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'''Season 60 National Title Tournament''' 

Season's 60 National Title Tournament was one of the few where higher seeds survived and advanced.  The Final Four brought us one #1 seed and 3 #2 seeds.  Runs by Utica and Charlotte to the Sweet 16 were the only real Cinderella stories.  Most of the noise was from the eventual champions, Hot Springs, as their new freshmen, Kenneth Gallagher quickly became a star!
Prior to the tournament, the top ranked team was Columbus followed by San Jose, Rochester and Salt Lake City.

==Brackets==

===Northwest Region===

{{16TeamBracket 

|RD1-seed01=1
|RD1-team01=Columbus
|RD1-score01=67
|RD1-seed02=16
|RD1-team02=Huntington Beach
|RD1-score02=63

|RD1-seed03=8
|RD1-team03=Concord
|RD1-score03=90
|RD1-seed04=9
|RD1-team04=Tallahassee
|RD1-score04=71

|RD1-seed05=5
|RD1-team05=Odessa
|RD1-score05=95
|RD1-seed06=12
|RD1-team06=Fresno
|RD1-score06=85

|RD1-seed07=13
|RD1-team07=Morgantown
|RD1-score07=74
|RD1-seed08=4
|RD1-team08=Philadelphia
|RD1-score08=63

|RD1-seed09=3
|RD1-team09=Phoenix
|RD1-score09=95
|RD1-seed10=14
|RD1-team10=Reading
|RD1-score10=46

|RD1-seed11=6
|RD1-team11=Detroit
|RD1-score11=81
|RD1-seed12=11
|RD1-team12=Little Rock
|RD1-score12=71

|RD1-seed13=10
|RD1-team13=Kansas City
|RD1-score13=77
|RD1-seed14=7
|RD1-team14=Montgomery
|RD1-score14=75

|RD1-seed15=2
|RD1-team15=Hot Springs
|RD1-score15=74
|RD1-seed16=15
|RD1-team16=Tuscaloosa
|RD1-score16=68

|RD2-seed01=1
|RD2-team01=Columbus
|RD2-score01=82
|RD2-seed02=8
|RD2-team02=Concord
|RD2-score02=72

|RD2-seed03=5
|RD2-team03=Odessa
|RD2-score03=83
|RD2-seed04=13
|RD2-team04=Morgantown
|RD2-score04=70

|RD2-seed05=6
|RD2-team05=Detroit
|RD2-score05=79
|RD2-seed06=3
|RD2-team06=Phoenix
|RD2-score06=72

|RD2-seed07=2
|RD2-team07=Hot Springs
|RD2-score07=98
|RD2-seed08=10
|RD2-team08=Kansas City
|RD2-score08=62

|RD3-seed01=5
|RD3-team01=Odessa
|RD3-score01=91
|RD3-seed02=1
|RD3-team02=Columbus
|RD3-score02=62

|RD3-seed03=2
|RD3-team03=Hot Srpings
|RD3-score03=89
|RD3-seed04=6
|RD3-team04=Detroit
|RD3-score04=87

|RD4-seed01=2
|RD4-team01=Hot Springs
|RD4-score01=96
|RD4-seed02=5
|RD4-team02=Odessa
|RD4-score02=86
}}

===Southwest Region===

{{16TeamBracket 

|RD1-seed01=1
|RD1-team01=San Jose
|RD1-score01=75
|RD1-seed02=16
|RD1-team02=Carlsbad
|RD1-score02=65

|RD1-seed03=8
|RD1-team03=Sacramento
|RD1-score03=93
|RD1-seed04=9
|RD1-team04=Durham
|RD1-score04=80

|RD1-seed05=12
|RD1-team05=Long Beach
|RD1-score05=96
|RD1-seed06=5
|RD1-team06=Olympia
|RD1-score06=88

|RD1-seed07=4
|RD1-team07=Mobile
|RD1-score07=78
|RD1-seed08=13
|RD1-team08=Las Vegas
|RD1-score08=76

|RD1-seed09=14
|RD1-team09=Madison
|RD1-score09=83
|RD1-seed10=3
|RD1-team10=Tulsa
|RD1-score10=71

