POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. (Box Score) - Fourth-seeded Bellevue (Neb.) shut down one of the best scoring offenses and defeated IU Southeast 71-65 in Saturday's second quarterfinal game. The Bruins advance to play in Monday's semifinal round where they will face top-seeded Walsh (Ohio).

IU Southeast, playing in its first national quarterfinals, came into the tournament with the fifth best scoring offense in the NAIA at 88 points per game. It was the Bruins', however, that would dictate the pace and style of play right from the start, limiting the Grenadiers to just 30% in the first half. With the score 24-20, Bellevue held the Grenadiers to just one field goal over the final 8:30 to take a 33-24 lead into halftime. Bruins' guard Avery Tyler was the offensive spark, scoring 16 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting performance in the opening half.

POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. (Box Score) - Fifth-seeded Indiana University Southeast held off upset-minded Spring Arbor (Mich.) 58-54 to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. The 2010 NAIA D-II Men's Basketball National Championship is being played at the Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of College of the Ozarks (Mo.).

One of just three unseeded teams that won in the first round, Spring Arbor looked to be in control for most of the game, leading by as much as 10 in the second half. Four quick points, the later off a steal and lay-in by junior Rick Bodiford, put IU Southeast down 46-40.

POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. (Box Score) - Fifth-seeded Indiana University Southeast shot past Johnson & Wales (Colo.) 77-56 in the first round of the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament. The 2010 event is being held at the Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of College of the Ozarks (Mo.)

The Grenadiers broke open a tight game in the first half with a barrage of three-pointers and never trailed after that. Senior guard Alex Gravelle scored all of his 17 points in the opening 20 minutes, making 4-of-5 three-pointers to ignite IU Southeast, who led 43-26 at the half.

POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. - The Indiana University Southeast men's basketball team will play Johnson & Wales University (Co.) in the first round of the 19^th Annual NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship in Point Lookout, Mo. at 10:15 a.m. (CT) on Thursday, March 11.

In his third season, KIAC Coach of the Year Wiley Brown, has led the Grenadiers (25-4, 11-1 KIAC) to a No. 5-ranking in the final NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll. This year's men's basketball team in the highest ranked athletic team in IU Southeast school history.