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First Round First Round

Game 1 - #2 Southwestern 87, #7 Oglethorpe 71
The second-seeded Southwestern University men shot a blistering 57.9% from the field in defeating Oglethorpe University, 87-71, in the opening game of the 2006 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament Friday afternoon at Rhodes College.
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Game 2 - #3 Centre 86, #6 Millsaps 80 - 2OT
In the first double-overtime contest in SCAC Tournament history, third-seeded Centre College outlasted sixth-seeded Millsaps College, 86-80, in men's quarterfinal action at Rhodes College. (Recap)(Box)

Game 3 - #8 Rhodes 87, #1 Trinity 83
Trinity University ran into a buzzsaw Friday night. Playing in front of packed Mallory Gymnasium, the "visitors" from Rhodes College took advantage of its familiar surroundings and upset the top-seeded Tigers 87-83 in the quarterfinal round of the 2006 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament. (Recap)(Box)

Game 4 - #4 DePauw 76, #5 Rose-Hulman 54
The fourth-seeded DePauw men advanced to the semifinals of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament following a 76-54 quarterfinal victory over Rose-Hulman.
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Game 1 - #2 Trinity 75, #7 Hendrix 66
Seventh-seeded Hendrix College gave the second-seeded Trinity University squad all it wanted for much of the game, but in the end, the Tigers were just too much and pulled out the 75-66 victory in the first game of the 2006 SCAC Women's Basketball Tournament Friday afternoon at St. Benedict at Auburndale School. (Recap)(Box)

Game 2 - #3 Oglethorpe 84, #6 Rose-Hulman 64
The Oglethorpe University women won their first-ever SCAC Tournament game and advanced to the 2006 semifinals with an 84-64 victory over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Friday's quarterfinal match at St. Benedict at Auburndale School. (Recap)(Box)

Game 3 - #1 DePauw 80, #8 Millsaps 61
DePauw University, the top-seeded team in the SCAC Tournament, coasted to an 80-61 victory over the No. 8 seed Millsaps College in quarterfinal action Friday evening at St. Benedict at Auburndale School. (Recap)(Box)

Game 4 - # 4 Rhodes 65, #5 Southwestern 55

Junior center Crystal Jessee scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds and senior forward Taylor Cook had a double-double of 15 points and a season-high 14 rebounds to lead Rhodes College to a 65-55 victory over Southwestern University in the final women's quarterfinal game Friday night at St. Benedict at Auburndale. (Recap)(Box)
Semifinals Semifinals
Game 5 - Centre 77, Southwestern 55
If Centre College was fatigued from its double-overtime contest the night before, it sure didn't show. Sophomore guard Matt Nestheide and junior guard Matt Jacobson combined to go 9 of 14 from three-point range and Centre shot 52.7% from the field in Saturday's 77-55 semifinal win over Southwestern University. (Recap)(Box)

Game 6 -
DePauw 74, Rhodes 54
DePauw University came out on fire, shooting  60.7% (17-28) in opening a 47-18 halftime lead and ended any chance of the tournament's eight-seed Rhodes College from advancing any further. The Lynx saw their Cinderella run end Saturday afternoon in the men's second semifinal contest as fourth-seeded DePauw earned its first-ever SCAC tournament championship appearance with the 74-54 victory. (Recap)(Box)
Game 5 - Trinity 73, Oglethorpe 65
Trinity University advanced to the SCAC title game for the fourth consecutive year with a hard-fought 73-65 victory over Oglethorpe University in the women's first semifinal game Saturday night at Rhodes College. (Recap)(Box)

Game 6 - DePauw 89, Rhodes 73
Bridget Bailey and Liz Bondi each scored 18 points and Lindsay Houin followed with 14 points and matched a career high with 12 rebounds as DePauw claimed an 89-73 victory in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference semifinal. With the win, the Tigers advanced to Sunday's title game against Trinity. The two teams will meet with the SCAC title at stake for the fourth straight year. (Recap)(Box)
Championship Championship
Game 7 - DePauw 64, Centre 61
In the most incredible finish in the four-year history of the SCAC Tournament, DePauw's junior wing Austin Brown nailed a halfcourt shot at the buzzer to lift the Tigers to a 64-61 victory over Centre College in the finals of the 2006 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament. (Recap)(Box)

 
Game 7 - DePauw 67, Trinity 65
The fifth-ranked DePauw women's basketball team advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship for the third straight year and seventh time in the last 11 years after a 67-65 victory over Trinity in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament title game. (Recap)(Box)

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