» HISTORY LESSON: Witt, Wooster meet in final for 13th time
The Centerville grad Balser, who played his first two seasons at Wooster, led the Tigers with 19 points. He hit two free throws with one seconds left to seal the victory after Wooster’s Danyon Hempy missed a layup with two seconds remaining.
Mitch Balser clinches the 2nd straight @ncac Men’s Basketball Tournament Title for @WittenbergHoops with this layup in the final seconds of the game. Tigers win 79-75 over @WoosterSports #TigerUp pic.twitter.com/QTPIeSWmrL
— Wittenberg Athletics (@WittAthletics) February 23, 2019
Wittenberg beat Wooster in the NCAC championship for the first time since 2006 when it won its second straight title against the Scots. Both of those games were also played at Wooster. The Tigers improved to 7-8 in the NCAC final and 5-8 against Wooster.
The Tigers (23-5) will head to the NCAA tournament with a 10-game winning streak. This will be their 35th appearance in the national tournament. They lost 68-60 to Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the second round last season.
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