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Game 693: Division II hoops

Wisconsin-Parkside at Grand Valley State
February 9 at GVSU Fieldhouse in Allendale, MI
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I can't even call what Joey St. Pierre did at the end of overtime a "tip-in". It was more of a shove-in, or a throw-in, but it makes no difference to Wisconsin-Parkside, which picked up an 80-79 win in the final seconds.

With the visitors trailing 79-78, Ramar Evans threw up a shot attempt and St. Pierre jumped for a rebound and with both arms flipped the ball into the basket to make it 80-79. Grand Valley State's Jeremiah Ferguson's attempt at a winning jumper came after the buzzer sounded.

Jake Van Tubbergen's 2-for-2 trip to the free-throw line with 32 seconds left had given the host Lakers their final lead of the day.

St. Pierre scored the last six points and a team-high 20 overall for Wisconsin-Parkside, which shot 47% (11-of-23) from three-point range and improved to 10-5 in GLIAC play.

Grand Valley State (6-9 in GLIAC) got 20 points from both Ferguson and Van Tubbergen.

Game 333 - (6) Northwood women at (3) Grand Valley State

GLIAC (Division II) quarterfinals
February 28 at GVSU Fieldhouse in Allendale, MI
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Just a phenomenal performance by Northwood's Jordyn Nurenberg - 32 points and 13 rebounds - but it wasn't enough as host Grand Valley State won 68-55 to advance to this weekend's semifinals.

Nurenberg, playing in what turned out to be her final collegiate game, hit 11-of-17 shots, but didn't get nearly enough help as her teammates could only collect 23 points on 7-of-34 shooting (20%).

Grand Valley State, which improved to 22-6, had four players in double figures, led by Piper Tucker's 16-point night. Point guard Janae Langs did a bit of everything with 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists; Taylor Lutz also scored 11 points and handed out four assists in 38 minutes and Taylor Parmley added 10 points and eight rebounds.

The GLIAC semifinals and finals will be hosted by top seed and unbeaten Ashland (29-0), which rolled to a 91-63 victory over eighth-seeded Walsh in another quarterfinal and plays No. 4 seed Michigan Tech in the semis.

Ashland, ranked No. 1 in Division II by the WBCA coaches, was knocked out of the 2016 national tournament in the round of 32, while Grand Valley State defeated its 2017 semifinal opponent Saginaw Valley (March 4 at 4 pm) in the round of 32 on its way to a final four appearance.