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Posted by
Corey Westra
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Tue, Feb 26, 2008
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 There was one upset in the first round of the 2008 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night. In Crete, Nebraska, Dana defeated Doane in the #9 vs. #8 game. The Vikings will now play at top-seeded Morningside on Thursday at 8:00 PM in Sioux City, Iowa. Fifth seed Briar Cliff won at home over #12 Midland Lutheran 73-56, and will now play at 4th seed Dordt at 7:30 PM on Thursday night. In Sioux Falls 7th seeded USF defeated #10 Concordia 87-58, the Cougars will now play at #2 Northwestern on Thursday. Sixth seed Hastings defeated #11 Mount Marty 84-71 and the Broncos will now play at #3 Dakota Wesleyan in a 5:00 PM later this week.
The semifinals are on Saturday, March 1, at the highest two remaining seeds. GPAC Championship Tuesday, sponsored by Rawlings, will be on Tuesday, March 4. The GPAC Postseason Champion garners an automatic berth to the NAIA National Basketball Tournament (the runner-up gains the berth if the regular season champion (Morningside) wins the postseason). 2008 Great Plains Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Post-Season Tournament GPAC Men's First Round – Tuesday, February 26
#1 Seed – Morningside (27-2, 16-2) #2 Seed – Northwestern (24-4, 15-3) #3 Seed – Dakota Wesleyan (23-7, 13-5) #4 Seed – Dordt (19-9, 13-5) Game #1 - #9 Dana 73, #8 Doane 66 Game #2 - #5 Briar Cliff 73, #12 Midland Lutheran 56 Game #3 - #7 Sioux Falls 87, #10 Concordia 58 Game #4 - #6 Hastings 84, #11 Mount Marty 71 GPAC Men's Quarterfinals - Thursday, February 28 Game #5 - #9 Dana (15-16) at #1 Morningside (27-2), 8:00 PM Game #6 - #5 Briar Cliff (20-11) at #4 Dordt (19-9), 7:30 PM Game #7 - #7 Sioux Falls (12-18) at #2 Northwestern (24-4), 8:00 PM Game #8 - #6 Hastings (20-11) at #3 Dakota Wesleyan (23-7), 5:00 PM GPAC Men’s Semifinals – Saturday, March 1
Game #9 - Game #5 Winner vs. Game #6 Winner, At Highest Seed, TBA Game #10 - Game #7 Winner vs. Game #8 Winner, At Highest Seed, TBA GPAC Men's Championship Tuesday, Presented by Rawlings, - Tuesday, March 4 Game #11 - Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, TBA |
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