POINT LOOKOUT, Mo.() -- The second overtime game in the 2010 Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament went to #13 Cedarville, 86-77 as the Yellow Jackets defeated Warner Pacific to advance to the second round. It marked the eighth game of the tournament decided by 10 points or less. The 2010 event is being held at the Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of College of the Ozarks (Mo.).

Warner Pacific (22-10), making its fifth straight trip to the national tournament, fell in the first round for the third consecutive season. Ricardo Alliman scored a game-high 30 points to lead Cedarville while Jake Glisson had a team-high 23 points for the Knights.

The first half was one of the most evenly matched of the national tournament so far. The opening period offered several ties and lead changes but Warner Pacific maintained a small advantage on the scoreboard for most of the first 20 minutes of play. The lead for the Knights was never larger than six points while Cedarville held a brief lead of two.

After trailing 39-37 at halftime, the Yellow Jackets (26-8) made a 4-0 run to open the second half and take the lead back. Cedarville spread the lead to four points three times in the second half and controlled for the majority of the half.

A Glisson three-pointer with 1:51 left in regulation gave WPC the lead back. Alliman hit a shot on the inside on the ensuing possession to give the Yellow Jackets the lead back, 71-70. The Knights' Webster Moreland made the first of two free throws and tied the game at 71 with 24 seconds left. Derrick Hannon then drove to the basket on Cedarville's final possession but missed a short jumper. Warner Pacific failed to get a shot off in the final two seconds of regulation.

Cedarville outscored Warner Pacific 15-6 in the extra period. "Warner Pacific may have been the best offensive rebounding team we've played this season," said Cedarville head coach Pat Estepp. "We were able to outrebound them in the second half and we took care of the ball cutting our turnovers down from 10 in the first half to five. I thought our defense also made some big plays in the second half and the overtime."

"It came down to who was going to make some big plays and we had veteran players who stepped up," commented Estepp. "Matt Harner hit the three-pointer to give us the lead for good and Ricardo Alliman played like a senior who has been here four times. It was a tough, physical victory."

Cedarville finished the game shooting 49 percent from the field and 33 percent from behind the arc. Matt Harner scored 15 points for the Yellow Jackets, while Austin Foote and Chris Beals each scored 11 points.

Warner Pacific was held to18 percent from behind the arc ,shot 36 percent from the field and a season low 54 percent from the free throw line. Reggie Guyton and Webster Moreland added 18 and 14 points, respectively.

Cedarville advances to Friday's second round game against #4 Bellevue (Neb.) at 1:45 p.m. The 32-team, single elimination tournament concludes March 17, 2009.