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 4^th seed Dordt at 7:30 PM on Thursday night. In Sioux Falls 7^th 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.

 

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