INDIANAPOLIS - Fresh off the first GLIAC Tournament title in program history, the Davenport University men's basketball team is heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever. Sunday night, the Panthers received the eight seed for the NCAA's Midwest Regional and will face the top seed/host, Walsh, on Friday at 5 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
Davenport (17-13), riding a seven-game winning streak, will be facing Walsh (23-6) for the first time in school history. The Cavaliers, winners of both the G-MAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships, play their home games inside the Cecchini Center where they've gone 14-2 this season. Walsh comes in also having won seven-straight games.
The Midwest Regional schedule is below.
Friday, March 11
- 12:00 PM - #3 Hillsdale Chargers vs. #6 Cedarville Yellow Jackets
- 2:30 PM - #2 Ferris State Bullodgs vs. #7 Findlay Oilers
- 5:00 PM - #1 Walsh Cavaliers vs. #8 Davenport Panthers
- 7:30 PM - #4 Truman State Bulldogs vs. #5 Missouri-St. Louis Tritons
Saturday, March 12
- 5:00 PM - Winner of #3/#6 matchup vs. Winner of #2/#7 matchup
- 7:30 PM - Winner of #1/#8 matchup vs. Winner of #4/#5 matchup
Monday, March 14
Story by:
Cooper Weidenthaler
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