Oklahoma Wesleyan's magical season ends in the NAIA National Championship Game

Oklahoma Wesleyan finishes the season 28-8, and NAIA national runner-up.

Tuesday, March 25th 2025, 8:58 pm

By: Scott Pfeil

Kansas City, MO -

Oklahoma Wesleyan's magical postseason run came to an end Tuesday night, as College of Idaho beat the Eagles 93-65 to claim the national title. Oklahoma Wesleyan finishes the season 28-8 and national runner-up.

Oklahoma Wesley tied the game at 15 at the 13:36 mark of the 1st half, but College of Idaho went on a 34-14 run to close out the half and never looked back.

Jaden Lietzke had another double-double for the Eagles, finishing with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Nick Bene added 15 points and 5 rebounds for OKWU.

College of Idaho shot an incredible 53% (16-30) from 3-point.

Scott Pfeil

Scott Pfeil joined the News On 6 sports team in July of 2012. Scott has more than 20 years of experience in sports journalism, including 19 right here in Tulsa. Scott loves covering sporting events, but he really loves telling stories.