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OUAZ advances to Great Eight of NAIA men's tournament

Spirit playing for shot in final 4

Posted 3/14/23

OUAZ is playing in the quarterfinals of the NAIA Men's Basketball Championship tournament.

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OUAZ advances to Great Eight of NAIA men's tournament

Spirit playing for shot in final 4

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OUAZ is playing in the Great Eight of the NAIA Men's Basketball Championship tournament.

The No. 7-seeded Spirit beat No. 11 Southeastern (Florida) 79-71 on Monday night in Kansas City, Missouri, to advance to the final 8.

OUAZ will play fourth-seeded Montana Tech at 1 p.m. (Arizona time) on Wednesday, March 15.

If OUAZ wins, it will play in the semifinals at 3 p.m. (Arizona time) Friday, March 17 against either top-seeded College of Idaho or No. 6 Tougaloo (Mississippi).

The national championship game is scheduled for 5 p.m. (Arizona time) on Saturday, March 18.

The game is televised on ESPN3.