SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Jonte Flowers scored 30 points as Winona State erased a 16-point deficit to win its second NCAA Division Two championship in three years with an 87-76 win over Augusta State today.
Flowers, who scored 25 points in the second half, was named the tournament most valuable player.
John Smith scored 18 points for Winona State (38-1), while Travis Whipple had 10 and Quincy Henderson scored 10 points with 10 rebounds.
A.J. Bowman scored 26 points to lead Augusta State (27-7), which was playing in the title game for the first time. He made 12 of 15 shots, an 80 percent rate that set a record for the championship game.
Garret Siler and Ben Madgen scored 20 points each for the Jaguars.
Augusta State led 53-37 with 17:25 left in the game.