-71), Avila (84-70), Bethany (71-56), Southwestern (75-67), Sterling 977-63), Ottawa (83-76), York (90-64), Evangel (84-51), McPherson (87-73), Evangel (100-81)
Losses: Oklahoma City (87-81), Texas Wesleyan (73-63), Sterling (71-68), Langston (80-67), Saint Mary (65-61), Friends (88-82), Bethel (67-64)
Last 5:  4-1  
Last 10: 9-1
Streak: Lost 1   
Home: 12-2
Away: 11-5  
 
Leaders
Jaden Lietzke | 14.2 ppg | 7.8 rpg | 1.8 apg | 72.5 fg%
Derrick Talton | 13.4 ppg | 4.4 rpg | 5.2 apg
Isaac Stanek | 12.0 ppg | 2.4 rpg | 35 3pt fg
 
MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN
Overall Record/Sooner Athletic Conference: 22-8/17-7
Points Per Game Scored/Allowed: 75.9/71.4
Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 44.1/44.5
3 Point Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 36.2/30.0
Rebounds/Opponent Rebound: 35.4/38.0
Turnovers/Opponent Turnovers: 9.5/11.8
Wins: Kansas Christian (95-62), Randall (95-81), Ozark Christian (84-49), UNT Dallas (76-74), Central Christian (83-68), College of the Ozarks (67-63), Southwestern Christian (74-62), Oklahoma City (69-58), Evangel (73-64), Science & Arts (87-69), Wayland Baptist (71-67), UNT Dallas (69-65), Nelson (70-52), Langston (88-67), Southwestern Christian (102-61), Oklahoma City (69-48), John Brown (74-72), College of the Ozarks (85-77), Science & Arts (75-74), Oklahoma Panhandle State (53-42), Wayland Baptist (69-68), Texas Wesleyan (81-73)
Losses: Nelson (73-66), John Brown (76-70), Langston (65-61), Texas Wesleyan (69-58), Oklahoma Panhandle State (85-84), Central Christian (80-73), Texas Wesleyan (70-68), Langston (76-71)  
Last 5:  3-2  
Last 10: 7-3
Streak: Lost 1   
Home: 14-2
Away: 8-6  
 
Leaders
Josiah Fulcher | 15.9 ppg | 5.6 rpg | 42 3pt fg
Juwan White | 14.3 ppg | 4.2 rpg | 4.0 apg
Keeshawn Mason | 11.0 ppg | 4.6 rpg
Tarrence Gaines | 10.8 ppg | 5.5 rpg
 
DORDT
Overall Record/Great Plains Athletic Conference: 27-3/18-2
Points Per Game Scored/Allowed: 90.5/73.7
Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 52.7/45.3
3 Point Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 39.4/33.4
Rebounds/Opponent Rebound: 34.7/33.0
Turnovers/Opponent Turnovers: 9.2/14.1
Wins: Loras (87-60), Luther (82-72), Mayville State (95-85), Viterbo (108-77), Dakota State (89-62), William Woods (79-75), Waldorf (110-54), Concordia (102-87), Columbia (103-74), Hannibal LaGrange (94-51), Dakota Wesleyan (73-59), Mount Marty (100-73), Briar Cliff (93-79), Hastings (99-68), Doane (94-73), Waldorf (110-58), Mount Marty (84-69), Northwestern (78-75), Midland (89-68), Briar Cliff (98-67), Hastings (90-79), Northwestern (81-79), Midland (86-64), Doane (99-93), Morningside (87-82), Dakota Wesleyan (77-74), Mount Marty (76-59)
Losses: Concordia (99-72), Morningside (88-74), Morningside (109-106)
Last 5: 4-1
Last 10: 8-2
Streak: 1 loss
Home: 13-1
Away: 14-2
 
Leaders
Lucas Lorenzen | 22.5 ppg | 5.5 rpg | 53.6 FG% | 40.4 3pt FG% | 88 3pt FG
Bryce Coppock | 14.9 ppg | 3.5 rpg | 2.3 apg | 35.7 3pt FG% | 41 3pt FG
Connor Millikan | 11.2 ppg | 50.0 FG%
Jake Hargens | 7.9 ppg | 64.4 FG% | 3.6 rpg | 1.9 apg
Luke Rankin | 9.2 ppg | 8.4 apg | 1.9 spg
Ben Fairclough | 7.1 ppg | 5.5 rpg | 1.9 bpg
 
LAST TIME
Bethel def. Oklahoma Wesleyan 67-64 on March 1 in the KCAC Semifinals.
Box Score   
 
Bethel  | 22-54 FG | 9-24 3pt FG | 14-20 FT | 30 Rebs | 13 TO
Oklahoma Wesleyan  | 24-61 FG | 6-21 3pt FG | 10-10 FT | 35 Rebs | 13 TO
 
