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Claflin beats Clark Atlanta to advance in NCAA DII Tournament

Mike Gillespie,

No. 3 seeded Claflin University defeated Clark Atlanta, 72-61, to advance to the 2018 NCAA DII Men’s Basketball South Region semi-final.  The win pushes the Panthers record to 26-6 overall.  Clark Atlanta close out the season at 24-6.  This is the second NCAA Regional win for Claflin and the first in nine years.  The Panthers defeated Valdosta State, 54-50, on March 14, 2009 in Lakeland, Fla.  Claflin then lost its second round game to Christian Brothers (3-15-09), 72-53.
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Claflin opens NCAA DII Tournament with Clark Atlanta

Mike Gillespie,

The Claflin University men’s basketball team will enter the 2018 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball South Regional as the No. 3 seed and will face the No. 6 seed in the South Region Clark Atlanta University, also out of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), Saturday, March 10 at 12 noon, in the opening game of the South Regional.