The first round of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Basketball Tournament played out by the numbers as all four top seeds posted quarterfinal wins on Wednesday night.
Top-seeded Briar Cliff defeated eight-seed Northwestern 94-83, while fourth-seed Midland defeated fifth-seed Hastings 79-73. On the bottom of the bracket second-seed Nebraska Wesleyan defeated seventh-seed Dordt 111-98 and third-seed Dakota Wesleyan defeated sixth-seed Concordia 90-82.
Saturday’s GPAC Semifinals will have top-seed Briar Cliff hosting #4 Midland and Dakota Wesleyan traveling to Lincoln, Nebraska, to take on Nebraska Wesleyan. Both contests are slated for 3 PM starts.
GPAC Championship Tuesday, sponsored by Rawlings, will be on Tuesday, March 1. The GPAC Postseason Tournament Champion garners an automatic berth to the NAIA National Basketball Tournament (the runner-up gains the berth if the regular season champion (top seed Briar Cliff) wins the postseason).
2016 Great Plains Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Post-Season Tournament
GPAC Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 24
#1 Briar Cliff 94, #8 Northwestern 83
#4 Midland 79, #5 Hastings 73
#3 Dakota Wesleyan 90, #6 Concordia 82
#2 Nebraska Wesleyan 111, #7 Dordt 98
GPAC Men’s Basketball Semifinals – Saturday, February 27
#4 Midland (16-13, 12-8) at #1 Briar Cliff (28-3, 18-2), 3pm
#3 Dakota Wesleyan (22-9, 13-7) at #2 Nebraska Wesleyan (21-6, 15-5), 3pm
GPAC Men’s Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 1
Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, Time TBA
