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Graceland University wins semifinal, will play for National Championship tonight

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March 20th, 2018 by admin

Graceland University in Lamoni will play for the national championship on Tuesday night in Men’s College Basketball NAIA Division I.

The Yellowjackets rallied in the second half of their semifinal win over LSU Shreveport (LA) 87-80 on Monday night.

LT Davis led the Yellowjackets with 28 points. Will Nelson added 22 and Dalton Payton had 14. Jeremy Deemer also had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. The 5th Seeded Yellowjackets outscored the Pilots by 19 in the second half to pick up the win.

Graceland will now square off against LSU-Alexandria in the National Championship game tonight at 7:00pm. The Generals defeated another Iowa school William Penn 84-75 in the other semifinal on Monday to reach the title game.

Tuesday’s championship will be available through a streaming broadcast on ESPN3 from Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium.