FORT WAYNE, Ind. --- Randolph-Macon College is one step closer to its first Division III national championship as the Yellow Jackets ran away from Marietta College on the way to an 81-63 victory in the first semifinal of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament final series on Friday evening. R-MC will play for the NCAA's walnut & bronze prize at 6:00 p.m. ET Saturday against Elmhurst College in Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Saturday's season-ending event marks the second time the R-MC men's basketball team plays for a national title as it looks to become the first squad in school history to lift a NCAA championship trophy. The men's basketball team played for the 1977 Division II crown against Chattanooga.

The Yellow Jackets will look to become the second team in ODAC history to win a men's basketball national title. Virginia Wesleyan University (then Virginia Wesleyan College) won the 2006 championship with a 59-56 victory over Wittenberg University and then finished as the runner-up to Amherst College in 2007. Hampden-Sydney College has also played in the NCAA's showcase event. The Tigers finished as runners-up in 1999 following a 76-75 double-overtime loss to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Randolph-Macon (32-1) will square off with Elmhurst (27-6) in this season's final game. The Blue Jays defeated Wabash College (28-4), 90-68, in Friday night's second semifinal. The contest will be televised on CBS Sports Network and streamed on NCAA.com.

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Randolph-Macon shot 50.8-percent (31-of-61) from the field and buried 11-of-24 shots from beyond the arc. The Yellow Jackets held Marietta to 33.3-percent (21-of-63) shooting including 7-of-23 (30.4%) from deep. R-MC won the rebounding battle (38-35) and posted more assists (18-10).

Four-time ODAC Player of the Year Buzz Anthony's double-double highlighted the efforts of four Yellow Jackets in double figures. Anthony posted 12 points to go with a game-best 11 assists, his seventh game of 10 or more dimes and second of the NCAA Tournament (12 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth). Ian Robertson came off the bench to posted a team-high 22 points powered by a 6-of-9 showing from downtown. He added seven rebounds. Miles Mallory grabbed eight boards to go with 17 points and two blocked shots. Daniel Mbangue, despite being hampered by foul trouble, corralled a game-high 10 rebounds. Josh Talbert registered 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting.

The Pioneers were led by Lukas Isaly's game-high 23 points. Cooper Parrott and Jason Ellis added night points each. Ellis had a team-high seven boards, while Tim Kreeger and Sahmi Willoughby collected six rebounds each.