Dan Holbrook scored 20 points and had 18 rebounds to lead No. 8 Mass-Dartmouth past Rhode Island College 77-70. The Corsairs, who improved to 16-0, 6-0 in the Little East, are one of just two unbeaten men's teams remaining in Division III.
The game featured four ties and 13 lead changes as Mass-Dartmouth rallied from an eight-point deficit in the second half to take a 67-66 lead in the final minutes. The Corsairs hit their free throws to seal the win. Tuesday's men's scores.
&&b-boxr&&One of the unbeaten women's teams didn't make it through its first big test -- Lebanon Valley, which entered the night 14-0 but unranked, lost at No. 11 Messiah 66-42. Carthage won its eighth in a row as Lisa Gartelos led the Lady Reds off the bench with 19 points in a 72-49 win at Augustana. Tuesday's women's scores.
Lawrence and No. 20 UW-Oshkosh fought to the buzzer before the homestanding Vikings held on for an 81-78 win. Lawrence improved to 11-1. Vassar moved to 11-1 as well with a 71-57 win at RPI. No. 25 Elizabethtown won't likely be holding onto its ranking for long after a 79-78 overtime loss at Lycoming. Christopher Newport had five scorers in double figures, but so did North Carolina Wesleyan, including 30 off the bench from Jarmel Arrington in a 123-88 win.