The 1992 Tournament

All-Tournament Team
Steve Honderd, Calvin 
Matt Harrison, Calvin 
Mike LeFebre, Calvin 
Chris Fite, Rochester 
Kyle Meeker, Rochester

The Knights of Calvin College making their eighth appearance in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, defeated the Yellow Jackets of Rochester, 62-49 March 21 in Springfield, Ohio. Calvin was able to keep Rochester center Chris Fite, Outstanding Player of the 1990 Championships to just 11 points in the game, all in the first half. The Knights' center Steve Honderd scored 25 points to lead the Knights offensively and defensively with 8 rebounds. Calvin shot 53.5% from the field and 82.4% from the free throw line and built on their eight-point halftime lead to bring the final margin to 13. Wisconsin-Platteville, the defending champions, defeated Jersey City State in the third-place game, 72-61.

Results

First/Second Rounds
Northeast Second Round at Babson Park, Mass.: Eastern Connecticut State 69, Babson 67; at Salem, Mass.; Salem State 89, Western Connecticut State 77.
Atlantic First Round at Union, N.J.: Kean 63, Stockton State 60; Second Round at Salisbury, Md.: Salisbury St. 107, Kean 99 (OT); Second Round at New York, N.Y.; Jersey City State 81, Hunter 68.
Great Lakes First Round at Springfield Ohio: Hope 76, Wittenberg 60; Second Round at Grand Rapids, Mich.: Calvin 91, Hope 88; Second Round at Wooster, Ohio: Otterbein 80, Wooster 77.
West First Round at Indianola, Iowa: Colorado College 87, Simpson 67; Second Round at St. Peter, Minn.: Gustavus Adolphus 77, Colorado College 73 (OT); Second Round at LaJolla, Calif.: Cal. Lutheran 88, UC San Diego 70.
Midwest First Round at Greencastle, Ind.: Elmhurst 56, DePauw 49; First Round at Ripon, Wis.: Wisconsin-Whitewater 86, Ripon 83; Second Round at Bloomington, Ill.: Illinois Wesleyan 95, Elmhurst 70; Second Round at Platteville, Wis.: Wisconsin-Platteville 90, Wisconsin-Whitewater 78.
South First round at Ferrum, Va.: Ferrum 79, Emory & Henry 77; Second Round at Maryville, Tenn.: Maryville 94, Ferrum 92; Second Round at Hampden-Sydney, Va.: Hampden-Sydney 88, Centre 83 (2 OT).
Middle Atlantic First Round at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.: King's 74, Susquehanna 71; Second Round at Lancaster, Pa.: Franklin & Marshall 74, King's 62; Second Round at Scranton, Pa.: Scranton 58, Johns Hopkins 49.
East First Round at New York, N.Y.: Albany 72, NYU 66; Second Round at Rochester, N.Y.: Rochester 75, Albany 49; Second Round at Buffalo, N.Y.: Buffalo State 73, St. John Fisher 56.

Sectionals Great Lakes-West (at St. Peter, Minn.): Calvin 69, Gustavus Adolphus 68; Otterbein 82, Cal Lutheran 78; Championship- Calvin 88, Otterbein 67.
Northeast-Atlantic (at Salisbury, Md.): Salisbury St. 95, Salem St. 85; Jersey City St 92, Eastern Connecticut St. 86; Championship- Jersey City State 97, Salisbury St. 83.
Midwest-South (at Maryville, Tenn.): Maryville 73, Illinois Wesleyan 71, Wisconsin-Platteville 89, Hampden-Sydney 71; Championship- Wisconsin-Platteville 87, Maryville 83 (OT).
Middle Atlantic-East (at Rochester, N.Y.): Franklin & Marshall 64, Buffalo State 55; Rochester 69, Scranton 54; Championship- Rochester 77, Franklin & Marshall 68.

National Championship
At Springfield, Ohio
Semifinals
Rochester 61, Wisconsin-Platteville 48
Calvin 81, Jersey City St. 40

Third Place
Wisconsin-Platteville 72, Jersey City St. 61

Championship
Calvin 62, Rochester 49