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OUAZ falls short in first NAIA Fab 4
Spirit nearly play for national title in 6th season
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By Independent Newsmedia
OUAZ came up just short in its bid for the school's first men's basketball national championship on March 17.
The Spirit rallied from more than 20 points down but lost by just one, 73-72 to eventual champion the College of Idaho in the Fab 4 of the NAIA Men's Basketball Championship tournament in Kansas City, Missouri.
The seventh-seeded Spirit beat Montana Tech on March 15 to reach the semifinals of the national tournament for the first time in its six-year history.
OUAZ won the Cramer Quadran by beating Baker (Kansas), Oklahoma Wesleyan, Southeastern (Florida) and Montana Tech.
