Second-seeded
Hope reeled off 18 straight points over a six-minute span in the second half,
then held off a furious late rally by Calvin Saturday to knock off the
top-seeded Knights, 69-59, to win the MIAA men's basketball tournament at
Calvin's Van Noord Arena.
Jesse
Reimink (6'4''-F) of Hope College (MI), who led the MIAA in scoring this
season, fired in 25 points, including 5-of-6 on 3-point tries, as Hope (21-7)
repeated its tournament championship of a year ago.
The Flying Dutchmen have eight tournament championships, matching Calvin's
total.
John
Mantel (6'9''-C) of Calvin College led the Knights (19-8) with 13 points.
Hope advances to the NCAA Division III tournament and will learn its first-round
opponent and site on Monday.
Van Wieren
Second-seeded
Hope reeled off 18 straight points over a six-minute span in the second half,
then held off a furious late rally by Calvin Saturday to knock off the
top-seeded Knights, 69-59, to win the MIAA men's basketball tournament at
Calvin's Van Noord Arena.
