MJ Iraldi rallies Nova Southeastern past Cal State Dominguez Hills 74-73 in Division II title game
FILE - West Liberty basketball heard coach Jim Crutchfield directs his team during college basketball practice on the campus of the Division II school in West Liberty, W.Va, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Stahl, file)
MJ Iraldi made two free throws with 17.8 seconds left and finished with 27 points to rally Nova Southeastern to a 74-73 victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills in the championship game of the Division II Tournament at the Ford Center on Saturday.
It was the second national championship for the top-seeded Sharks (36-1) in the past three seasons under head coach Jim Crutchfield.
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Iraldi's free throws came after David Cheatom had given the seventh-seeded Toros (30-6) the lead with 24 seconds remaining. Cheatom had a layup in traffic roll off the rim in the final second.
Iraldi made 8 of 16 shots with a 3-pointer and 10 of 12 foul shots. He added nine rebounds and three steals. Tyler Eberhart totaled 14 points and six boards. Dallas Graziani pitched in with 13 points and nine assists.
Jeremy Dent-Smith led Dominguez Hills with 27 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with 1:19 left. Dent-Smith helped rally the Toros from an eight-point deficit with 11 minutes remaining. He scored six straight points to tie the game at 62 with 8:15 to go. Cheatom scored 15.
A layup by Ross Reeves gave the Sharks a 17-9 lead seven minutes into the game. Dent-Smith's basket capped a 15-5 run from there as the Toros moved in front and played with a lead over the final 7:37, taking a 42-38 advantage into halftime.
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The Sharks capped an unbeaten 36-0 season with a 111-101 victory over West Liberty in the 2023 title game before losing to Minnesota State 88-85 last season.
The Toros' women also lost in the championship game. Minnesota State's men and women won championships last season as the first school with teams in both title games.
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