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View the action from the National Basketball Championships in our photo galleries from Friday & Saturday's pool play, Saturday & Sunday's tournament play, and team champion and runner-up photos from Sunday's championships.
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Dunk and 3-Point Contest Winners
Over 100 players entered the 3-point challenge on Saturday and many other participated as part of the slam dunk competition. The winners...
Dunk Contest: Jonathan Dula (UNC Greensboro)
Three-Point Contest: Danny Mizerk (UNC Wilmington Men, 21 points) and Hunter Good (Marquette Women, 11 points)
Ivy Tech Repeats as Men's Club National Champion
A last-second three-point attempt by Cornell's Kyle Dolby clanged off the rim no good as Ivy Tech repeated as the men's club national champion, winning 58-55 over Cornell in the final game of the 2012 National Basketball Championships at NC State.
The teams traded leads early in the first half, with the score tied at 7 and 14, before Cornell ran off 7 straight points for a 21-14 lead with 13:16 remaining. It was the largest lead either team would have in the game. Head coach Greg Leigh from Ivy Tech took a timeout to calm his team, which then rolled off a 16-6 run over the next 6 minutes to claim a 30-27 advantage for the Bears. By halftime, the lead for Ivy Tech was just one at 39-38.
Baskets by All-Tournament team member Austin Cagley and Skylar Renslow pushed Cornell ahead to start the 2nd period 42-39. But, by the 10:00 mark, it was Ivy Tech back in the lead by one at 49-48 following a free throw by Jeremy Bricker. Tied at 50, the Bears rolled off 5 straight points capped by a driving lay-up by Rodney Holliday for a 55-50 lead, its largest of the game. A Michael Hyland three-pointer and a putback by Will Scott rallied the Big Red to a 55-55 tie with 2:20 remaining.
After trading missed jumpers on both ends, a Cornell foul put Holliday on the line with 30.3 seconds remaining. He hit both shots for a 2-point lead. The Big Red had a chance at the charity stripe, but missed both shots leaving the Ivy Tech lead at 2. After a Cornell foul, tournament MVP Jamaal Pittman hit one of two free throws for a 3-point lead with 7.1 seconds remaining.
With fouls to give, Ivy Tech fouled Cornell on the inbounds pass just moments before Will Scott hit a three-quarters court shot that was ruled no good due to the foul. Cornell inbounded one last time and the ball skipped down to Dolby for a fall-away three-point shot at the buzzer that clanged off the rim to seal the victory for Ivy Tech.
Men's Club All-Americans
Jamaal Pittman (Ivy Tech) - MVP
Rodney Holliday (Ivy Tech)
Austin Cagley (Cornell)
Dustin Newton (NC State)
Dinshawn Mansfield (Akron)
Timothy Carmichael (Winston-Salem St)
All-American Officials
Justin Carr (Ohio)
Jeff Feldhaus (Virginia Tech)
Carson Howalt (Central Florida)
Josh Janufka (Georgia Southern)
Trenton Patteson (East Carolina)
Gediminas Petraitis (Maryland)
Marquette Rallies to Down Delaware for Women's Club Title
Marquette rallied from a 6-point halftime deficit to edge Delaware 35-33 for the women's club national championship Sunday afternoon in Carmichael Gym on the campus of NC State University.
Clutch inside play by Delaware and missed shots by Marquette led the Blue Hens to lead by as many as 12 points in the first half. Marquette had chipped away at the lead, down to 6 at the break at 22-16.
Neither team started the second half hot offensively, with no scoring in the first four minutes by each team. Delaware broke through with a free throw by All-Tournament Team member Meghan Phillips at the 15:20 mark. The Blue Hens added just 3 more points in the next 7 minutes, but still held a 26-20 advantage with 8:30 to play. That's when Tournament MVP Chantel Newman took over.
Newman hit a pair of three pointers and combined with Kelsey Rajchel's two free throws, led the Golden Eagles on an 8-0 run that put Marquette up 28-26. After a Delaware free throw, All-Tournament Team member Erica Hartke hit another three to give Marquette a 31-27 lead with 3:30 remaining.
Sarah "Apples" Howie's three pointer with 38 seconds left brought the Blue Hens to within one at 31-30, but Hartke and Newman both sank a pair of free throws to put Marquette up 5. A three-pointer at the buzzer by Delaware was not enough as Marquette held on for the 35-33 victory.
Women's Club All-Americans
Chantel Newman (Marquette) - MVP
Erica Hartke (Marquette)
Rachael Grimes (Delaware)
Meghan Phillips (Delaware)
Keli Anderson (Virginia Tech)
Amanda Keehan (East Carolina)
NC State Wins Men's IM National Championship
A six overtime semifinal victory exhausted UNC Pembroke to start Sunday's championship play. It showed in the final, as NC State took advantage of a tired Braves squad to roll to victory in the men's IM national championship, 79-42.
Up 35-18 at the break, the Wolfpack rolled off 15 straight points to open the second half and cruised from there to the win.
The Wolfpack's Rashard Smith was named men's IM tournament MVP. Teammate KC Obi-Gwacham was named to the All Tournament Team. For UNC Pembroke, Steve Williams also received All-American honors.
