Top News & Notes
Trick Or Treat….Yesterday’s games may have had a few tricks, it was mostly all treats for NAIA fans. One of the best days of NAIA basketball you will see! Great games all day long. From buzzer beaters, to overtimes, to player performances and Top 25 matchups that lived up to the hype! The best part?! We get to follow it up with another great day of games today!
ICYMI, We are partnering with the KCAC this season to provide in-depth coverage on the conference. Stay tuned for those articles and interviews.
Speaking of the KCAC, it was a great day for their three best teams as #10 OKWU beat RV Georgia Gwinnett, RV St. Mary (KS) knocked off #4 Langston and Bethel (KS) beat Central Methodist.
Speaking of Central Methodist. Keep an eye on the Eagles. Liked what I saw from them yesterday. Talented group that is still working to get healthy.
Congrats to new NAIA member Stanton (CA), who with a 95-73 win over Mission (MO), won their first game as an NAIA program. Congrats to Michael Acuna on his first win as head coach.
Joshua Mendoza picked up his 1st win as Head Coach as Florida Memorial knocked off Tougaloo (MS), 82-66.
Dillard (LA) beat D2 Lemoyne-Owen, 76-60.
Upsets
RV St Mary (KS) avenges their NAIA Tourney from last year, by knocking off #4 Langston (OK), 71-69. (Read More)
Montana Western sent #14 Southern Oregon to 0-3 on the season with a 85-65 win. (Read More)
Texas Wesleyan knocked off #13 LSU Alexandria, 92-81 in Overtime on the Daylan Hamilton buzzer beater below! (Read More)
Rest of Top 25 Scoreboard
#2 Arizona Christian got momentum midway through the 2nd half and rolled to an 84-66 win over RV Peru State. (Read More)
#3 Georgetown (KY) used a big 2nd half to beat Park (MO) 84-64. (Read More)
#5 Freed-Hardeman rolled Welch, 114-54. (Read More)
#6 Indiana Wesleyan survived on the road to knock off Cornerstone (MI), 78-74. (Read More)
#7 Grace (IN) used a BIG 2nd half to pull away from #19 Morningside (IA). (Read More)
#8 Northwestern (IA) survived a scare vs Clarke (IA) with a 91-88 victory. (Read More)
#9 The Master’s (CA) beat Tx A&M Texarkana, 93-65. (Read More)
#10 Oklahoma Wesleyan wore down RV Georgia Gwinnett and pulled away in the 2nd half for the 84-63 win. (Read More)
#11 Montana Tech rolled to an 84-58 win over Warner Pacific (OR). (Read More)
#17 Nelson (TX) took down SUNO, 94-63. (Read More)
#21 Indiana Tech beat Spring Arbor (MI), 87-74. (Read More)
#22 Life (GA) held on to beat a pesky #25 ranked Keiser (FL) team. (Read More)
Other Notable Games
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) and RV Dordt (IA) played a double-OT thriller! MNU won 114-111 in one of the best games of the day! (Read More)
Dickinson State (ND) picked up a nice win over Midland (NE), 75-72. (Read More)
Southeastern (FL) knocked off Thomas (GA), 79-72. (Read More)
Evangel (MO) knocked off RV Central Baptist (AR), 108-90. (Read More)
Bushnell (OR) defeated Providence (MT) on the road, 99-66. (Box Score)
