2025-26 Division III men's basketball headlines
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CWRU Ends Season with 93-83 ‘Senior Day’ Win over Carnegie Mellon
February 28, 2026Case Western Reserve University graduate student guard Ethan Edwards closed out his career with his fourth 30-point effort of the year, and junior guard Julian Scott reached 20 points for the first time in his collegiate career, as the Spartans closed out their 2025-26 campaign with a 93-83 win over Carnegie Mellon University on ‘Senior Day’ at Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland. -
Wolves Take Empire 8 Championship! Defeat Brockport 83-80
February 28, 2026BROCKPORT, N.Y. — For the first time in Keuka College history, the Men’s Basketball team won the Empire 8 Conference Championship, defeating SUNY Brockport 83-80 in the championship game on Saturday afternoon.
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Buzzer-Beater from Bethany Lutheran Breaks the Hearts of UMM at the UMAC Championship
February 28, 2026The University of Minnesota Morris men's basketball team's season came to an end at the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Championship on a Bethany Lutheran College buzzer-beater, falling 76-75 Saturday afternoon in Morris, Minn.
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Westfield State Blazes into MASCAC Championship Game, 95-68
February 27, 2026Westfield will host Worcester State on Sunday, 1:00 p.m. in the Woodward Center.
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Dirty Water: Cooper, Porter Dominate as Owls Knock Out UMB, Advance to Title Game Again
February 27, 2026BOSTON, Mass. – One month and three days ago, the University of Massachusetts-Boston went 39-of-50 at the foul line and defeated the Keene State College men’s basketball team 93-80 at the Clark Athletic Center to sweep the season series for the first time ever. The defeat dropped the Owls to just 9-9 and 6-4 in the conference. Eight wins and just one loss later, KSC will now play for the Little East Conference championship – again. Cooper poured in 26 points on another efficient effort, making 10-of-19 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range, while sophomore Franklin Pierce University transfer Kareem Porter added 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, 16 rebounds, and two critical free throws late as the Owls downed the University of Massachusetts-Boston 75-72 to end the Beacons’ season Friday night in the conference tournament semifinals at the Clark Athletic Center.
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Men's Basketball Stops Top-Seeded Olivet for Spot in MIAA Title Game
February 27, 2026
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(Four Seed) Hampden-Sydney Falls To (One Seed) (1)Randolph-Macon 69-41 In 2026 ODAC Tournament Semifinals
February 27, 2026Sophomore guard Tugg Bizzelle (Baltimore, MD) scored 12 points off the bench, and sophomore guard Peter Moye (Charlotte, NC) added eight points, four rebounds and two assists, but Hampden-Sydney College dropped a 69-41 decision to nationally-ranked No. 1 Randolph-Macon College in the 2026 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinals on Friday evening at the Salem Civic Center in Salem.
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Herry, Iafrate Lead No. 4 Seed Wheaton (Mass.) Men's Basketball to 82-60 Rout over Top-Seed and No. 21 WPI in NEWMAC Semifinals
February 27, 2026WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior guard Tristan Herry (East Taunton, Mass.) (25) and junior guard Dimetri Iafrate (Johnston, R.I.) combined for 49 points and just one turnover to lead the fourth-seeded Wheaton College (Mass.) men's basketball team to an 82-60 upset rout over top-seeded and No. 21 Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Championship Tournament Semifinals at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Mass.
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Fifth-Seeded Men’s Basketball Drops SUNYAC Semifinal Game to Top-Seeded Cortland
February 27, 2026CORTLAND, N.Y. – The fifth-seeded Plattsburgh State men's basketball team saw its 2025-26 season come to an end in a 96-71 loss to top-seeded Cortland in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) semifinals on Friday night at Whitney T. Corey '43 Gymnasium. Senior guard Reem Welch (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Thomas Jefferson) paced the Cardinals with a game-high 26 points to go with a game-high eight assists and six rebounds.
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Johns Hopkins Bests Ursinus, 83-71, in Centennial Conference Semifinals
February 27, 2026Charlie Jackson scored a game-high 25 points to lead Johns Hopkins to an 83-71 win over Ursinus in the Centennial Conference semifinals Friday night at Goldfarb Gym. The Blue Jays improve to 20-6 while the Bears end their season at 18-9.
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Gents Tame Tigers To Advance To SCAC Tournament Semifinals
February 27, 2026The Centenary men's basketball team used stifling defense and senior G Quentin Beverly (Katy, Texas) scored a game-high 24 points as the Gents defeated the Colorado College Tigers on Friday in the opening game of the 2026 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament on the Hendrix College campus at Cliff Garrison Court inside Grove Gymnasium.
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Men’s Basketball Falls to Wheaton in NEWMAC Tournament Semifinals
February 27, 2026WORCESTER -- The top-seeded and host WPI men’s basketball team was defeated in the semifinals in the 2026 NEWMAC Tournament, falling to fourth-seeded Wheaton 82-60 inside Harrington Auditorium on Friday.
