SPRING ARBOR, Mich. - For the first time in 10 years, Grace's men's basketball team can call itself Crossroads League regular season champions.

The Lancers secured the regular season title with a 103-69 dismantling of Spring Arbor on Saturday. It marks Grace's first league crown since the 2011-12 season.

As a result, Grace has secured the automatic bid to the 2023 NAIA National Championships.

No. 4 Grace finishes the regular season with a 25-3 record and 15-3 record in the league. Grace's 15 wins in CL play sets a new record for most conference victories.

The Lancers won the regular season outright, marking Grace's first outright title since 1992-93.

Grace will be the No. 1 seed in next week's Crossroads League Tournament. The Lancers won the tourney last season as the No. 5 seed.

Grace will host the quarterfinals on Wednesday at 7 p.m. If the Lancers advance, Grace would host the semifinals on Saturday and the championship on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Saturday's win was a dominant display by the champs. The Lancers shot 66 percent from the floor and never trailed. Grace topped the century mark as well for the fourth time.

No player for Grace saw more than 23 minutes of action, yet the Lancers still put six players in double-digit scoring.

Grace roared into the lead to begin the game, scoring eight unanswered points with baskets from three different players.

The Cougars needed almost four minutes to get on the scoreboard in the face of Grace's stingy defense.

The Lancers used their size and strength to punish the smaller Cougars. A variety of strong drives and finishes from Jakob Gibbs and Elijah Malone handed Grace a comfortable lead.

Frankie Davidson was brilliant in the first half, scoring eight quick points with a pair of 3-pointers to hand the Lancers a 20-8 lead.

Ian Scott also played a key role in the half, coming off the bench to score eight points in a four-minute span.

Davidson hit a few more triples late in the half, blowing Grace's lead up to 21.

The Lancers went into halftime with a commanding 52-31 lead. Grace shot 67 percent from the floor while holding SAU to 42 percent. Grace had 34 points in the paint and turned the ball over just three times.

Davidson (14 points) and Scott (12 points) led the scoring in the half, combining to shoot 11 of 13 between the duo.

Grace resumed its assertiveness in the second half; the Lancers immediately scored 10 points in the paint, including a two-handed slam from Malone.

SAU struggled to slow down Grace's attack. A triple from Brett Sickafoose handed the Lancers a 75-46 cushion with 12 minutes to play.

Sickafoose continued to stay hot, hitting his next two 3s less than two minutes later to extend Grace's cushion to 37.

The Lancers turned to their bench with 10 minutes remaining, allowing the squad to showcase its depth.

Marcus Davidson erupted off the bench. The guard scored 10 points with two assists, shooting 4 of 5 from the floor in just 12 minutes of play. Sickafoose also amassed 11 points in 14 minutes.

Frankie Davidson led Grace in scoring, scoring 18 points on just eight shots (6 of 8). He was a perfect 4 of 4 on 3-pointers and added three rebounds and three assists.

Scott finished with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block while missing just one shot (8 of 9), and Jakob Gibbs shot 7 of 9 for 16 points.

Malone tallied 10 points, 3 boards and 3 assists, Cade Gibbs had 9 points, 4 boards and 4 assists, and Jake Wadding added 4 points, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals.

The Lancers finished the game shooting 66 percent from the floor, 53 percent on 3-pointers and 81 percent from the foul line.