Vikings open basketball season with defending national champs

The Lawrence University men’s basketball team opens its season on Tuesday by taking on the defending NCAA Division III champions, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Alexander Gymnasium.

The Vikings finished the 2009-10 season with an 11-12 record and lost leading scorer John Dekker to graduation. The Pointers won 29 games a season ago and defeated Williams College in the NCAA title game.

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