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Dec 29, 2014

After a nearly three-week break, Emory and Johns Hopkins posted impressive wins in their return to the court while WPI and Buena Vista won dramatically.

Zach Karalis' late three-pointer lifted No. 12 WPI over Williams at Salem State's tournament, 73-71. The Ephs took a 71-70 lead on a Ryan Kilcullen layup with 15 seconds left. Intead of calling timeout, the Engineers pushed the ball up the court and found Karalis for the game-winning shot. Watch the final shot in the video to the right. Recap

WPI extended its winning streak to six games and snapped Williams' seven-game win streak.

No. 7 Emory didn't show much rust despite playing its first game since December 10. The Eagles scored five layups in the opening five minutes and shot 48 percent from the field in an 84-65 win over previously unbeaten Bates. Alex Foster scored 22 points for Emory (8-1) while Graham Safford had 23 points and eight assists for Bates (7-1).

Johns Hopkins had an even longer layoff, but you couldn't tell from the Blue Jays' performance. After a 23 day break, Johns Hopkins dealt No. 16 Centre its first loss, 66-51. The Blue Jays hit 13 three-pointers and had 17 assists versus just five turnovers.

The day's biggest thriller happened in Reading, Pennsylvania where Buena Vista outlasted Delaware Valley 114-107 in triple overtime. Trailing Delaware Valley by three late in regulation, Alex Savage rescued the Beavers with a three pointer with three seconds left. The lead changed hands five times in the second overtime before Buena Vista finally pulled away. The Beavers had five players reach double-digit scoring and Chris Moran scored 32 points in 49 minutes for the Aggies. Recap

Women's recap: Red Hawks stay red hot

Janitza Aquino and Montclair State dominated its showdown with fellow unbeaten Salisbury.

No. 7 Montclair State stifled No. 21 Salisbury early and built a 22-point halftime lead on its way to a comfortable 76-54 win. The Red Hawks jumped out to a 12-1 lead in the game's opening minutes and held the Sea Gulls at wing's length the rest of the way. Janitza Aquino scored 22 points as Montclair improved to 12-0. Recap

A day after No. 2 Thomas More squeeked past Cabrini, the Saints returned to their dominating ways and belted Plattsburgh State, 93-50. Thomas More finished the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 7-0 record and returns to conference play where the Saints have lost one game in four-plus seasons.

No. 4 Tufts bounced back from its first loss with a 57-44 win over Baldwin Wallace. Cabrini topped Ithaca 59-42 to cap an impressive three-game swing in which the Cavaliers went 2-1 against Sweet 16 teams from a year ago. Sheridan Taylor paced Baruch past Illinois Wesleyan 63-57 in the third place game of Montclair State's tournament. She led the Bearcats in points (20), rebounds (14), assists (four) and steals (three).