SALEM, Va. (AP) – John Nance scored 10 of his 16 points during a game-changing 34-5 burst early in the first half and St. Thomas beat Wooster 78-54 on Saturday to win its first Division III men’s basketball national championship.
Tommy Hannon also scored 16 points for the Tommies (30-3), whose run gave them a 36-16 lead less than 15 minutes into the game. They never let the margin slip below 10 again en route to their 12th victory in a row.
Ian Franks scored 22 points to lead Wooster (31-3), but the Fighting Scots couldn’t muster another dramatic rally. They came back from a 17-point deficit with a 27-8 run over the final 9 minutes in beating Middlebury on Friday night, but couldn’t repeat the surge in the final.
Alex Healy added 15 points and Tyler Nicolai had 11 for St. Thomas, which shot 54 percent.
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