Sioux Falls, S.D.

Zach Hankins led Ferris State to its first Division II NCAA national championship in any sport Saturday, scoring 19 points in the Bulldogs' 71-69 victory over Northern State.

The Bulldogs (38-1) won their final 26 games of the season and set a school-record for wins in a season.

Darin Peterka's basket with 4:27 to play gave the Wolves their first lead of the second half at 65-64. Carter Evans hit a jumper and his two-handed alley-oop dunk from Peterka gave them a three-point lead with about three minutes left.

Peter Firlik hit two free throws and Hankins made a layup to give the Bulldogs a 70-69 lead with 90 seconds left and Markese Mayfield's free throws with 10 seconds remaining capped the scoring. Northern State committed three turnovers and went 0-for-2 from the field — including a clean look from 3-point range by Peterka with two seconds left — in the final three minutes.

Notes: Middle Tennessee has a new basketball coach in Nick McDevitt, who led UNC Asheville to the Big South regular-season title the past two seasons. He replaces Kermit Davis, who left to coach Mississippi after going 332-188 in 16 seasons. McDevitt will be introduced at a Tuesday news conference.