UW-Whitewater, the number six defense in Division III, held MIT scoreless for a six minute stretch of the second half as UW-W reeled off a 14-2 run in a 71-56 win in a NCAA III tournament semifinal game in Salem, Virginia Friday.
Whitewater held MIT to 40% shooting, 36% in the second half, including 3-20 from three point range. UW-W shot 44%, just 2-11 from long range. The Warhawks made 21-31 free throws, MIT 11-15. UW-W had a 38-30 rebound advantage, and forced 15 turnovers while committing ten.
Chris Davis, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and D3hoops.com West Region Player of the Year, led both teams with 30 points. Sophomore guard Eric Bryson (Elkhorn) earned a double double, ten points and ten rebounds for the Warhawks. The Engineers had four players score in double figures, led by junior center Will Tashman's 15 points and game high 14 rebounds. Whitewater's Alex Merg had a game high five assists.
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In Friday's first semifinal junior guard Jeremy Knowles hit a three-pointer, his only three of the game, with 3.6 seconds left to give Cabrini College an 81-78 win over Illinois Wesleyan University. Senior guard John Boyd, who came into the game averaging 10.9 points per contest, scored 34 points for the Cavaliers, 24 of those coming in the first half. Jordan Zimmer led IWU with 19. Cabrini, 31-1, and IWU, 24-8, combined for 53 three-point attempts.
Whitewater, 28-4, will play Cabrini College, 31-1, in the Division III championship game Saturday at 6:00 p.m. (Central Time) in the Salem Civic Center.
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