GAME NOTES
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Only two NAIA men's basketball teams remain active this season.

The Carroll College Fighting Saints, for the first time ever, are one of team.

The Saints will face Georgetown College (Kentucky) in the NAIA DI Men's Basketball National Championship on Tuesday at 7 p.m. MST. 

PATHS TO THE FINALS

Carroll

The Saints won the rubber match against Frontier Conference foe Lewis-Clark State College, 66-55, in the semifinals to earn a berth in the school's first national championship. Carroll also defeated No. 6-seed St. Thomas (Texas) in the First Round, 71-65, No. 7-seed Oklahoma City 80-69 in the Second Round and then No. 4-seed Pikeville (Kentucky) 72-56 in the Quarterfinals. 

Carroll has held opponents to an average of 61.3 points at nationals, the best mark of any tournament participant.

Carroll has shot the second highest percentage of the tournament at 50 percent over three games. Oklahoma City, who the Saints defeated in the Second Round, finished the tournament at 51 percent.  

Match Burnham scores the most points of any player left in the tournament at 25 points per game. 

Georgetown

The Tigers opened up the tournament with a victory over Rocky Mountain College, 77-57. They went on to a Second Round win over LSU Shreveport, 82-79, and followed that up with a 80-78 win over Arizona Christian. In the semifinals, Georgetown ran through William Carey, 94-83. 

The Tigers pack four-active roster players that average 13 or more points per game. 

The Tigers use their height and athleticism to crash the boards. GC is ranked No. 2 in the NAIA in total rebound margin (10.6) and No. 3 in scoring margin at 15.4. 

HOW TO TRACK THE CHAMPIONSHIP

The game will be broadcast by ESPN 3. A direct link to WatchESPN.com is now available here: http://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=ef9b4071-9747-4fd3-8bf6-3d29825353d6&login_with_content_id=ef9b4071-9747-4fd3-8bf6-3d29825353d6.
 
Fans will need to log in to ESPN and then provide their cable information to access the stream. It's recommended to do this an hour before the game to ensure all your information is correct. 

Sports 94.9 will broadcast the game on its FM station and with an online stream. 

A watch party at Bert & Ernies will be available to fans in the Helena area. Wearing purple will earn fans 10 percent off their bill. 
 
In addition, a Carroll College campus watch party will be held at Carroll College for students, faculty, and staff in 101/202 Simperman/Wiegand Amphitheatre.

Live stats will be offered through DakStats' Webcast.