Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-3) outscored the University of Rochester (25-5) 45-24 in the second half to earn the Pointers their second consecutive NCAA Division III men's basketball championship at the Salem Civic Center.

The opening half went back and forth as the lead changed hands twice, and was tied on seven occassions. UW-Stevens Point used an 8-2 run to take a 13-7 lead with 11:37 remaining in the first half, but Rochester countered with an 8-0 run to take a 15-13 lead at the 9:02 mark -- the last time they would lead the game. Kyle Grusczynski's breakaway dunk thirty seconds later tied the game at 15-15.

Jason Kalsow, the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, hit a three-pointer to give the Pointers a short-lived lead, as Rochester's Brendan McAllister matched it with a three-pointer of his own to tie the game at 20-20. Tim Brackney's three-point attempt rimmed out at the buzzer and kept the Yellowjackets at bay, down just three points, 28-25, heading into halftime.

Kalsow opened up the second half with a three-pointer to extend the lead to six. Nick Bennett followed suite hitting a three with 17:11 remaining to give the Pointers their first double-digit lead of the game, 40-30. The Pointers would then go into a zone defense, and after Gabe Perez hit a 19-foot jumper with 14:29 left, Rochester would not score another field goal for the next five minutes. By that time, the lead had increased to 18 points, 57-39. That was the closest the Yellow Jackets would get the rest of the way.

UW-Stevens Point, which shot 56 percent on 27-of-48 shooting on the game, was led by Jason Krull who scored 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Nick Bennett added 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor, and 4-of-6 from the three-point line, while Kalsow was the only other Pointer in double figures with 15 points. Jon Onyiriuka led Rochester in scoring with 14 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Rochester managed to shoot just 32.6 percent (15-of-46) for the game, and committed twice as many turnovers (10) as the Pointers.

Championship
UW-Stevens Point 73, Rochester 49