Posted: Mar 06, 2018
The Hope men's basketball team (19-10) went 1-1 during the 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship, advancing to the Second Round after an opening round 93-91 victory over Augsburg March 2. In the neutral-court win, Hope was led by Riley Lewis' 23 points off the bench, while Preston Granger tallied a career-best 21 points.
In the Second Round, Hope could not slow down Augustana (24-5), falling to the host team 95-83 despite out-scoring Augustana 46-28 in the paint. Jason Beckman led the Flying Dutchmen in scoring (24), rebounds (10) and assists (3) in the setback.
Tournament links
NCAA Division III Men's Basketball page
2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball bracket announcement
2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball interactive bracket