Capacity crowd. Incredible atmosphere. Tie game. Less than a minute to play. A championship and an NCAA Tournament bid on the line. What could be better? Nothing, as all 1,500 fans who crammed every available nook of Bethel's Robertson Center learned Saturday night, as No. 2-seeded Bethel pulled out a remarkable 79-75 victory over No. 4-seeded Saint John's to give the Royals their second Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Men's Basketball Playoff champions

Take a deep breath Bethel fans because your men's basketball team knocked off No. 3 seeded Carleton College, who came in with 14 consecutive wins, and earned the right to host the 2017 MIAC Championship in the Robertson Center for the first time in program history. The No. 2 seed Royals (20-6) will face No. 4 seed Saint John's University, who upset No. 1 seed St. Thomas in St. Paul, on Saturday night at 7 p.m. BU and the Knights (18-9) were dead even throughout nearly the

The Bethel University men's basketball team clinched a share of the regular-season MIAC Championship for the first time in program history with an 81-68 victory over Concordia College Wednesday evening. The Royals (19-6, 15-5 MIAC), who celebrated seniors Trevor Hall and Brycen Wojta prior to the contest, outrebounded the Cobbers (12-12, 9-10 MIAC) 38-26, which led to a 14-2 differential in second-chance points and the eventual 13-point win. Not only did BU celebrate its