2014 Men’s Basketball
Championship
Drury won its first Division II national title on Sunday and even as head coach Steve Hesser battled pneumonia, the Panthers pulled off something the entire Drury family will never forget.
Drury won the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship on Sunday by rallying to defeat Metro State 74-73 in front of the largest crowd ever to watch a DII championship.
Everything that Drury and Metro State have prepared for this year comes down to game time on Sunday. Head coaches Derrick Clark and Steve Hesser and NCAA.com's Rick Houston size up the competition.
Alex Hall scored a season-high 35 points, making seven 3-pointers to help Drury topple defending champion Western Washington 107-97 on Saturday in the NCAA Division II semifinal.