The first round of the NJCAA Men’s Division III basketball championships was memorable in that it pitted the eventual tournament champions at Joliet Junior College in Illiniois against Herkimer County Community College in New York. Joliet controlled much of the game en route to an 87-71 victory. During the early goings, it did not appear that it would end in a 16-point victory for Joliet as the two teams traded baskets and Herkimer took a four-point lead into the locker rooms at intermission before the future 2010 National Titleholders would catch up and pull away. The evenly officiated game included the two teams racking up 17 fouls each.