North Central used a 20-4 run to end the first half and withstood a late comeback by No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan to upset the Titans 74-70.

Keelan Amelianovich had a three-point attempt to tie in the closing seconds but Anthony Simmons rebounded the miss and hit one of two free throws to ice the victory. Simmons led all scorers with 29 points and added 10 rebounds as the Cardinals improved to 10-0. They used just seven players. Adam Dauksas led the Titans (10-1) with 23 points and three assists. 

"I thought defensively we did a really nice job ... we tried to do as well as we could on their two perimeter guys," North Central coach Todd Raridon told WONC radio after the game. "Their inside kids are big and strong but I thought our kids are big and strong." 

On the women's side, nine first-place votes will likely be back in play, as No. 3 Washington U. lost on the road at 7-4 Maryville (Mo.). The Saints held Washington U. to a season-low 35.5% shooting.

Timothy Owens hit a shot at the buzzer to lead UW-La Crosse past No. 10 UW-Stout 61-59. The Eagles improve to 11-2. The Loras men won for the sixth consecutive time and knocked off No. 14 Wartburg 64-63, ending Wartburg's seven-game win streak. Wilmington's men got the statement win they were looking for, winning at No. 22 Ohio Northern 65-59. Westfield State scored 37 unanswered points in the second half to run away from Maine-Presque Isle 86-42. Wednesday night's men's scoreboard.

UW-Stout's women started the night off in Menomonie with a mild upset of their own, handing No. 16 UW-La Crosse its first loss of the season 68-55, while Simpson upended No. 23 Luther. All-American Leigh Sulkowski scored a career-high 38 points on 15-for-21 shooting in No. 24 Washington and Jefferson's win against Waynesburg while Capital All-American Sara Heitkamp scored 33 in a 63-54 win at John Carroll. Wednesday night's women's scoreboard.