Williams ended the first half on a 30-12 run and the showdown for first place in the NESCAC became a rout as the No. 2 Ephs ran away from No. 25 Colby, 82-58.

The only team in Division III men's basketball with an unbeaten regional record, Williams improved to 20-1 overall. Colby and Middlebury are tied for second in the NESCAC. Friday's men's scores.

In women's action, No. 1 Amherst survived to win at Bates 72-66 as Shannon Finucane had a program-record 10 steals

to go with 13 points and eight rebounds. No. 6 Washington U. avenged last week's loss at Rochester with a vengeance, rolling over the No. 24 Yellowjackets 68-40. Friday's women's scores.

&&g-boxl&&No. 5 George Fox finished on a 9-3 run to beat Whitman 50-46. No. 10 Tufts finished the game on a 19-9 run as the Jumbos prepared for tomorrow's game against top-ranked Amherst by pulling away from Trinity (Conn.) 68-58.

In other men's games, No. 9 St. Norbert rolled past Monmouth 78-52. Bryan Erce scored 17 points to lift homestanding Case Western Reserve past No. 19 Brandeis 63-61. It wasn't quite a buzzer-beater, but Hunter's Rocco Rubino hit a three-pointer with 1.5 seconds left in overtime to lift the Hawks past Lehman in overtime 73-71. Carl Yaffe scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half to help NYU beat Carnegie Mellon 59-58. Bates crushed Amherst 76-47, Bates' first win against the Lord Jeffs since the 1987-88 season.

Get ready for Saturday's limited schedule, thanks to the winter weather on the East Coast. Check out Saturday's men's schedule and women's schedule.