CHICAGO — No. 6 seed St. Ambrose University gained the headlines on Wednesday night after the Fighting Bees pulled off the lone upset in the first round of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament.  SAU scored the final five points of the game to oust No. 3 Olivet Nazarene University 78-75.

The rest of the tournament slate went true to form with top-seeded Governors State University, No. 2 University of St. Francis and No. 4 Trinity Christian College all winning.  GSU ended Indiana University Northwest’s season with a 76-67 victory, St. Francis knocked off Saint Xavier University 99-78 and Trinity Christian got the better of Indiana University South Bend 84-68.

That sets up Friday’s semifinal matchups with Governors State (21-8) hosting Trinity Christian (17-12) and St. Ambrose (14-15) heading across Interstate 80 to take on St. Francis (21-7).  Both games tip off at 7 pm.

The two winners on Friday play for the CCAC Tournament championship on Monday night.

Recapping Wednesday:

Governors State 76, Indiana Northwest 67
Indiana Northwest had an early lead before Governors State took control.  The Jaguars placed five players in double figures, topped by Maxwell Marius’ 20 points and six rebounds and Vincent Mayes’ 17 points and seven boards.  Antonio Phillips led the way for Indiana Northwest with 18 points.

St. Francis 99, Saint Xavier 78
St. Francis scored a season-high 99 points courtesy of a red-hot .682 shooting clip from three-point range (15-of-22) and .607 mark overall.  The Saints actually shot better from long distance than at the free throw line (.667).  Joffrey Nunnally was lights out, going a perfect 8-for-8 from beyond the arc and 9-of-11 overall for 27 points.  Damarcies Moore (20 points, 12 rebounds) also reached the 20-point threshold, while Merrick Small (19 points, 8 rebounds) just missed.  Ashton Atwater and Ike Nwaobi did the same for Saint Xavier with 20 points each.

St. Ambrose 78, Olivet Nazarene 75
St. Ambrose had five double-figure scorers, including four starters.  Ignacio Dacunda (14 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists) was one of them.  He accounted for the final five Bee points, including the go-ahead free throw with five seconds left to play.  Guillermo Narbona also had 17 points for St. Ambrose, which shot .533 from the field (32-of-60) and .429 from three-point range (9-of-21).  Olivet Nazarene’s Eli Edwards led all scorers with 25 points to go along with his 10 rebounds.

Trinity Christian 84, Indiana South Bend 68
Garrett Greene led a group of four Troll players in double figures with his 31 points.  Wandy Munoz came off the bench to deliver 17 points for TCC, which shot .588 from the field (30-of-51).  CJ Hornbeak and Ethan Hill each had 13 points for Indiana South Bend.     

The results and remaining schedule follow:

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Game #1: No. 1 seed Governors State 76, Indiana Northwest 67
Game #2: No. 4 seed Trinity Christian 84, No. 5 seed Indiana South Bend 68
Game #3: No. 2 seed St. Francis 99, No. 7 seed Saint Xavier 78
Game #4: No. 6 seed St. Ambrose 78, No. 3 seed Olivet Nazarene 75 

Friday, February 27, 2026 (at site of highest remaining seed)
Game #5: No. 4 seed Trinity Christian (17-12) at No. 1 seed Governors State (21-8) — 7 pm
Game #6: No. 6 seed St. Ambrose (14-15) at No. 2 seed St. Francis (21-7) — 7 pm 

Monday, March 2, 2026 (at site of highest remaining seed)
Game #7: Winner-Game #5 vs. Winner-Game #6 — TBA