Gage Ott scored a season-high 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field, in a 94-90 upset win over NAIA No. 15 Taylor University. The senior from La Porte, Indiana scored 9 points in the final 3:53 to turn a 1-point deficit into a 4-point win. Ott also tallied 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block.
NOMINEES
Jalen Lowery, Southern Wesleyan University
Gage Ott, Bethel College
Tanner Riley, Ottawa University Arizona
Hagan Tyler, Campbellsville University