With a couple of tickets punched over the weekend — congrats to Murray St and new-entry Longwood — let’s see where the NBK stands going into Tuesday night of Championship Week. First let’s revisit Monday action:

In the Game of the Night, the Furman Paladins came back to force overtime against Chattanooga in the SoCon Championship game. Paladin guard Mike Bothwell blew past his defender for a layup to put them up two with under five seconds remaining. The Mocs eschewed the timeout, inbounding right away to David Jean-Baptiste. DJB weaved through traffic to drain a desperation heave from 23 feet just before the horn sounded. Furman’s season is over, and Chattanooga (NBK class of 1997) goes dancing.

San Francisco, way overmatched early and minus their best player Yauhen Massalski, staged a late comeback before falling to #1 Gonzaga in the WCC Semifinals in Las Vegas. In the second semifinal, Santa Clara also fell behind early but inched back close enough to have a tying shot rim off from Jalen Williams. I have to believe Williams’ NBA prospects took a hit with it, as he was held in check by the St. Mary’s defense. Mizzou fans noted Parker Braun started for Santa Clara but was played off the floor after logging only eight minutes. Santa Clara begins an agonizing and likely fruitless week of waiting while St. Mary’s (NBK Class of 2010) takes on Gonzaga tonight.

South Dakota St demolished South Dakota on Monday night and are heavily favored over North Dakota St in the championship game. ESPN Bubble Watch has them at least in the conversation for an at-large bid, but they may not need it this year.

Towson was 4-23 from three point range and fell to Delaware in the CAA semis.

TUESDAY

South Dakota St vs North Dakota St (Summit final)

Wagner vs Bryant (NEC final)

Data courtesy Kenpom.com and ESPN Bracketology and NCAA.com