1982 Division III men's basketball tournament

Pete Metzelaars of Wabash led a one-man assault on the tournament record book, setting marks for points scored (129), field goals (54) and field-goal percentage (77.1) as Wabash rolled over Potsdam State 83-62. Metzelaars finished his career with a Division III record field-goal percentage of 73 percent. Merlin Nice hit all 24 of his free-throw attempts for the Little Giants.

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Championship
Wabash 83, Potsdam State 62
at Grand Rapids, Mich. 

All-Tournament Team
Pete Metzelaars, Wabash (Most Outstanding Player)
Merlin Nice, Wabash
Doug Cornfoot, Cal State Stanislaus
Rick Davis, Brooklyn
Leroy Witherspoon, Potsdam State
Maurice Woods, Potsdam State 

Third Place
Brooklyn 68, Cal State Stanislaus 62

National Semifinals
Potsdam State 50, Brooklyn 49
Wabash 68, Cal State Stanislaus 64

Quarterfinals
Potsdam State 62, at Ursinus 44
at Brooklyn 62, Roanoke 59
at Wabash 54, Augustana 51
at Cal State Stanislaus 61, Capital 60

Regional Championships
Potsdam State 59, at Salem State 58
Ursinus 63, Widener 53 (at Scranton)
Brooklyn 60, at Staten Island 57
at Augustana 76, Luther 57
Wabash 82, at Hope 70
at Roanoke 81, Upsala 72
at Cal State Stanislaus 84, Bishop 67
Capital 72, at St. Andrews 68

Regional Third Place
Clark (Mass.) 99, Worcester Tech 57; Scranton 91, Dickinson 77; Ithaca 74, Buffalo 73; Montclair State 69, Bethany 68; UW-Milwaukee 75, Beloit 73; Ohio Northern 80, Wittenberg 52; North Park 68, Whittier 66; Rose-Hulman 88, Virginia Wesleyan 87

First Round
Salem State 58, Worcester Tech 57 (OT)
Potsdam State 53, Clark (Mass.) 51
Ursinus 64, Scranton 62
Widener 61, Dickinson 53
Staten Island 64, Buffalo 53
Brooklyn 50, Ithaca 47
Roanoke 67, Montclair State 66
Upsala 54, Bethany 39
Augustana 70, UW-Milwaukee 63
Luther 66, Beloit 42
Hope 77, Wittenberg 60
Wabash 81, Ohio Northern 61
Cal State Stanislaus 62, Whittier 60
Bishop 65, North Park 64
St. Andrews 91, Rose-Hulman 69
Capital 103, Virginia Wesleyan 93 (OT)