Salem State Wins MASCAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship
No. 1 Salem State defeated No. 3 Westfield State 82-62 in the championship game of the MASCAC Men's Basketball Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
SALEM STATE DEFEATS WESTFIELD STATE,
82-62
IN MASCAC MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
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WESTFIELD, MA, March 1, 2008
- Top-seeded Salem State posted an 82-62 win over No. 3
Westfield State in the championship game of the 2008 MASCAC Men's
Basketball Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Salem State
College.
The top-seeded Vikings (21-6) earned their 15th conference postseason title in the 19-year history of the conference tournament, including eight of the last nine years.
Salem State earns the MASCAC's automatic qualifier into the upcoming NCAA Division III Championship. Brackets and seedings for the tournament are scheduled to be announced on Monday, March 3 at 12:00 p.m.
Westfield State, which was trying for its first-ever MASCAC Tournament title, finished 19-9 and will now await a possible at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.