Daily Dive 1.16- Men’s Saturday Recap

What a day yesterday was, huh?! Upsets, a million buzzer beaters, big time performances and unfortunately also a lot of 2-0 games. All in all though it was a BIG weekend around the NAIA Hoops world as we start to see a shift in conference standings across the NAIA! Look for a more in-depth article on league standings tomorrow!

• Men’s Game of the Day Recaps
  • #8 Arizona Christian holds on for big 78-75 GSAC road win over #4 William Jessup. (Recap)
  • #25 Concordia (NE) goes on the road to knock off #11 Jamestown. (Recap)
  • #17 Georgetown gets big 79-74 Mid-South win over UT-Southern. (Recap)
  • Lourdes defeats Rochester to win 10th straight game and stay in thick of WHAC title hunt. (Recap)
• Other Games of Note
  • Huntington knocks off #9 Grace 88-74. (Recap)
  • Warner gets big 95-84 road Sun Conference win over Ave Maria to stay in title hunt. (Recap)
  • Missouri Baptist keeps AMC streak alive with 71-63 win over Central Baptist. (Recap)
  • Saint Katherine beat Westcliff 65-57 and currently leads the early CalPac Standings. (Recap)
• Saturday Notes
  • The big story from yesterday may have been the insane amount of buzzer beaters that either won games or sent games to OT!

With the game on the line, @TheAJRA1NEY tips in a shot at the buzzer to tie the game at the end of regulation to send it into overtime after trailing by as many as 20 in the second half! #NAIATopPlays @PlayNAIA @NAIAHoopsReport pic.twitter.com/vWefEoyJBe

— LSUA MBB (@LSUA_MBB) January 16, 2022

Here is a look at the game winning shot by @GardinerJosiah to give #DoaneMBB the victory at Morningside pic.twitter.com/fVyAdJFJnH

— Doane Tigers 🐯 (@DoaneAthletics) January 15, 2022

Missouri Valley's Jace Lance with a three pointer at the buzzer to defeat Clarke 83-82! #heartmbb #valleywillroll #sctop10 @sctop10 @ESPNAssignDesk @mvcbball pic.twitter.com/i8OhybKFEB

— MVC Athletics (@MVCAthletics) January 15, 2022

M🏀: Game winners are fun 🔥 Check out this floor view of the last 14 seconds from tonight's game against Wayland Baptist. The Lions are now 10-1 in conference play! pic.twitter.com/IpEz288ZWO

— SAGU Sports Network (@SAGUSportsNet) January 16, 2022

MBB: David Reynolds' Half-Court Buzzer-Beater Lifts @StillmanCollege over William Carey in OT, 66-64

📰https://t.co/rDXv7ZMv8I

NEXT: Jan. 20 at Middle Georgia, 6:30 p.m. CT pic.twitter.com/3FGLkwNoF0

— Stillman Tigers Athletics (@GoStillman) January 16, 2022

• Add in one more from Friday night when Menlo took down #8 Arizona Christian

🎥 WATCH

Harrison Bonner called GAME last night in the 67-66 win over #8 Arizona Christian 🚨#TakeTheStairs #SCtop10 @hboogie35 pic.twitter.com/sypWcxdEk6

— Menlo College MBB (@MenloMBB) January 14, 2022

• Saturday’s Best Performers
  • Joe Johnson III, Ottawa (KS), 36pts in win over Tabor.

Player Spotlight, #NAIA.

Player : Joe Johnson III (@joe3rd14), senior, #10.
Team : @braveshoops
36 points (8/13🎯) and 2 assists in 27 minutes against Tabor ! That's a career-high for the Senior 🔥🔥

11.9 points this season.

⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/wbSiqGwiDb

— 🌾🌾 (@Julien_Korver26) January 16, 2022

• Ryan Batte, Thomas More, 34pts, 9rebs in win over Freed-Hardeman.
  • Kae’ron Baker, Louisiana Christian, 34pts in loss to Texarkana.
  • Drew Patterson, Friends, 33pts, 5rebs in loss to Bethany.
  •  Josiah De’laCerda, OUAZ, 33pts, 7rebs in win over RV Menlo.
  • Marcus Stephens, Providence, 31pts, 5rebs, 3assts in win over Rocky Mountain.
  • Jakemin Abney, LSUA, 31pts, 4rebs in 2OT win over Jarvis Christian.
  • Solomon Clayton, Bethany, 31pts, 6rebs, 2assts, 2stls in win over Friends.
  • AJ Rainey, LSUA, 30pts, 5rebs, 3assts, 3stls in 2OT win over Jarvis Christian.
  • Jordan Goman, Southeastern (FL) 26pts on 8-12 from 3 in win over Keiser.
  • Mason Walters, Jamestown, 23pts, 14rebs, 3assts in loss to #25 CUNE.
  • Spencer Piercefield, Indiana Wesleyan, 29pts in win over MVNU.
  • Jace Lance, MoVal, 27pts, 3rebs, 4assts, 2stls and game winner from half court against Clarke.
  • Hunter Bode, UNOH, 25pts, 14rebs in win over UM Dearborn.
  • Kyran Jones, Georgetown, 23pts, 14rebs in win over UT Southern.
  • Alex Gross, Olivet Nazarene, 23pts, 14rebs, 7assts, 4blks in win over IU Northwest.
  • Damon Tobler, Alice Lloyd, 11pts, 17rebs in win over Point Park.
• Milestones

2000 career points for our leader, Kortland Martin! What an amazing accomplishment for an outstanding young man and incredibly talented basketball player! Congrats, 2K Kort! @NAIAHoopsReport @smcollegehoops @freedhardeman @JSunNews @ChesterCoNews @BCATHOOPS pic.twitter.com/6ipBxpUsT1

— FHU Basketball (@FHULionsBBall) January 15, 2022

Congrats Brendon, 1,000 career points! #WinTheDay #YOUoverME
•@hardy_brendon @coachpingram @coach_tjarvis @ChrisFo23656486 pic.twitter.com/foZr00Z0MM

— Missouri Baptist Men's Basketball (@MBUBasketball) January 15, 2022

"You don’t get to 300 wins at this level without having great players. I feel really blessed." – Keller#ArgoNation #RiseUP https://t.co/JT5WzKNpFx

— UP Argo Athletics (@UPArgos) January 16, 2022

• The Bevo Francis Top 100 Finalists
  • Award that honors the Nations Top small college basketball player.
  • The Top 100 finalists list came out yesterday and there are 29 NAIA players on it.
  • Overall it is a pretty solid list. Hard to get everyone on the list, so there are some guys who were left out, most notably though for us, was Rayshawn Mart. Rayshawn was the GCAC Co-Player of the Year last year and a 1st team All-American last year. He is one of the best two-way players in the NAIA. He is the only returning 1st team All-American that was left off the list.
  • You can view the full Bevo Francis Award Top 100 list here.

• Sunday Games
  • 3:45pm – GPAC: Mount Marty @ Dakota Wesleyan – Watch Live
  • 4:00PM – Heart: rv Central Methodist @ Mount Mercy – Watch Live
  • 4:00pm – Heart: Benedictine @ Grand View – Watch Live
  • 6:00pm – CalPac: BenU Mesa @ Pacific Union – Watch Live
  • 9:30pm – CalPac: Park-Gilbert @ Cal Maritime – Watch Live