NORWICH — In less than 24 hours, Norwich went from rusty and ragged on offense to poised and polished. All the while, the in-your-face man-to-man defense stifled the opposition.

The Purple Tornado upended Oneida late Saturday afternoon, 68-52, and combined with a 45-40 victory on Friday over Oxford, claimed its first Tom Schwan Memorial/Mang Insurance Agency tournament title since the 2003 season.

Oxford and Oneida play Tuesday for second place in the round robin format. “No disrespect to Oxford and Oneida, but as a Norwich person, there would have been nothing worse for us than coming back on Tuesday and watching Oxford and Oneida play for the tournament title,” said Norwich head coach Mark Abbott.

Robert Martin made his first four three-point attempts in the first quarter and Nate Foote swished his three ball attempt, and Norwich raced to a 24-13 lead over the Indians.