Brandeis senior guard Joe Coppens poured in a game-high 37 points and sophomore guard Andre Roberson drained a 3-pointer with 3.0 seconds remaining in overtime to help the No. 2 Judges escape with a thrilling 96-94 win at Elms on Monday night.

With the win, Brandeis (10-1) tied its 1956-57 team for the best 11-game start in school history as the Judges won their third in a row overall. Elms, which was trying for the program's first-ever win against a nationally ranked opponent, fell to 8-3.

&&b-boxr&&“Nobody should have lost this game tonight,” Brandeis coach Brian Meehan said. “I thought Elms did a great job preparing for us, really did some things to disrupt us and they made very tough shots.

“Our seniors really stepped up for us and the only real difference in this game was our rebounding.”

“This was one of the best games I've ever been a part of,” Elms coach Ed Silva said. “Brandeis is a very good team and we played with them all night. I'm very proud of the effort our guys gave.” Full story.

Monday's men's scores and women's scores.

No. 23 St. Thomas survived at Bethel in overtime, 83-77, while No. 7 Washington U. beat Webster 74-60 behind a double-double (18 points, 10 assists) from guard Aaron Thompson in other men's Top 25 action. Elsewhere, Olivet got a double double-double from brothers Brandon and Michael McClary in beating Anderson 80-71.

In women's action, No. 5 Mary Washington had little trouble with Frostburg State, running out to a 40-15 halftime lead in an 87-40 win. No. 4 NYU and Emory wrapped up their non-conference schedules at 10-0 and 7-4 respectively with wins against New Jersey City and Piedmont. Each begins UAA play on Saturday.