Despite some stumbles throughout the regular season, three teams find themselves in a familiar place going into the final week of the regular - first place and home for the playoffs.

DeSales, which started the season as a preseason Top 10 team, clinched the top seed in the MAC Freedom conference tournament by outlasting King's 92-89 in triple-overtime. Darnell Braswell powered the Bulldogs to the win with 41 points, following up on Thursday's 30-point performance.

Bridgewater State, which won just three of its first eight games, also wrapped up home court for the MASCAC playoffs in dramatic fashion. Matt McLaughlin scored with 16 seconds left to lift the Bears over Worcester State 74-70. John Carroll continued its resurgence by edging Capital 69-68 despite getting outrebounded and shooting just 6-for-24 from three-point range. Chris Zajac scored the winning basket with eight seconds left.Saturday's men's scores. For women's basketball coverage, scroll down.

&&g-boxl&&Williams finished its first undefeated run through the NESCAC since 2003-2004 by beating Trinity (Conn.) 83-66. No. 19 Wooster already won the NCAC, but it won't finish conference play undefeated. Archrival Wittenberg made sure of that by beating the Scots at Timken Gymnasium 67-56. Tim Tierney scored 20 points as Transylvania knocked off No. 13 Anderson 76-72 on the road. No. 10 William Paterson won its 20th consecutive game, cruising past Montclair State 77-51.

No. 17 Randolph-Macon was victorious in the latest bout of As The ODAC Turns, as Danny Jones' one-handed shot at the basket lifted the Yellow Jackets past No. 5 Virginia Wesleyan 64-62. No. 4 St. Thomas rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat St. John's 67-62 on the road behind 17 points from Alex Healy. No. 16 Eastern Mennonite sprinted past Roanoke 123-73 on the road. Wheaton (Ill.) finished a season sweep of Illinois Wesleyan, dropping the No. 23 Titans 65-59.

Outside the Top 25, Medaille held off Frostburg State 81-77 to claim home court advantage through the AMCC playoffs. Gordon did the same in the CCC by beating Western New England 83-79. Merchant Marine hasn't secured hosting rights for the Landmark Conference tournament yet, but the Mariners took a big step in that direction by beating Catholic 57-49.