Oklahoma Wesleyan Leaders
Derrick Talton | 21 pts | 9 rebs | 6 ast
Isaac Stanek | 14 pts
 
Langston def. Mid America Christian 76-71 in the Sooner Athletic Conference Semifinals
Box Score   
 
Langston  | 26-59 fg | 11-30 3pt fg | 17-21 ft | 32 reb | 15 to
Mid America Christian  | 21-44 fg | 5-15 3pt fg | 24-32 ft | 25 reb | 16 to
 
Mid America Christian Leaders
Juwan White | 18 pts | 4 rebs
Josiah Fulcher | 16 pts | 5 rebs
Keeshawn Mason | 13 pts
 
Dickinson State def. Jamestown 67-72 in the North Star Athletic Association Championship
Box Score

Jamestown | 26-57 fg | 6-17 3pt fg | 4-8 ft | 32 rebs | 8 to
Dickinson State | 27-52 fg | 8-21 3pt fg | 5-7 ft | 28 rebs | 8 to
 
Dickinson State Leaders
Kose Egbule | 22 pts | 3 ast
Aidan Fishell | 15 pts | 4 ast
 
Morningside def. Dordt 109-106 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference Semifinals
Box Score
 
Morningside | 33-63 fg | 8-18 3pt | 35-37 ft | 38 reb | 11 to
Dordt | 36-73 fg | 18-37 3pt | 16-18 ft | 32 reb | 8 to
 
Dordt Leaders
Lucas Lorenzen | 29 pts | 3 rebs
Connor Millikan | 21 pts | 9 rebs
Luke Rankin | 17 pts | 12 ast | 7 rebs
Bryce Coppock | 17 pts
 
NEXT
The final site for the 16 winners will go to Kansas City, Missouri for final site play beginning on Thursday, March 20.  
 
GPAC STANDINGS  
Team GPAC Overall
Dordt 18-2 27-3
Concordia 16-4 25-6
Northwestern 16-4 25-5
Morningside 14-6 24-7
Dakota Wesleyan 13-7 20-9
Briar Cliff 9-11 14-15
Midland 7-13 12-17
Mount Marty 7-13 10-17
Doane 4-16 9-19
Hastings 4-16 5-22
Waldorf 2-18 3-24
 
KCAC STANDINGS
Team KCAC Overall
Oklahoma Wesleyan 19-3 23-7
Friends 18-4 23-7
Bethel 16-6 22-9
Saint Mary 16-6 22-9
Ottawa 14-8 18-11
Southwestern 12-10 18-11
Evangel 10-12 13-16
McPherson 10-12 12-17
Sterling 9-13 15-15
Bethany 9-13 12-15
Avila 8-14 11-16
Kansas Wesleyan 7-15 12-16
York 4-18 7-20
Tabor 2-20 3-24
 
NSAA STANDINGS
Team NSAA Overall
Dickinson State 12-3 18-10
Jamestown 11-4 16-12
Mayville State 9-6 18-11
Valley City State 5-10 15-14
Bellevue 4-11 12-17
Dakota State 4-11 12-17
 
SAC STANDINGS
Team SAC Overall
Nelson 19-5 23-8
Langston 17-7 24-7
Mid-America Christian 17-7 22-8
Wayland Baptist 16-8 17-13
John Brown 16-8 18-11
Texas Wesleyan 15-9 19-10
Central Christian 12-12 16-14
North Texas at Dallas 10-14 13-15
Panhandle State 9-15 11-17
Science & Arts 8-16 10-18
College of the Ozarks 7-16 10-17
Oklahoma City 6-18 10-18
Southwestern Christian 4-20 6-21
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Bryce Coppock

#2 Bryce Coppock

G
5' 11"
Senior
Ben Fairclough

#35 Ben Fairclough

F
6' 8"
Senior
Jake  Hargens

#5 Jake Hargens

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Lucas Lorenzen

#3 Lucas Lorenzen

G
6' 4"
Junior
Connor  Millikan

#1 Connor Millikan

G
6' 0"
Sophomore
Luke Rankin

#0 Luke Rankin

G
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Bryce Coppock

#2 Bryce Coppock

5' 11"
Senior
G
Ben Fairclough

#35 Ben Fairclough

6' 8"
Senior
F
Jake  Hargens

#5 Jake Hargens

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Lucas Lorenzen

#3 Lucas Lorenzen

6' 4"
Junior
G
Connor  Millikan

#1 Connor Millikan

6' 0"
Sophomore
G
Luke Rankin

#0 Luke Rankin

5' 10"
Senior
G