| Nate Robertson was one of
three Ephs in double figures in the win. Williams athletics file photo |
Williams rallied from a seven-point deficit with 4:20 left and survived a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer as the No. 9 Ephs defeated No. 3 Middlebury 64-63.
Michael Mayer scored a game-high 24 points, including a layup that started a game-ending 8-0 run to give the Ephs the win. Daniel Wohl scored the game-winner with a layup with 31 seconds left.
The Panthers (16-1, 5-1 NESCAC) led by nine points in the first half and by eight twice in the final eight minutes of the game but went cold down the stretch. During the Ephs' game-ending run, Middlebury turned the ball over three times and went 0-for-4. Jake Wolfin was held to five points on 2-for-11 shooting.
Nate Serenius made one of two free throws with 28 seconds left and Brayden Teuscher made one of two 21 seconds later as No. 25 Wheaton (Ill.) defeated No. 5 North Central (Ill.) 71-69. Tyler Peters scored a game-high 20 points and Teuscher added 19 for the Thunder. The Cardinals shot 51 percent from the floor and 8-for-15 from 3-point range, but shot just 9-for-18 from the line.
Dustin McConnell's basket with 25 seconds to play put No. 4 Whitworth in the lead for the final time and the Pirates held on to defeat Pacific Lutheran 71-68. Whitworth improved to 18-1 overall and 10-0 in the Northwest Conference with its 18th straight victory. The host Lutes fell to 5-14, 3-7.
Amherst kept pace with Williams and remained unbeaten in the NESCAC standings, rolling past Trinity (Conn.) 83-55. Peter Kaasila scored 23 points for the No. 14 Lord Jeffs on 10-for-13 shooting.
Anthony LoRusso scored 23 points, but it was Elgin Brown who put No. 11 Ramapo ahead for good, hitting the game-winning bucket off a feed from Will Sanborn with 1:19 left to lift the Roadrunners past TCNJ 73-72.
No. 8 Wooster overcame a ridiculously bad night at the line, defeating Hiram 68-63 despite shooting just 10-for-30 on free throws. The last two misses came with 29 seconds left and left Hiram with a chance to tie before Wooster held on to win.
Shawn Holmes scored 21 points and Chris Kearney added 17 points and 15 rebounds as No. 10 Catholic won 54-42 at Merchant Marine. Devin Spencer and Nick Laguerre scored 18 apiece as No. 12 St. Mary's (Md.) pulled away from York (Pa.) 84-51. DePauw knocked off No. 22 Ohio Wesleyan 65-63 in overtime, while No. 23 Hampden-Sydney rolled past Guilford 76-52. Bryan Powell hit a 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left to lift No. 17 Calvin past Adrian 50-47. Powell finished with 13 as Calvin won Adrian for the first time in three seasons.
Wesley won for the 11th consecutive time, defeating Marymount 68-45. Paul Reynolds scored a game-high 19 points and keyed a 15-2 run to open the second half. Tyler Rudd scored a game-high 34 points and Andrew Merlo had 18 points in 49 minutes as McDaniel defeated Washington College 95-87 in triple overtime. Anderson snapped a six-game losing streak by rolling past Earlham 73-41.
Derek Barber-Richards scored 14 points and had a game-high 19 rebounds as La Roche defeated Medaille 68-59. Cam Baker scored 19 points and Haverford scored the final 11 points of the game to rally from its only deficit of the second half to beat Franklin and Marshall 52-42.