University of Wisconsin-Whitewater overcame an 18-point second half deficit to earn a thrilling 63-60 victory over Cabrini College (Pa.) in the NCAA Division III men’s basketball national championship game at Salem Civic Center on March 17.
Whitewater trailed 47-29 with 15 minutes remaining, then outscored Cabrini 26-8 over the next 12 minutes, tying it at 55 on Chris Davis’ 3-pointer with 3:19 remaining.
Chris Davis gave the Warhawks a 59-57 lead on a basket with 1:13 remaining, and hit two free throws with under a minute left to make it 61-57.Cabrini’s John Boyd had a three-point play with 43.9 seconds left to cut it to 61-60, but Alex Edmund’s layup with 15.4 seconds remaining gave the Warhawks a 63-60 lead.
Boyd and Aaron Walton-Moss missed 3-pointers for Cabrini in the final seconds.
Edmunds and Alex Merg added 11 points each for Whitewater.
The national title for the Warhawks, who finished the 2012 campaign with a 29-4 record, is the third in program history after winning the walnut and bronze trophy in 1984 and 1989.
UW-Whitewater becomes the first school in NCAA Division III history to win a football national championship and men’s basketball national crown in the same academic year.
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