| Reuel Rogers and Ohio
Wesleyan have lots of company atop the NCAC
standings. File photo by Larry Radloff, d3photography.com |
No. 17 Ohio Wesleyan edged No. 5 Wooster 62-60 to create a four-way tie atop the NCAC standings.
Reuel Rogers and Dre White scored 15 points in the final six minutes to help the Battling Bishops erase a 57-47 deficit. Rogers finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds in 35 minutes. The starters for each team scored all but six points.
Elsewhere in the NCAC, No. 18 Wittenberg broke through Wabash's zone defense for a 70-50 win. No. 23 DePauw shot 50 percent from the floor and never trailed in its win over Denison, 68-63. Wednesday's results leave the four ranked NCAC teams tied for first with 9-2 conference records.
Aaron Walton-Moss posted his third triple-double of the season, and No. 2 Cabrini edged Gwynedd-Mercy 80-77 on the road. Walton-Moss posted 20 points, 22 rebounds and 13 assists in 40 minutes and scored four points in the final 11 seconds to lift the Cavaliers to their 17th win.
North Central (Ill.) upended No. 17 Augustana 66-59 to knock the Vikings out of a four-way tie for first place. Landon Gamble had 22 points for the Cardinals, who had lost five of six games before Wednesday night.
Coming off its big win over Purchase State on Monday night, No. 16 Albertus Magnus narrowly avoided a let down against Johnson and Wales, 78-74.
Jay Donovan hit seven three-pointers and Delaware Valley defeated FDU-Florham 73-57 in a battle between two of the four teams tied for first in the Freedom Conference entering the day. Misericordia topped King's 71-66 in overtime to keep pace with the Aggies.
The Commonwealth Conference also has a tight race for the top spot. No. 22 Messiah remains in first place after topping Elizabethtown, 80-65. Davon Hill made two free throws with 11.5 seconds left and Hood nipped Stevenson 63-62. The Blazers, Mustangs and Alvernia are tied for second place, one game behind Messiah.
Ordel Goodson's double-double led Montclair State past William Paterson 64-59, snapping the Red Hawks' four-game losing streak. Randolph-Macon topped archrival Hampden-Sydney, 69-60.