|RD1-seed11=11
|RD1-team11=Ocala
|RD1-score11=75
|RD1-seed12=6
|RD1-team12=Clemson
|RD1-score12=72

|RD1-seed13=7
|RD1-team13=Fargo
|RD1-score13=72
|RD1-seed14=10
|RD1-team14=Knoxville
|RD1-score14=58

|RD1-seed15=2
|RD1-team15=Laramie
|RD1-score15=93
|RD1-seed16=15
|RD1-team16=St. Paul
|RD1-score16=53

|RD2-seed01=1
|RD2-team01=San Jose
|RD2-score01=91
|RD2-seed02=8
|RD2-team02=Sacramento
|RD2-score02=86

|RD2-seed03=4
|RD2-team03=Mobile
|RD2-score03=88
|RD2-seed04=12
|RD2-team04=Long Beach
|RD2-score04=83

|RD2-seed05=11
|RD2-team05=Ocala
|RD2-score05=80
|RD2-seed06=14
|RD2-team06=Madison
|RD2-score06=64

|RD2-seed07=2
|RD2-team07=Laramie
|RD2-score07=83
|RD2-seed08=7
|RD2-team08=Fargo
|RD2-score08=62

|RD3-seed01=1
|RD3-team01=San Jose
|RD3-score01=83
|RD3-seed02=4
|RD3-team02=Mobile
|RD3-score02=72

|RD3-seed03=2
|RD3-team03=Laramie
|RD3-score03=82
|RD3-seed04=11
|RD3-team04=Ocala
|RD3-score04=74

|RD4-seed01=1
|RD4-team01=San Jose
|RD4-score01=101
|RD4-seed02=2
|RD4-team02=Laramie
|RD4-score02=94
}}

===Northeast Region===

{{16TeamBracket 

|RD1-seed01=1
|RD1-team01=Rochester
|RD1-score01=75
|RD1-seed02=16
|RD1-team02=Canton
|RD1-score02=61

|RD1-seed03=9
|RD1-team03=Baltimore
|RD1-score03=74
|RD1-seed04=8
|RD1-team04=Colorado Springs
|RD1-score04=48

|RD1-seed05=5
|RD1-team05=Cambridge
|RD1-score05=63
|RD1-seed06=12
|RD1-team06=Panama City
|RD1-score06=60

|RD1-seed07=13
|RD1-team07=Charlotte
|RD1-score07=73
|RD1-seed08=4
|RD1-team08=Asheville
|RD1-score08=60

|RD1-seed09=3
|RD1-team09=Norfolk
|RD1-score09=69
|RD1-seed10=14
|RD1-team10=Blacksburg
|RD1-score10=51

|RD1-seed11=6
|RD1-team11=Boston
|RD1-score11=75
|RD1-seed12=11
|RD1-team12=Fort Wayne
|RD1-score12=71

|RD1-seed13=7
|RD1-team13=Abilene
|RD1-score13=79
|RD1-seed14=10
|RD1-team14=Ann Arbor
|RD1-score14=77

|RD1-seed15=2
|RD1-team15=Aberdeen
|RD1-score15=67
|RD1-seed16=15
|RD1-team16=Lansing
|RD1-score16=60

|RD2-seed01=9
|RD2-team01=Baltimore
|RD2-score01=87
|RD2-seed02=1
|RD2-team02=Rochester
|RD2-score02=77

|RD2-seed03=13
|RD2-team03=Charlotte
|RD2-score03=67
|RD2-seed04=5
|RD2-team04=Cambridge
|RD2-score04=66

|RD2-seed05=3
|RD2-team05=Norfolk
|RD2-score05=92
|RD2-seed06=6
|RD2-team06=Boston
|RD2-score06=78

|RD2-seed07=2
|RD2-team07=Aberdeen
|RD2-score07=88
|RD2-seed08=7
|RD2-team08=Abilene
|RD2-score08=85

|RD3-seed01=9
|RD3-team01=Baltimore
|RD3-score01=76
|RD3-seed02=13
|RD3-team02=Charlotte
|RD3-score02=60

|RD3-seed03=2
|RD3-team03=Aberdeen
|RD3-score03=90
|RD3-seed04=3
|RD3-team04=Norfolk
|RD3-score04=71

|RD4-seed01=2
|RD4-team01=Aberdeen
|RD4-score01=91
|RD4-seed02=9
|RD4-team02=Baltimore
|RD4-score02=79
}}

