Marsha Harris went coast-to-coast and hit a layup with 1.5 seconds left in the game to give NYU the 1997 Division III women's basketball national title. The Violets defeated UW-Eau Claire 72-70.

National championship
New York University 72, UW-Eau Claire 70
New York, N.Y. (att: 1,750)

Hear game-winning shot (Larry Saperstein on the call for WNYU)

All-Tournament team
Marsha Harris, New York University (Most Outstanding Player)
Jennifer Krowlikowski, New York University
Allison Berg, UW-Eau Claire
Erika Schmidt, UW-Eau Claire
Kristin Long, Capital

Third Place
Capital 70, Scranton 48

National Semifinals
New York University 84, Scranton 72
UW-Eau Claire 77, Capital 63

Sectional Finals
New York University 75, William Smith 53
Scranton 65, Johns Hopkins 54
Capital 79, Defiance 62
UW-Eau Claire 67, Millikin 63

Sectional Semifinals
Millikin 51, Emory 43
UW-Eau Claire 90, Thomas More 55
New York University 84, William Paterson 74
William Smith 80, Marymount 75
Johns Hopkins 76, Western Connecticut 66
Scranton 70, Southern Maine 61
Defiance 90, Buena Vista 80
Capital 70, St. Thomas 64

Second Round
New York University 75, St. John Fisher 46
William Paterson 60, Rowan 58
William Smith 81, Ithaca 57
Marymount 63, New Jersey 52
Western Connecticut 76, Emmanuel (Mass.) 52
Johns Hopkins 64, Elizabethtown 57
Southern Maine 68, Williams 61
Scranton 66, Alvernia 63
Defiance 85, Alma 72
Buena Vista 80, UC San Diego 77
Capital 66, Calvin 44
St. Thomas 95, St. Benedict 67
Millikin 81, UW-Stout 77
Emory 40, Hendrix 36
UW-Eau Claire 63, UW-Oshkosh 56
Thomas More 83, Bridgewater (Va.) 81

First Round
New York University 66, Nazareth 50
St. John Fisher 75, Hartwick 62
Rowan 77, Frostburg State 47
New Jersey 80, Colby-Sawyer 71
William Paterson 81, Gallaudet 69
Ithaca 73, Binghamton 66
William Smith 84, Geneseo State 62
Marymount 79, Staten Island 58
Emmanuel (Mass.) 88, Clark 81
Western Connecticut 86, Bates 65
Elizabethtown 69, Allentown 61
Johns Hopkins 66, Cabrini 45
Williams 80, Salem State 66
Southern Maine 53, Trinity (Conn.) 51
Alvernia 63, Lycoming 45
Scranton 83, Muhlenberg 54
Defiance 92, Hanover 51
Alma 66, Kenyon 59
Buena Vista 88, Bethel 77 OT
UC San Diego 74, Pomona-Pitzer 50
Calvin 58, Baldwin-Wallace 55
Capital 80, Bethany 46
St. Benedict 97, Chapman 59
St. Thomas 89, Luther 47
Millikin 61, Washington U. 53
UW-Stout 65, Wheaton (Ill.) 60
Emory 70, Greensboro 51
Hendrix 76, Savannah A&D 54
UW-Oshkosh 89, Blackburn 52
UW-Eau Claire 78, Beloit 57
Thomas More 80, Roanoke 76
Bridgewater (Va.) 82, Christopher Newport 72