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About the 2001 Division III
men's basketball tournament

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Catholic 82, Ohio Northern 77
SALEM, Va. — Senior guard Pat Maloney scored a game-high and career-high playoff high 29 points to lead Catholic to an 82-77 come-from-behind win over Ohio Northern in the semifinals of the 2001 Division III Men’s Basketball Championships. The Cardinals (27-5) will play William Paterson in tomorrow’s national championship game at 5 pm.

Maloney finished the game shooting a perfect 14-of-14 from the line, breaking the NCAA Division III championship record set back in 1975 (Robert Newman, LeMoyne-Owen,12-of-12). He also shot 50% (6-of-12) from the field, handed out seven assists, and pulled down four boards. Matt Hilleary  recorded a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds while Will Morley chipped in with 14 points for the Cardinals.

Freshman standout Chad Bostelman led Ohio Northern (27-3) with a career -high 24 points, while pulling down seven boards. The Polar Bears will face the loser of the William Paterson/Illinois Wesleyan game tomorrow afternoon in the 2:30 pm consolation game.

Ohio Northern had double-digit leads in both halves, including a 66-55 advantage at the 8:14 mark. The Cardinals scored five unanswered to trim the lead to six, and went ahead for good on Morley’s jumper at the 1:33 mark. Ahead 77-76, Catholic connected on 5-of-6 free throws over the final 46 seconds and held Ohio Northern without a field goal for the final 82-77 score.

Catholic shot 42.9% for the game and was 33-for-39 from the charity stripe (84.6%). Its 33 free throws tied a single-game NCAA Division III Championship series record. Ohio Northern finished the game shooting 39.7% and was just 16-for-25 (64.0%) from the line.

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