Defending champion Amherst and fellow Final Four team Washington U. will return to Salem for the second year in a row as the Lord Jeffs topped Brandeis 65-55 and the Bears beat Millsaps 57-46.

The two at-large teams couldn't cut the nets down in their conference but did so on Saturday night and could do it again in Salem.

Saturday's men's scores and updated bracket. Scroll down for continuing women's coverage.

Amherst won the rematch against Brandeis, ending the Judges' season behind Fletcher Walters' 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Kevin Hopkins added 12 and Brandon Jones 11. Brandeis had won at home against Amherst in December.

&&g-boxr&&Hope clinched its first trip to Salem since 1998, defeating Wheaton 83-70 behind 23 points from Marcus Vanderheide and 15 from Derek VanSolkema. Kent Raymond, who scored 47 in the sectional semifinals, was held to 18. Ursinus ended Coast Guard's surprising run, beating the Bears 82-76 in overtime.

"Obviously, I'm so happy and proud of our kids," Ursinus coach Kevin Small said afterwards. "We worked extremely hard against a very tough Coast Guard team. We had a lot of guys contribute tonight but the difference was the way we executed in the second half."

Junior guard John Noonan had a team-high 21 points and Remy Cousart hit a pair of foul shots with 17 seconds left in regulation to force the overtime. Ursinus advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1981.

For Wash U, it was a matter of getting the game back under control after turning the ball over 11 times in the first half and trailing Millsaps 27-18. "In the second half, it was just as much of a mental comeback as a physical comeback," said Troy Ruths, voted the Most Outstanding Player of the sectional. "Mentally coming back also helped our shot selection and that's when we seem to perform the best -- when we think about what's going on."