The 1989 Tournament

All-Tournament Team
 Greg Grant, Trenton State
Ricky Spicer, UW-Whitewater
Elbert Gordon, UW-Whitewater
Jeff Seifriz, UW-Whitewater
Danny Johnson, Centre
Jeff Bowers, Southern Maine

Wisconsin-Whitewater used the alley-oop to spark a 94-86 victory over Trenton State in the 1989 championship game. The title was the second for Whitewater and Coach Dave Vander Meulen. Trenton State reached the semifinals and finals for the first time. Lions' guard Greg Grant scored 35 points in the championship game and had a record 167 points in the tournament. The 5-7 Grant ended his brilliant 1988-89 season with a Division III-record 1,044 points and was named the NABC/Hershey's Chocolate Division III Player of the Year. He was named the most valuable player of the tournament. 

Results

Regionals
Northeast Semifinals at North Adams, Mass.: Southern Maine 88, North Adams State 80; Western Connecticut 89, Salem State 84); Third place-North Adams State 112, Salem State 78; Championship-Southern Maine 90, Western Connecticut State 88.
Middle Atlantic Semifinals at Lancaster, Pa.: Franklin & Marshall 59, Susquehanna 54; Washington (Md.) 82, Grove City 69; Third Place-Grove City 74, Susquehanna 60; Championship-Franklin & Marshall 96; Washington (Md.) 76.
East First Round-at Staten Island, N.Y.: Staten Island 96, Alfred 72; Semifinals at Buffalo, N.Y.: Buffalo State 76, Staten Island 51; Potsdam State 80, Kings Point 68; Third Place-Kings Point 69, Staten Island 54; Championship-Potsdam State 74, Buffalo State 60.
South Atlantic First Round at Pomona, N.J.: Shenandoah 74, Stockton State 64; Semifinals at Ewing Township, N.J.: Trenton State 96, Shenandoah 74; Jersey City State 94, Hampden-Sydney 84; Third Pace-Hampden-Sydney 80, Shenandoah 78; Championship-Trenton State 78, Jersey City State 77.
Midwest First Round at Monmouth, Ill.: Monmouth 82, Beloit 70; Semifinals at Whitewater, Wis.: Wisconsin-Whitewater 112, Monmouth (Ill.) 76; North Central 63, Millikin 59; Third Place-Monmouth (Ill.) 87, Millikin 84; Championship-Wis.-Whitewater 95, North Central 83.
Great Lakes First Round at Meadville, Pa.: Allegheny 71, Hope 69; at Grand Rapids, Mich.: Calvin 69, Capital 64; Semifinals at Springfield, Ohio: Wittenberg 61, Allegheny 46; Otterbein 93, Calvin 90; Third place-Calvin 89, Allegheny 87 (OT); Championship-Otterbein 76, Wittenberg 66.
West First Round at Waverly, Iowa: Wartburg 78, Gustavus Adolphus 62; at San Bernardino, Cal.: Pomona-Pitzer 108, Cal. St. San Bernardino 104 (2 OT). Semifinals at Turlock, Cal.: Nebraska Wesleyan 87, Wartburg 63; Cal. St. Stanislaus 90, Pomona-Pitzer 78; Third Place-80, Wartburg 67; Championship-Cal. St. Stanislaus 76, Nebraska Wesleyan 66.
South First Round at Terre Haute, Ind.: Rose-Hulman 56, Christopher Newport 42; Semifinals at Danville, Ky.: Centre 88, Rose-Hulman 75; Washington (Mo.) 2, Rust 0 (forfeit); Championship-Centre 69, Washington (Mo.) 68.

Quarterfinals
At Gorham, Maine Southern Maine 79, Franklin & Marshall 71
At Ewing Township, N.J. Trenton State 78, Potsdam State 62
At Whitewater, Wis. Wis.-Whitewater 105, Otterbein 86
At Danville, Ky. Centre 124, Cal. St. Stanislaus 123 (2 OT)

National Championship
At Springfield, Ohio
Semifinals
Trenton State 84, Southern Maine 62
Wis.-Whitewater 88, Centre 81

Third Place
Southern Maine 81, Centre 70

Championship
Wis.-Whitewater 94, Trenton State 86