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Belton, TX – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's basketball team's reward for winning its second American Southwest Conference Championship will be a third trip to the NCAA Division III National Championships and for the first time in the program's history the postseason will start at home. The Cru (22-6) will host Wheaton (Ill.) College (18-8) in a first round NCAA Tournament game at 7:00 PM on Thursday, March 4
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The Cru won the ASC title with an 80-70 victory over U.T.-Dallas Sunday at the Mayborn Campus Center. UMHB claimed its second ASC title in the last three years and the Cru also earned a third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last four seasons.
The Thunder finished 18-8 overall and lost in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament semifinals. UMHB and Wheaton have a pair of common opponents this season. The Cru went 1-1 against McMurry University and also beat Millikin University in the opening round of the Cru Holiday Classic. Wheaton beat McMurry in the second game of the season and also posted a pair of regular season victories over Millikin.
Tickets will be $6 for adults and $3 for students. More ticket information will be posted once it becomes available.
The winner of Thursday's UMHB-Wheaton game will advance to play at U.T.-Dallas (23-5) in Richardson on Saturday at 7:00 PM. The Comets received a first round bye after falling to UMHB in the tournament finals on Sunday.