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Christopher Newport Advances to C2C Title Game Thanks to Comeback and OT Victory
February 27, 2026Christopher Newport University scored the final five points of regulation Friday night to force overtime, and then held off UC Santa Cruz at West Field House, 77-74, in the semifinals of the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament. The Captains, ranked tenth in the nation, improved to 21-4 and will play the University of Mary Washington Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. at KP Arena for the title. Mary Washington, ranked seventh in the country, ousted Salisbury in the first semifinal on Friday, 55-46, to improve to 23-3 on the season. Christopher Newport trailed for most of the game Friday, and was looking at a five-point deficit, 64-59, with just 1:23 remaining in the second half. The Captains rallied as junior Toa Hollenbeck scored the final seven CNU points of regulation to pull the Captains into a 66-66 tie after 40 minutes. Hollenbeck evened the game on a driving layup while drawing a foul with 11 seconds remaining, and his free throw to complete the three-point play forced extra time. Hollenbeck and junior Zyir Baskerville then each added five more points in the OT as the Captains out-scored the Slugs, 11-8, in the extra period to advance to the title game.
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Whitworth men top L&C, advance to NWC final
February 27, 2026
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Redlands Men's Basketball advances to SCIAC Tournament Final
February 27, 2026
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Anderson Advances to HCAC Championships on Buzzer Beater
February 27, 2026The second-seeded Anderson University men’s basketball team advanced past third-seeded Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology by a score of 74-73 during Friday’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Tournament semifinal in Lexington, Ky.
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UWL Earns Win at UW-Stevens Point; Advances to WIAC Tournament Championship Game
February 26, 2026Stevens Point, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s basketball team earned an 82-63 victory at-Stevens Point Thursday night in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Tournament (presented by Culver’s) Semifinals at Bennett Court at Quand Fieldhouse.
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Eric Bridgeland and staff named SCIAC Coaching Staff of the Year
February 26, 2026
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Griffins Spin Cyclones, Punch Ticket to Atlantic East Conference Championship
February 26, 2026Gwynedd Valley, Pa. – (2/26/26) - #2 Gwynedd Mercy University (19-7) earned their spot in the 2025-2026 Atlantic East Conference (AEC) Men's Basketball Championship with a commanding 96-77 semifinal victory over #3 Centenary University (11-15). While the Red and Gold held the lead for most of the game, a dominate second half performance pushed them past the Cyclones with ease. Senior guard Jalen Snead (Philadelphia, Pa.) led all scorers with 28 points, including the first-half layup that put the Griffins in the lead (18-16, 10:36) and provided them with a momentum they never lost. Graduate guard Dylan Harris (Bloomsburg, Pa.) followed with 24 points thanks six three-pointers (6-of-10, .600), while senior guard D.J. Johnson (Norristown, Pa.) added a dozen (12) second-half points, six assists, seven rebounds, and a steal.
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SCIAC Tournament Semifinal Preview: No. 1 Redlands vs. No. 4 Occidental
February 26, 2026
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Seahawks score first-ever NEWMAC postseason win over Cougars
February 26, 2026NEWPORT, R.I. -- Salve Regina University men's basketball made 16-of-28 (57.1%) of its field goals in the second half and shot 90 percent from the line (9-of-10) to rally for a 67-61 quarterfinal playoff victory over Clark University in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships. The third-seeded Seahawks (19-7, 11-5 NEWMAC) advance to the semifinals where they'll play tomorrow night at second-seeded Babson College. The Beavers have been idle since earning the No. 2 Seed after ending the regular season with a 98-64 defeat of Salve Regina in Newport last Saturday.
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Titans erase 14-point deficit to advance to PAC title game
February 26, 2026Freshman Lucas Stanley (New Castle, Pa., Union) drilled a three-pointer with four seconds left in regulation to key Westminster's 81-79 victory over Chatham in the semifinal round of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship Tournament Thursday night at Ron Galbreath Court inside Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.
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W&J Downs Franciscan to Return to the PAC Championship for the Second Consecutive Season
February 26, 2026WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College men's basketball team (21-6) won its Presidents' Athletic Conference Semifinal matchup against Franciscan (21-6), 75-65.
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No. 5 Eastern Conn Upends No. 4 USM in Little East
February 25, 2026GORHAM, Maine – Senior guard Javontae Jones (Lumberton, NJ) was a non-factor when the Eastern Connecticut State University men’s basketball team split two regular-season games with the University of Southern Maine.
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Men’s Basketball Denies Roger Williams in CNE First Round, 104-91
February 25, 2026DUDLEY, Mass. (2/25/2026) – In front of a capacity crowd, the No. 4 seeded Nichols men's basketball team defeated No. 5 seed Roger Williams University in the first round of the CNE Tournament on Wednesday night at the Nichols Athletic Center.
