Findlay Crowned GLIAC Men's Basketball Champion; GLIAC Tournament Field Set

BAY CITY, Mich. - The University of Findlay men's basketball team claimed the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championship outright with a thrilling 72-71 overtime victory at Tiffin University on Saturday. The Oilers took the crown by posting the league's best conference record of 17-5 (21-6 overall) and will take the No. 1 seed into the GLIAC Tournament which gets underway this Tuesday (Mar. 2).

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The Oilers, who also claimed the GLIAC's South Division title, will begin GLIAC Tournament play by hosting the No. 8 seed Ashland University (13-14, 9-13 GLIAC) in quarterfinal action.  Grand Valley State University (19-7, 15-6 GLIAC), which claimed the GLIAC's North Division title, earned the Tournament's No. 2 seed and will host seventh-seeded Wayne State University (14-12, 12-10 GLIAC) on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.

No. 3 seed Hillsdale College (14-12, 14-8 GLIAC) will host sixth-seeded Lake Superior State University (14-13, 10-12) on Tuesday, in the Jesse Phillips Arena, at 7:30 p.m.  The final GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup features No. 4 seed Saginaw Valley State University (16-11, 13-9 GLIAC) welcoming the No. 5 seed, Ferris State University (15-12, 13-9 GLIAC).  That game will tipoff at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in SVSU's Ryder Center.

The GLIAC Tournament Semifinals and Final will be held at the highest remaining seed after the Quarterfinals on Friday, Mar. 5 and Saturday, Mar. 6. The winner of the GLIAC Tournament receives and automatic bid to the NCAA Division Midwest Region Tournament.