Minnesota State Mavericks men's basketball team faced off against Nova Southeastern Sharks in the NCAA Division II Championship game on CBS. The game was intense, with Minnesota State leading by 2 points with less than 3 minutes left. Kyreese Willingham hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining, securing Minnesota State's first-ever national championship with an 88-85 victory.
NSU going for back-to-back DII men's basketball championships https://t.co/LKur0znhsJ
Meanwhile, over in DII hoops ... the @MNSUMankato men take the national title on a stone cold game winner. https://t.co/ZUK8s8EuYg
What a historic basketball season in Mankato @MinnStMBBall @MinnStWBB ππ https://t.co/Ob5AY096Lj
Minnesota State stuns Nova Southeastern in final second, claims both D-II championships https://t.co/fgQfom7IGz
Kyrese Willingham buried a 3-pointer with a second remaining and Minnesota State beat Nova Southeastern 88-85 to win its first Division II championship at the Ford Center on Saturday. https://t.co/EwFL1SqkQf
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORYβΌοΈπ @MinnStMBBall has won the #D2MBB National Championship! #MEliteEight https://t.co/tMuxRNmG05
Men's and Women's Basketball DII Champions in the same season for only the second time in history (Central Missouri, 1984). See you at Taylor Center Monday at 4 p.m. ππ What a time to be a Maverick! https://t.co/DcUoYfC9Vn
Malik and Tyreese Willingham join @AJRoss_TV after their brotherly connection for the final shot sealed @MinnStMBBall's first national championship. "Now you gotta add natty champ to our name now!" https://t.co/fAF5kaniPB
Minnesota State swept the D2 MBB and WBB National Championships this year, and what a shot to close it out! https://t.co/eB7yFh17um
WHAT A SHOT WITH 0.6 LEFT π±π± WILLINGHAM FROM THE CORNER @MinnStMBBall!!!! https://t.co/rvW3RdSGT0
KYREESE WILLINGHAM - Minnesota State hits a three to take the lead with ~1 left https://t.co/wFxAiBulsi
WHAT A SHOT WITH 0.6 LEFT π±π± @MinnStMBBall'S WILLINGHAM FROM THE CORNER. https://t.co/j3dBgSWwWQ
THIS GAME π @MinnStMBBall has the ball. 27.2 seconds left! https://t.co/iqYflK5Mps
WITH THE GAME WINNING SHOT TOO https://t.co/jV4lp7q8FB
85-83 game 2 minutes left, on CBS... awesome back and forth at the end here. GO MAVS! https://t.co/Ihq9h2zWxx
The brother connection πͺ @MinnStMBBall https://t.co/8a9MO1LjKX
Minnesota State leading the DII basketball championship by 2 on CBS with less than 3 minutes to go
Peters with the jam π€ @MinnStMBBall https://t.co/klBSzyfJd2
WIDE OPEN π WHAT A START TO THE SECOND HALF FOR @MinnStMBBall π€© https://t.co/HqNt7hPcfk
My niece is a cheerleader for the Minnesota State Mavericks. She was cheering at the women's DII national championship last night where the women won. Today she is cheering at the Men's DII national championship and the men are leading (on CBS). Go Mavs!
TWO-HANDED @MinnStMBBall JAM FOR THE LEAD π₯ https://t.co/OrLQd46Q3U
"How about this guy?!"Β @MinnStMBBall are within two π https://t.co/DLUXEn7XRk
Mankato men going for another D2 chip to join @MinnStWBB π π https://t.co/bHnVXJdW0M
It's time to crown a D-II Champion on CBS and @paramountplus π The reigning national champs @NSU_MBasketball take on @MinnStMBBall for the Championship π https://t.co/NVaF8e8rJr
THE TIME HAS COMEπ€ 1οΈβ£ @MinnStMBBall π 2οΈβ£ @NSU_MBasketball β° 3 PM ET πΊ CBS π https://t.co/WD8Jmp51Zz #MEliteEight | #D2MBB https://t.co/u6J2JhjOEK
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT THIS IS YOUR TIME @NSU_MBasketball and @MinnStMBBall for the TITLE The @NCAADII CHAMPIONSHIP on CBS at 3 ET https://t.co/lYZWWPDIzZ
CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY IS HEREβΌοΈ β° 3 PM ET 1οΈβ£ @MinnStMBBall π 2οΈβ£ @NSU_MBasketball πΊ CBS π https://t.co/WD8Jmp51Zz #D2MBB | #MEliteEight https://t.co/YGDoeHlL5U