in the second half to turn a 54-44 deficit into a 66-59 advantage and went on to win the 2010 Division III men's basketball national championship, 78-73 over Williams.

Matt Moses, the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player, scored a game-high 22 points and Jared Jenkins added 17, but it was Dan Tillema who came off the bench for the Pointers to spark the run with three three-pointers. He finished with 15 points.

"All I can say is we had tremendous courage at about that 10 minute mark when we fought back and put ourselves in position to reach our dreams," UW-Stevens Point coach Bob Semling said after the game. "To be able to finish this game and finish this season with a victory ... I’m extremely proud. I can’t say enough about these guys, the courage of my young men. I can’t be more proud up here sitting in front of you guys."

For Moses, the win fulfilled the destiny of his senior class, Evans Clinchy writes. Moses' class came to Stevens Point the year after the Pointers won their second of back-to-back titles in 2005.

Joining Moses and Jenkins on the All-Tournament were Blake Schultz and Troy Whittington from Williams and Tyler Sanborn from Guilford.

Before the national title game, D3hoops.com announced its 2010 All-American team, with Carthage's Steve Djurickovic as the Player of the Year and Derek Raridon of North Central (Ill.) as the Rookie of the Year. After the game, Pointers coach Bob Semling was named the D3hoops.com Coach of the Year.

The day got started with a barn-burner as well, with the NABC Division III senior All-Stars battling to a 109-107 East victory in overtime. Evans Clinchy blogged live courtside as well.

Washington U. won its fifth Division III women's basketball national championship by defeating Hope 65-59 in front of a full Shirk Center in Bloomington, Illinois. For Jaimie McFarlin and the Bears seniors, this one is particularly sweet after losing in the national finals in 2007 and 2009. McFarlin had 17 points and 15 rebounds while Alex Hoover scored a career high 18.

Washington U. held Hope to 19 percent shooting in the first half (6-for-31) and took a 24-20 lead into the locker room. The Flying Dutch rallied to take a 27-26 lead when Philana Greene stole the ball and fed Carrie Snikkers for the score. The teams traded leads until the Bears went on a 12-2 run capped by two McFarlin jumpers to seize control. Hope cut the lead to three and had a chance to tie the game at 46 but Jenny Cowen's three rimmed in and out. Hoover scored 10 points in the final three minutes for the Bears. Snikkers finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds and Greene scored 18.

McFarlin was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. She's joined by teammate Zoe Unruh, Snikkers, Amherst's Sarah Leyman and Rochester's Melissa Alwardt on the All Tournament team. McFarlin also finished her career tied for the Division III all-time record for games played at 128. She shares that mark witlh Kean's Melissa Beyruti, who set the record in last weekend's sectional final.

Before the title game, we announced the 2010 D3hoops.com women's basketball All-American team and national award winners. Snikkers was named Player of the Year, Carissa Verkaik of rival Calvin the Rookie of the Year and Nancy Fahey of Washington U. the Coach of the Year.

• D3hoops.com All-Region team
• Updated women's bracket
• Bracket challenge!

Amherst led Rochester from tip to finish in the consolation game and won, 56-44.

The 2010 Division III women's championship game is set: No. 3 Hope will play No. 6 Washington U. at 3 pm EDT on Saturday.

When Friday's games started, it didn't look like Washington U. was going to make it to the championship game. Amherst scored the first 10 points and led 28-18 at the half, holding the Bears without an assist through the first 20 minutes. But the Bears roared back and tied the game late. Amherst had a chance to take the lead with 22 seconds left when Caroline Stedman was fouled on a fast break. But Stedman missed both free throws and the game went to overtime. Washington U. scored the first 12 points of the extra period and coasted to victory, 86-75 in overtime. Jamie McFarlin scored 19 points and collected 14 rebounds for the Bears. Sarah Leyman tallied 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Lord Jeffs.

• D3hoops.com All-Region team
• Updated women's bracket
• Bracket challenge!

In the second final, Hope fought off Rochester in a hard fought game prolonged by a partial power outage. Buoyed by offensive rebounds and Rochester turnovers, Hope took 16 more shots in the first half en route to a 40-30 lead. After a partial power outage early in the second half, Rochester edged within two possessions. But the Flying Dutch quickly answered each time to hold Rochester at arm's length. Carrie Snikkers finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and three blocks and Meredith Kussmaul added 15 points and six boards for Hope. Melissa Alwardt scored 22 for the Yellowjackets.

With several hundred Hope fans already on hand and St. Louis just three hours away, Saturday's final could see a large crowd. But if you can't make it to Bloomington, we'll cover all the action for you starting with Amherst and Rochester at 12 pm EDT.

Scroll down for coverage of the men's Final Four in Salem.

It's a rematch of the 2004 national title game, as UW-Stevens Point will face Williams on Saturday afternoon in Salem, with the winner taking home Walnut and Bronze.

Guilford ended the first half on a 22-5 run but Williams answered with a three-point barrage in the second half to defeat Guilford 97-88 in the first men's national semifinal. The No. 2-ranked Ephs will be playing Saturday for the Division III men's basketball national championship for the third time, awaiting the winner of Randolph-Macon and UW-Stevens Point. Williams shot 10-for-14 from three-point range in the second half to surge for the victory.

In total, Williams was 16-for-28 from beyond the arc, with the 16 threes setting a Final Four record.

The Ephs will be joined by UW-Stevens Point, which jumped out to a huge lead and was up by as many as 24 points in the second half before beating Randolph-Macon 72-60. Jared Jenkins led the Pointers with 17 while Louis Hurd had 14. Plus, Evans Clinchy has more coverage with his live blog.

• NABC D-III All-Star rosters
• D3hoops.com All-Region team
• Updated men's bracket
• Updated women's bracket
• Bracket challenge!