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Partial coverage: the verification gaps below remain.

Coverage cutoff: November 8, 2026, 10:00 p.m. CST. The latest reviewed results retained here are from November 7. This is partial coverage, not a complete account of the week or a claim that Sunday games are finished.

League summary

Aquinas pushed Bethel in a four-point game, while Michigan-Dearborn’s 88–82 win over Judson supplies a WHAC victory in the reviewed record. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods edged Northwestern Ohio by three. The latter two results and Grace–Cornerstone were confirmed by Joseph, not freshly captured from official sites.

This draft includes 5 reviewed NAIA-versus-NAIA finals involving league members. It does not capture all non-NAIA games, exhibitions or other missing results. No weekly standings, perfect-week claims or complete league totals are inferred.

Around the league

Lawrence Tech

Lawrence Tech’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Northwestern Ohio

On November 3, Northwestern Ohio fell to St. Mary-Woods 78–81. Additional results, individual statistics and the complete weekly record remain unverified.

Madonna (Mich.)

Madonna (Mich.)’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Michigan-Dearborn

On November 3, Michigan-Dearborn beat Judson University 88–82. Additional results, individual statistics and the complete weekly record remain unverified.

Aquinas (Mich.)

On November 3, Aquinas (Mich.) fell to Bethel University (IN) 67–71. Additional results, individual statistics and the complete weekly record remain unverified.

Defiance College (OH)

Defiance College (OH)’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Indiana Tech

Indiana Tech’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Rochester Christian (Mich.)

On November 7, Rochester Christian (Mich.) fell to Saint Francis, University 88–98. Additional results, individual statistics and the complete weekly record remain unverified.

Cleary (MI)

Cleary (MI)’s complete weekly results have not been verified for this draft. An idle week is not established.

Cornerstone

On November 4, Cornerstone fell to Grace (Ind.) 77–100. Additional results, individual statistics and the complete weekly record remain unverified.

Reviewed games

November 3: Bethel University (IN) 71, Aquinas (Mich.) 67

Bethel University (IN) finished 4 points ahead of Aquinas (Mich.). The score is supported by retained official evidence. Complete individual performances have not yet been reviewed.

Official source

An exact official box-score link is not verified in this retained source set.

November 3: St. Mary-Woods 81, Northwestern Ohio, University of 78

St. Mary-Woods finished 3 points ahead of Northwestern Ohio, University of. This result and its counting status were confirmed by Joseph from the retained candidate record; it is not represented as a newly captured official final.

An exact official box-score link is not verified in this retained source set.

November 3: Michigan-Dearborn, University 88, Judson University 82

Michigan-Dearborn, University finished 6 points ahead of Judson University. This result and its counting status were confirmed by Joseph from the retained candidate record; it is not represented as a newly captured official final.

An exact official box-score link is not verified in this retained source set.

November 4: Grace (Ind.) 100, Cornerstone 77

Grace (Ind.) finished 23 points ahead of Cornerstone. This result and its counting status were confirmed by Joseph from the retained candidate record; it is not represented as a newly captured official final.

An exact official box-score link is not verified in this retained source set.

November 7: Saint Francis, University 98, Rochester Christian (Mich.) 88

Saint Francis, University finished 10 points ahead of Rochester Christian (Mich.). The score is supported by retained official evidence. Complete individual performances have not yet been reviewed.

Official source

An exact official box-score link is not verified in this retained source set.

NHR Game of the Week

St. Mary-Woods 81, Northwestern Ohio, University of 78 (November 3). This provisional editorial selection is the closest reviewed result involving a league member in this draft. The narrow margin makes it the strongest close-game selection in the available evidence, but the choice must be revisited once the rest of the week is verified.

Individual performances and season leaders

Complete player-level boxes and qualified season-to-date leaderboards have not been verified across every member. Top-five overall per-game points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks are therefore not ranked here. Games played, eligibility and ties must be checked before that required section can be completed. No estimated averages or unsupported performers are included.

Look ahead: November 9–15

The following week’s complete conference slate, hosts, venues, Central tip times and game-specific watch links have not been verified in this draft. No matchups or broadcast promises are inferred from last week’s calendar. This section still needs official schedule verification.

Remaining coverage checks

– Complete each member’s November 2–8 schedule, including non-NAIA games and separately identified exhibitions.
– Reconcile the November 7 listings still marked scheduled or completion unconfirmed on the scores page.
– Verify every Sunday result against the declared cutoff.
– Add exact official box-score links and source-supported individual performances.
– Verify official poll/date before making ranked-win claims. NHR rankings are not official NAIA rankings.
– Complete qualified season leaders and all following-week conference previews.

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