TAYLOR UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE WINS 2006 USCAA MEN'S DIVISION II BASKETBALL TITLE
[Mar-4-2006]
THE BADEN PERFECTIONâ„¢ ELITE IS THE OFFICIAL BALL OF THE UNITED STATES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - A balanced scoring attack from the second-seeded Taylor University-Fort Wayne squad lifted them to the 2006 United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Men's National Championship with a 74-68 victory over fifth-seeded UC-Clermont in Saturday's finals.
Kevin Woods paced the victors with 17 points leading four in double figures for TUFW. Virgil Akers added 15 points while Andrew Johnson and Rich Thomas added 14 each.
TUFW shot 49.1% from the field (26-of-53) and was a blistering 17-of-19 from the foul line. UC-Clermont was topped by Stefan Dunn with 23 points, while Maurice Brown added 16 and Troy Girty scored 13.
2006 UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Men's Division II Basketball National Championship
New Hampshire Technical Institute March 2-4
MARCH 2 GAMES
QUARTERFINALS
Game 1: Taylor-Fort Wayne 89, Vermont Tech 73
Game 2: Marion Military 80, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn 62
Game 3: UC-Clermont 67, NHTI 60
Game 4: Williamson Trade 79, Hesser 72, OT
MARCH 3 GAMES
CONSOLATION ROUND
Game 5: Vermont Tech 69, Hesser 60
Game 6: St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn 78, NHTI 72
SEMIFINALS
Game 7: UC-Clermont 69, Marion Military 65
Game 8: Taylor-Fort Wayne 88, Williamson Trade 67
MARCH 4 GAMES
7th Place Game 9: NHTI 100, Hesser 85
5th Place Game 10: Vermont Tech 68, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn 61
3rd Place Game 11: Williamson Trade 96, Marion Military 74 Championship Game 12: Taylor-Fort Wayne 74, UC-Clermont 68
National Championships