| Chris Sullivan scored 13 points for Wittenberg,
including the final two. Springfield News-Sun photo |
Wabash led by as many as 10 points in the first half but it was Wittenberg which held the lead for the majority of the second half as the homestanding Tigers went on to defeat the No. 7 Little Giants 55-54.
Wabash's Derek Bailey hit a 3-pointer at the 1:27 mark to tie the game at 51-51. The Tigers were patient on their ensuing possession, and Michael Cooper hit a jumper with 1:01 left. Wabash was just as patient at the other end, missing a three-pointer but getting an offensive rebound before a timeout. The Tigers scrambled well when play resumed, and Hill came up with the play of the game with a steal against Wabash guard Wes Smith, the conference's leading scorer.
Senior Chris Sullivan then iced the game with a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining, before Smith hit an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin. Full story
No. 12 UW-Stevens Point steamrolled out to a 33-4 lead and cruised to a 92-37 win against UW-Eau Claire. Five Pointers scored in double figures in the win. Fourth-ranked St. Thomas bounced back from Monday night's loss with a 75-63 win at Macalester. No. 10 Randolph-Macon had similar success with Lynchburg, rolling out to a 30-8 lead in an 83-44 victory. No. 14 Eastern Mennonite ran out to a 32-5 lead on archrival Bridgewater, eventually winning 85-65 in a game in which the Runnin' Royals spent a lot of time standing, shooting 36-for-52 from the foul line.
No. 8 Augustana tied the school record for most wins to open a season as the Vikings improved to 16-0 in a 72-58 win against Millikin. It's the best start for Augustana since the 1935-36 season. Rose-Hulman halted No. 17 Hanover's 11-game winning streak by beating the Panthers 66-64. It is Hanover's first loss since Nov. 23. Laquan Peterkin rescued No. 20 Ramapo by tipping in an Anthony LoRusso missed jumper with seven seconds left as the Roadrunners edged New Jersey City 77-76. Ramapo improves to 6-0 in the NJAC North, heading into Saturday's game at NJAC South leader Kean.
Devon Lesniak scored a career-high 29 points, including a 3-pointer to beat the buzzer and force overtime in McDaniel's 67-65 Centennial Conference win against Gettysburg. The shot capped an 8-1 run to tie the game at 56-56 to end regulation. Georgio Milligan hit two free throws with four seconds left in overtime to push Franklin and Marshall past Dickinson 69-68. James McNally scored 17 points to lead the Diplomats and become the school's all-time scoring leader. Alvernia routed Widener 80-63 in a showdown for first place in the MAC Commonwealth. The Crusaders grabbed a 10-point lead six minutes into the game and led by double digits the rest of the way. Tad Gillis paced Alvernia with 15 points and 10 assists while Charles Swiggett added 24 points
Mike McClary scored 43 points and added 10 rebounds for a double-double to lead Olivet past Trine 90-83. Eastern Connecticut State outlasted Keene State in New Hampshire 82-77 in overtime to climb into a first place tie with Western Connecticut State in the Little East. Nick Nedwick scored 26 points in 43 minutes for the Warriors. Carthage missed a chance to gain ground on North Central (Ill.) in the CCIW standings as the Cardinals knocked off the Red Men 66-63 in Kenosha, Wis. Carthage sits in a three-way tie for fourth place along with Wheaton (Ill.) and Elmhurst.
Baruch coach Ray Rankis won his 400th career game, as the Bearcats won 65-63 at New York City Tech. Delaware Valley continued its unlikely run atop the MAC Freedom by beating Manhattanville 78-75. The Aggies improve to 5-1 while the Valiants drop into a five-way tie for second place. Aaron Miller hit a jumper at the buzzer to lift Thomas More past St. Vincent 67-65.