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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Hope International concluded one of the most successful seasons in program history with a 86-75 setback against Benedictine Mesa in the NAIA Men’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals on Saturday at Municipal Auditorium. The third-seeded Royals finished the campaign 26-7 overall. It was the second-furthest run HIU made in its NAIA postseason history. It has been said that defeating an opponent three times in one season is extremely difficult, and that proved to be the case in America’s Heartland. The Royals toppled the Redhawks 84-75 at home on January 10 and 83-66 in Mesa, Ariz. on February 7.…