(Ann Arbor, MI) Thursday night the Concordia men's basketball program advanced to the second round of the WHAC Conference Tournament for the first time since 2012. The Cardinals upset third seeded Cornerstone with a score of 77-69 and will now face second seeded Indiana Tech on Saturday.

Game Information

#6 Concordia vs. #2 Indiana Tech

Shaefer Center | Fort Wayne, IN

Saturday, February 27th, 3:00 PM

Live Video | Live Stats

About the Warriors

Indiana Tech entered the 2020 WHAC Tournament as the top seed and was upset by #5 Cornerstone in the semifinals. The Warriors would then go on to the NAIA playoffs where they would lose to Holy Cross College. Indiana Tech was receiving votes in the national poll for most of the 2020-21 season with almost all of their losses coming to ranked or vote receiving opponents. In WHAC play the Warriors only dropped two games, one against Lourdes and the second against regular season champion, Rochester. Their 9-2 record in the WHAC earned them the second seed going into the tournament. Tech took care of business against #7 Aquinas with a 90-75 win Thursday night, earning their repeat trip to the semifinals.  

A quartet of Warriors average over 10 points per game in Grant Smith (14.3), Josh Kline (13.7), Rog Stein (13.3), and Cory McKinney (11.3). Ted Albert is the head coach for Indiana Tech and is in his fourth year at the helm.

Previous Matchup

February 17th, CUAA 61 - Indiana Tech 66

In the Cardinals' first and only meeting with the Warriors this season, Concordia gave Indiana Tech a scare with a late second half surge. Colton Ritsema hit a three with five minutes remaining to give Concordia their first lead of the game. The Warriors regained a narrow one-point lead, but a second Ritsema triple gave the Cardinals the lead with four minutes to go. Zackary Johnson increased the lead with a four-point play, but the Warriors closed out the game with an 11-2 run to avoid the upset. Ritsema and Johnson led the charge for the Cards with 20 and 10 points respectively, while Tech was led by Grant Smith and Josh Kline with 16 and 14.

WHAC Tournament

First Round - Thursday, Feb. 25

No.1 Rochester (10-1/12-2) def. No. 8 Lawrence Tech (4-8/6-10), 80-59 

No. 4 Madonna (6-1/9-2) def. No. 5 Lourdes (7-3/9-6), 92-73 

No 6 Concordia (5-7/8-10) def. No. 3 Cornerstone (9-3/12-6), 77-69 

No. 2 Indiana Tech (9-2/19-8) def. No. 7 Aquinas (4-9/4-11), 90-75

Semifinals - Saturday, Feb. 27

No. 4 Madonna (9-2) at No.1 Rochester (12-2), 3 p.m.

No 6 Concordia (5-7) at No. 2 Indiana Tech (19-8), 3 p.m.

Championship - Monday, March 1

Team Stats