2007 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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The 2007 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held from March 14 to 20 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri
. This was the 70th annual NAIA
basketball tournament and features 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This tournament had the most total points scored for both teams in one game in the history of the NAIA tournament. Totaling 243pts when Concordia (Calif.) got 124pts and beat Robert Morris (Ill.) who has 119pts. That game went into 4 overtimes. (The longest game was a 5OT game back in 1978 when Grand Canyon (Ariz.) beat Central State (Ohio) 88-82.) Concordia would go on to the be 2007 runner-up to Oklahoma City University
. Oklahoma City University would beat Concordia 79 to 71.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. This was the 70th annual NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
basketball tournament and features 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This tournament had the most total points scored for both teams in one game in the history of the NAIA tournament. Totaling 243pts when Concordia (Calif.) got 124pts and beat Robert Morris (Ill.) who has 119pts. That game went into 4 overtimes. (The longest game was a 5OT game back in 1978 when Grand Canyon (Ariz.) beat Central State (Ohio) 88-82.) Concordia would go on to the be 2007 runner-up to Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City University, often referred to as OCU, is a coeducational, urban, private university historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
. Oklahoma City University would beat Concordia 79 to 71.
Awards and honors
- Leading scorer: Eddie Smith, of Illinois-Springfield scored 33.5 points in just two games.
- Leading rebounder: Zach Allender of Campbellsville (Ky.) in two games Zach had 31 rebounds.
- Most Points, both teams, in tournament history: 243, done by Concordia (CA) (124) vs Robert Morris (IL) (119) (4OT)
- Most consecutive tournament appearances: 16th, Georgetown (Ky.)
- Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (Ky.), 26th of 30, appearances to the NAIA Tournament.
2007 NAIA bracket
See also
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- 2007 NAIA Women’s Division II Basketball TournamentNAIA national women's basketball championshipThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1981. It was established one year before the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament. It was created to crown a women's national title for smaller colleges and universities. Since...
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