Men's IM All-Americans
Rashard Smith (NC State) - MVP
KC Obi-Gwacham (NC State)
Steve Williams (UNC Pembroke)
Christopher Haskin (NC A&T)
Alton Vinson (Elizabeth City)
Darryl Patterson (Methodist)
NC A&T Wins Women's IM Championship
Elizabeth City State had won the first match-up of the weekend, a 36-18 victory over North Carolina A&T in pool play. But NC A&T won when it mattered most holding off a second half surge to beat ECSU and capture the women's IM national title with a 40-34 championship game victory.
NC A&T used tough defense to stifle the Vikings throughout the first half. The Aggies grabbed an early 11-7 lead and held a 4 to 6 point cushion through the first three quarters of the game.
Elizabeth City mounted an impressive comeback in the second half, pulling even at 27 on two free throws from Ayanna Wilson with 10:27 remaining. A three-pointer from Wilson gave Elizabeth City its first lead at 30-29 with 9:30 remaining. The teams traded buckets and a one-point lead until Tiffany White hit a three-pointer to give A&T a 34-32 edge. But, Mariah Powell tied the game on a jumper with 6:00 minutes left.
A&T's White hit a driving lay-up and added a free throw to convert the three-point play and give the Aggies a 38-34 lead with 3:15 remaining. Then A&T turned up the defensive pressure, limiting Elizabeth City's opportunities and keeping the Vikings off the scoreboard the rest of the way, in the 40-34 A&T win.
The Aggies' Tierra Thomas was named women's IM tournament MVP and joined by teammate Tiffany Williams on the All-Tournament Team. Mariah Powell was named an All-Tournament Team member for Elizabeth City.
Women's IM All-Americans
Tierra Thomas (NC A&T) - MVP
Julianna Prim (NC State)
Amanda Riley (Bloomsburg)
LaQuasha Jordan (Fayetteville St)
Tiffany Williams (NC A&T)
Mariah Powell (Elizabeth City)
The men's club national championship game is set. Ivy Tech will look to defend its 2011 title when it faces Cornell in the title game at 2:00 pm. Both teams recorded comfortable victories in the semifinals.
9:40 am Playoff Scores
Ivy Tech 43, Delaware 32
Cornell 56, NC State 44
UNC Pembroke Downs Elizabeth City in 6 OT
In the longest game in the National Basketball Championships tournament history, UNC Pembroke Stacked outlasted Elizabeth City State 46-41 in six overtimes. UNC Pembroke will turn around and face NC State City of Lobs in the men's IM division national championship game at 11:00 am.
The women's club final is also set, as Marquette downed ECU 35-33 and Delaware defeated Virginia Tech 47-41.
8:30 am Playoff Scores
M-IM: NC State 45, Methodist 43
M-IM: UNC Pembroke Stacked 46, Elizabeth City 41 (6OT)
WC: Delaware 47, Virginia Tech 41
WC: Marquette 45, East Carolina 43
And Then There Were 14
75 games later this Saturday in Raleigh at the National Basketball Championships, the field of title contenders is down to 14 teams. The women's IM final is set, and semifinal match-ups are now official for men's IM, women's club, and men's club championship action.
Sunday's Schedule
Men's Intramural Division Semifinals (8:30 am)
UNC Pembroke Stacked vs Elizabeth City State
Methodist vs NC State City of Lobs
Men's IM National Championship Game at 11:00 am
Women's Club Division Semifinals (8:30 am)
Virginia Tech vs Delaware
Marquette vs East Carolina
Women's Club National Championship Game at 12:30 pm
Women's IM National Championship (9:30 am)
North Carolina A&T vs Elizabeth City State
Men's Club Division Semifinals (9:40 am)
Cornell vs NC State
Ivy Tech vs Delaware Black
Men's Club National Championship Game at 2:00 pm
6:40 pm Playoff Scores
MC: Cornell 43, North Carolina 37
MC: NC State 59, Winston-Salem State 53
MC: Delaware Black 47, Penn State 42
MC: Ivy Tech 56, Akron 52
WC: Marquette 48, Springfield 31
WC: East Carolina 37, UNC Greensboro 36
WC: Delaware 41, Old Dominion 27
WC: Virginia Tech 41, North Carolina 38
NC A&T, Elizabeth City to Meet in Women's IM Championship
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In men's IM division play, NC State City of Lobs needed double overtime to defeat Houston CC 73-65. Free throws from NC State's Howard were the difference. He hit 2 in the first OT and was 4/4 from the line in the 2nd extra period. He totaled 16 points including 9/10 from the charity stripe. Smith led NC State with 21. For Houston CC, Murray scored 19 points and pulled down 5 rebounds.
5:30 pm Playoff Scores
W-IM: North Carolina A&T 40, Bloomsburg 37
W-IM: Elizabeth City 43, Fayetteville St 40
M-IM: Methodist 53, Bloomsburg 46
M-IM: NC State City of Lobs 73, Houston CC 65 (2OT)
M-IM: UNC Pembroke Stacked 58, NC A&T 50
M-IM: Elizabeth City 47, Fayetteville St 38