===Southeast Region===

{{16TeamBracket 

|RD1-seed01=1
|RD1-team01=Salt Lake City
|RD1-score01=89
|RD1-seed02=16
|RD1-team02=Lake Tahoe
|RD1-score02=70

|RD1-seed03=8
|RD1-team03=Dayton
|RD1-score03=90
|RD1-seed04=9
|RD1-team04=Grand Rapids
|RD1-score04=49

|RD1-seed05=5
|RD1-team05=Nashville
|RD1-score05=72
|RD1-seed06=12
|RD1-team06=Shreveport
|RD1-score06=66

|RD1-seed07=4
|RD1-team07=Jacksonville
|RD1-score07=75
|RD1-seed08=13
|RD1-team08=Jersey City
|RD1-score08=65

|RD1-seed09=3
|RD1-team09=Arlington
|RD1-score09=76
|RD1-seed10=14
|RD1-team10=Scranton
|RD1-score10=75

|RD1-seed11=11
|RD1-team11=Utica
|RD1-score11=63
|RD1-seed12=6
|RD1-team12=Erie
|RD1-score12=61

|RD1-seed13=7
|RD1-team13=Augusta
|RD1-score13=77
|RD1-seed14=10
|RD1-team14=Green Bay
|RD1-score14=65

|RD1-seed15=2
|RD1-team15=Albuquerque
|RD1-score15=78
|RD1-seed16=15
|RD1-team16=Syracuse
|RD1-score16=62

|RD2-seed01=1
|RD2-team01=Salt Lake City
|RD2-score01=89
|RD2-seed02=8
|RD2-team02=Dayton
|RD2-score02=76

|RD2-seed03=4
|RD2-team03=Jacksonville
|RD2-score03=75
|RD2-seed04=5
|RD2-team04=Nashville
|RD2-score04=57

|RD2-seed05=11
|RD2-team05=Utica
|RD2-score05=85
|RD2-seed06=3
|RD2-team06=Arlington
|RD2-score06=84

|RD2-seed07=2
|RD2-team07=Albuquerque
|RD2-score07=81
|RD2-seed08=7
|RD2-team08=Augusta
|RD2-score08=68

|RD3-seed01=4
|RD3-team01=Jacksonville
|RD3-score01=94
|RD3-seed02=1
|RD3-team02=Salt Lake City
|RD3-score02=84

|RD3-seed03=2
|RD3-team03=Albuquerque
|RD3-score03=90
|RD3-seed04=11
|RD3-team04=Utica
|RD3-score04=65

|RD4-seed01=2
|RD4-team01=Albuquerque
|RD4-score01=83
|RD4-seed02=4
|RD4-team02=Jacksonville
|RD4-score02=73
}}

===Final Four===

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| colspan="2" |
| align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f2f2f2|{{{RD2|Final}}}

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| colspan="4"|
|-
| height=6|
| style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;Hot Springs
| align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9| {{{3|&nbsp;}}}101
| align=center style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;

|-
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| style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;San Jose
| align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9| {{{5|&nbsp;}}}68
| rowspan="10" align=center style="border-width:2px 2px 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;

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| colspan="2" rowspan="1"|{{{11|&nbsp;}}}

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| rowspan="2" colspan="3"|&nbsp;
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| style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{12|&nbsp;}}}Hot Springs
| align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9|{{{13|&nbsp;}}}81

|-
| height=6|
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| style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{14|&nbsp;}}}Albuquerque
| align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9|{{{15|&nbsp;}}}69

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| style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;Albuquerque
| align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9| {{{8|&nbsp;}}}76
| colspan="1" rowspan="1"| 
<!-- | style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|&nbsp;{{{17|&nbsp;}}}
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| style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;Aberdeen
| align=center style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9| {{{10|&nbsp;}}}56
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|}<noinclude>

