Orlando Magic Defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks for the National Championship

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The Orlando Magic defeated Arkansas for the title 65 to 54. a back and forth game that featured an impressive first half from the Razorbacks. Jared Johnson started off the game with a 3-point clinic that had the Magic off balance. Jeff Glasbrenner's knifing drives and touch finishes extended the lead to 10 in the first half, He had 16 in the first half. A late charge in the first half by the Magic brought the halftime score to 33-32. The second half was back and forth. Orlando went with a 2-man press on Glasbrenner to attempt to remove him from the Arkansas offense. A full court pass from Jeremy Day to Jerry Mitchell was huge down the stretch and key buckets from Van Beek and Jeremy Campbell stretched the lead to 10 with only minutes to play. An exciting final between two talented teams, in front of a huge NWBA crowd. Hats off to both teams.

Game Stats:
Orlando:
Campbell 13pts, Schulte 13pts, Day 15pts, Mitchell 12pts, and Van Beek 10pts.

Arkansas:
Glasbrenner 25pts, Tew 4pts, Walker 8pts, Johnson 9pts, Gould 4pts.

MVP of the Game was Jeremy Campbell