Jimmy Hammer and Johns Hopkins are still alone in first place after beating Franklin and Marshall on Wednesday night. Johns Hopkins athletics file photo

Johns Hopkins beat Franklin and Marshall to split its season series with the Diplomats and remain in first place in the Centennial Conference while North Central (Ill.) topped No. 6 Augustana in overtime to split that season series and knock the Vikings out of first place in the CCIW.

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Omar Randall finished a fast break with a bucket to push Johns Hopkins' advantage to five at Lancaster in the final minute-plus. A long possession for the Diplomats ended with a Cedri Moune put back at the 59-second mark to cut it to three. The Blue Jays turned it over on the next possession, but a pair of missed Dips' shots ended with a George Bugarinovic rebound. 

Trailing by three as the clock ticked down, Franklin and Marshall fouled, sending Jimmy Hammer to the line. Hammer made the front end of the one-and-one to extend the lead to four. On the ensuing possession, the Diplomats had three shots at the basket but none could fall and time expired with JHU the 50-46 victor.

The Blue Jays remain one game in front of No. 4 Dickinson which beat Gettysburg 72-60 to split its season series with the Bullets. The Diplomats are in third place, one game behind Dickinson and two behind Johns Hopkins.

No. 6 Augustana got a pair of late free throws to force overtime against North Central (Ill.), but the Cardinals prevailed 72-70 in Rock Island, despite missing Jayme Moten, who averages 15.7 points per game. Charlie Rosenberg scored 24 points and Jack Burchett added 16. They combined to take 32 of the team's 54 shots. The Vikings' loss coupled with Illinois Wesleyan's 80-61 win at Millikin puts the Titans in first place in the CCIW.

Calvin finished a regular-season sweep of archrival Hope, as Jordan Brink had 27 points and six assists in an 83-77 win. It was another classic in the rivalry, played in front of 4,352 fans, a game with 15 lead changes. 

Marcus Alipate was 7-for-11 from 3-point range and Taylor Montero was 5-for-6 from beyond the arc as No. 2 St. Thomas beat St. Mary's (Minn.) 79-57 for its 14th consecutive win. RaNeal Ewing scored 24 points on 9-for-11 shooting with four threes and No. 3 Marietta took care of Capital 85-73. The Pioneers shot 64 percent from the floor and 60 percent from three.

No. 5 Randolph-Macon needed another late surge to stay perfect in the ODAC, and the Yellowjackets got one at home against Eastern Mennonite. Randolph-Macon (18-2, 11-0) held the Royals to six points in the final six minutes and pulled out the 76-73 victory. The Runnin Royals had two chances from long range to send the game into overtime, but both were off the mark as Randolph-Macon won its 15th game in a row.

Ninth-ranked St. Norbert went on a late-game 17-0 run to defeat Lawrence 81-63, clinching a share of the Midwest Conference title for the fifth time in six years. Austin Elliott scored a team-high 20 points, 16 of them in the second half as the Green Knights blew the game open.

Domenick Mastascusa forced overtime with a free throw and blocked a shot in the waning seconds of regulation and No. 10 WPI went on to score 11 of the first 13 points in overtime as the Engineers defeated Emerson 81-73. Mastascusa and Sam Longwell scored 21 points apiece in the win.

After losing at Wabash on Saturday, No. 20 Wooster struggled on the road again but held on, as Xavier Brown hit a jumper with 31 seconds to go to give the Scots a 93-91 lead and held on as Kenyon's last-season shot was no good. There weren't a lot of missed shots, however, as Kenyon shot 59 percent from the floor and Wooster 58 percent.

Hamilne rebounded a missed Bethel free throw with 0.4 seconds left to hold on and defeat the Royals 76-75. The rebound capped a wild final 40 seconds in which the Pipers nearly blew a seven-point lead.

Women's recap: Jostling for playoff positioning

Erin Young was 4-for-8 from 3-point range in Babson's win. Babson athletics file photo

Jade Howard scored a game-high 21 points as Rutgers-Newark overcame 24 points and 15 rebounds to defeat Kean 77-70. The win moves the Scarlet Raiders into a tie for fifth in the NJAC with Kean, in a league in which six teams make the conference tournament. 

The game featured a dozen ties and a dozen lead changes with the Raiders working out to a 60-48 lead with 8:52 left on a layup by Howard. But the 2-time All-NJAC forward went to the bench with four fouls just seconds later to give the Cougars hope.

Freshman guard Deserai Vazquez capped a 15-3 Kean outburst with a layup and a 3-point jumper to level the affair at 65-65 with 4:07 on the clock. There were two more ties and a couple of lead changes before Howard powered inside for back-to-back baskets to give Rutgers-Newark the lead for good at 71-68 with 1:46 remaining.

Erin Young scored a season-high 16 points, hitting five of his first six shots as Babson defeated Wellesley 71-49 to win its ninth consecutive game. The Beavers are 11-1 in the NEWMAC, back in first place in the conference a season after they finished 14-13, 12-8 in the league. Babson is 40-2 over its past 42 February games.

No. 14 Scranton struggled, but clinched its berth in the Landmark Conference tournament, defeating Moravian 67-64. Meredith Mesaris had 22 points and Noelle Alicea hit a pair of free throws with 12 seconds remaining to seal the deal for the Royals (18-2, 10-1). Scranton leads second-place Susquehanna by a game and a half in the standings.

Maggie Weiers scored 16 of her game-high 22 points in the second half and No. 3-ranked St. Thomas (20-0 overall, 13-0 MIAC) used a 19-1 run in the second half to pull away from visiting St. Mary's (Minn.). UST has limited 13 of its last 14 opponents to 51 or fewer points. 

Transylvania cruised as well, as the No. 15 Pioneers rolled over Mount St. Joseph 80-40. Transy opened the game up early with a 21-5 run and finished with its largest margin of victory of the season. Jordin Gender scored a game-high 13 points.

Joann Wolfenberg scored a team-high 13 points as UW-Stevens Point got back to .500 in the WIAC, winning 45-38 at UW-River Falls. The Pointers are tied for fourth with UW-Platteville in a conference which takes six teams to the playoffs. Whitewater, La Crosse, Stout and River Falls are all within one game of each other for sixth in the standings.

Shea Wassel had a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead York (Pa.) to a 67-57 win at Wesley. It was the 300th career win for Spartans coach Betsy Witman, in her 481st career game. In addition, York improved to 5-7 in the Capital Athletic Conference after starting the season 0-6.