== Game Summaries ==

===Northwest Region===

====First Round====

====Second Round====

====Regional Semifinals (Sweet Sixteen)====

====Regional Final (Elite Eight)====

===Southwest Region===

====First Round====

====Second Round====

====Regional Semifinals (Sweet Sixteen)====

====Regional Final (Elite Eight)====

===Northeast Region===

====First Round====

====Second Round====

====Regional Semifinals (Sweet Sixteen)====

====Regional Final (Elite Eight)====

===Southeast Region===

====First Round====

====Second Round====

====Regional Semifinals (Sweet Sixteen)====

====Regional Final (Elite Eight)====


===FINAL FOUR===

Down to the Final Four.  Every season coaches put in a ton of time with their players, just hoping they can get them to understand how teamwork, hard work and dedication to their programs just might get them to this point.  Although getting to the Final Four in itself is a huge accomplishment, once their, every young man on the floor wants to push one more step and get to the ultimate goal, the NTT title game.  Let's review how Wednesdays night matchups went.

'''(2)Hot Springs 101 - (1)San Jose 68'''

In the night's first game, Hot Springs immediately jumped all over San Jose, building up a 24-4 lead in the first 7 minutes.  The combination of Carl Kraker and Marquez Sparkman scored 16 of those 24 points, exploding down the court and hitting shot after shot.  Finally when the halftime buzzer sounded, the Orange Krush were clearly in control with a 53-31 lead.  
The second half wasn't any different as Hot Springs were just to much for the Hammerheads.  The play of Kraker, Sparkman and Kenneth Gallagher was to tough for San Jose to handle as the 3 combined for 63 points on 26-42 shooting.  The Orange Krush committed only 6 turnovers while the Hammerheads had 19, five by Jordan Keith.  David Stroh was the lone bright spot for San Jose, scoring 23 points, while Keith shot 2-9 in clearly his worst game of the season.

'''(2)Albuquerque 76 - (2)Aberdeen 56'''

The nightcap was a much different story early as the game went back and forth as A Easterday for the Marvelettes and the Redmen's, S Francois exchanged buckets repeatedly.  Early in the second half, Albuquerque went on a 15-2 run, blowing the game wide open and going into the half with a big 46-28 lead.  Francois ended the half with just 7 points after a quick start.
In the second half, everytime Aberdeen got close to cutting the lead to single digits, Albuquerque stepped up and hit key shots, keeping the game out of reach.  John Gunderson was nearly perfect, hitting 8-11 shots and going 5-5 from the free throw line, leading the Marvelettes with 22 points.  Bobby McCurdy scored 16 while Alvin Easterday and Luke Crane both added 13.  Francois ended the night with a disappointing 15 point, 10 rebound performance.  Aberdeen definitely needed more out of their superstar, but Albuquerque constantly kept double teams on the Redmens star player.

===NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP===
When coach Krush signed McDonald's All-American, Kenneth Gallagher, he knew he might have something special.  With Marquez Sparkman and Carl Kraker returning for their senior year, he had all the pieces in place to make a run for his first NTT title.

That's exactly what happened as Gallagher led all scorers with 23 points, hitting 10-15 shots from the field, while Kraker added 16 points as Hot Springs took out Albuquerque, 81-69.

Nestor Foust had a great game up front, grabbing 11 rebounds and scoring 11 points while Jeremy Wright held his own, grabbing 8 boards and blocking 3 shots.

Hot Springs started out behind the sharpshooting of Kraker and Foust, but George Moffett kept Albuquerque in it by hitting 2 three pointers in the first 6 minutes, while hitting another bucket for 8 points.  It was back and forth until the Marvelettes finally took their first lead with 4:56 left in the half behind a deep field goal by Luke Crane.  Then a 13-2 run to close out the half gave the Orange Krush a 44-34 lead at the half.

Albuquerque came out pushing in the second half, behind Moffett and Alvin Easterday, cutting the lead to 3 with 10 minutes to go.  But that would be as close as it gets as another run by Hot Springs put it away.

Moffett ended with 19 points and 12 rebounds while Alvin Easterday scored 13 and added 7 rebounds in the loss.

Unfortunately their will be no rubbermatch between these two powerhouses as the Orange Krush won when it counted the most.  They got their sweet revenge and watched as Sparkman, then Kraker took the ladder first to cut down the nets for the season 60 NTT championship.

Congratulations to coach Krush and the Hot Springs Orange Krush!!!