2008 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

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2008 (2008) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Robert Morris (IL)
)
(86 points)
NAIA Division I
men's tournaments
«2007 2009»

The 2008 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held from March 19 to 25 at

Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 71st annual NAIA basketball tournament features 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

The official announcement of the 32-team field for the 71st Annual Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I National Championship occurred late on Tuesday, March 11, with the announcement of the official bracket on Wednesday, March 12 at 5 p.m. CST. Early opening round action between No. 5 Mountain State and Olivet Nazarene went into two long overtimes. This caused a backup in game schedules. The late game featuring Southern Nazarene University and Point Loma Nazarene University was moved back from 10:30pm CST to 11:30pm CST. The late start caused many of the 3,000 fans to leave after halftime. Near the end of the game SNU rallied to tie the SeaLions 67–67 with 14 secs left sending the game into overtime. The game finally ended around 1:30am CST with Point Loma pulling off the upset over SNU. It was the latest finishing NAIA tournament game. Games for the next day started in about 6 hours.

The championship game featured defending champions 7 seed Oklahoma City University and 5 seed Mountain State. Oklahoma City won the game, giving them back to back National Championships in win over Mountain State (75-72). Oklahoma City is the first team since Life University (Ga.) won the '99-'00 titles. Oklahoma City was making its third straight NAIA title game appearance, becoming the first team since Kentucky State University from 1970–72 to so. The Stars were defeated in the 2006 championship game by Texas Wesleyan University, 67–65.

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer: Othyus Jeffers, Robert Morris (IL)
  • Leading rebounder: Nestor Colmenares, Campbellsville
  • Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award: Campbellsville
  • Charles A. Krigel Award: Keith Adkins, Campbellsville
  • Chuck Walden Memorial Trophy: Kansas City Life Insurance Company
  • Frank Cramer Award: John Kornitzer, Buffalo Funds
  • Most consecutive tournament appearances: 17th, Georgetown (KY)
  • Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY), 27th of 30, appearances to the NAIA Tournament
  • Oklahoma City notched its 47th tournament win, moving past Central Washington for sole possession of third place on the all-time list. The Stars trail Georgetown College (Ky.), which has a record 49 wins, and Oklahoma Baptist, which has 48 victories.[2]

2008 NAIA bracket

First round
March 19 and 20 		Second round
March 21 		Quarterfinals
March 22 		Semifinals
March 24 		NAIA Championship
March 25
               
1
Georgetown (KY)
 		83
–
Emmanuel (GA)
59
1 Georgetown (KY) 85
16 Trevecca Nazarene 83
–
Mobile
58
16 Trevecca Nazarene 67
1 Georgetown (KY) 88
TOP TIER
March 19
8 Robert Morris (IL) 84
9
Southern Nazarene
73 (OT)
–
Point Loma Nazarene
 		76
– Point Loma Nazarene 64
8 Robert Morris (IL) 80
–
Carroll (MT)
73
8
Robert Morris (IL)
 		82
1 Georgetown (KY) 65
5 Mountain State 78
5
Mountain State
87
–
Olivet Nazarene
(2 OT) 		76
5 Mountain State 84
– Wayland Baptist 71
–
Wayland Baptist
 		89
12
Martin Methodist
85
5 Mountain State 72
TOP TIER
March 19
13 Azusa Pacific 51
13
Azusa Pacific
 		61
–
Columbia (MO)
47
13 Azusa Pacific 83
4 LSU–Shreveport 69
–
USAO
69
4
LSU–Shreveport
 		71
5 Mountain State 72
7 Oklahoma City 75
3
Lambuth
 		76
–
St. Xavier
68
3 Lambuth 79
– Oklahoma Baptist 89
–
Oklahoma Baptist
 		71
14
Auburn–Montgomery
70 (OT)
– Oklahoma Baptist 69
BOTTOM TIER
March 20
– Campbellsville 74
11
McKendree
 		73
–
Texas Wesleyan
71
11 McKendree 64
– Campbellsville 80
–
Campbellsville
 		72
6
Concordia (CA)
63
– Campbellsville 64
7 Oklahoma City 78
7 Oklahoma City 81
–
Cumberland
64
7 Oklahoma City 69
10 California Baptist 63
–
Xavier
69
10 California Baptist 77
7 Oklahoma City 86
BOTTOM TIER
March 20
2 Lee 66
15
Lewis–Clark State
62
–
Cumberlands
 		75
– Cumberlands 72
2 Lee 84
–
Langston
67
2
Lee
 		77

See also

References

  1. ^ 2008 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship Information
  2. ^ NAIA 2008 Tournament History
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