Saturday: Bears make their case

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Dec 13, 2014
David Fatoki notched career-highs in points and rebounds in the Bears' impressive win over Illinois Wesleyan.
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With losses by UW-Whitewater and Amherst earlier this week,  a lot of No. 1 votes will be up for grabs in the next Top 25 poll. No. 3 Washington U.  made its case for grabbing them by beating No. 5 Illinois Wesleyan, 90-72.

After trailing by eight points at the half, Illinois Wesleyan rallied to take the lead 53-52 early in the second half. Washington U. guard David Fatoki answered with a jumper and a three-point shot to put the Bears in front for good. Recap

Fatoki flirted with a triple-double as he finished with 28 points, seven rebounds and nine assists. Washington U. shot 54 percent from behind the arc (7-for-13) and outrebounded the Titans by 12. Washington U is 10-0 for the first time since 2002.

Washington U. wasn't the only group of Bears to beat a Top 25 opponent on Saturday. Bridgewater State topped No. 15 MIT 84-77 in overtime. Michael Lofton scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 40 minutes while Kyle Gibson added 26 points.

John Carroll streaked past Wilmington 96-86 for its first 4-0 start in the OAC in a decade. That sets up a showdown with No. 25 Marietta next Saturday. The Pioneers rode Eddy Grenert's 23 points to victory over Heidelberg, 83-77.

Stevenson beat Widener 73-65 to snap the Pride's seven-game winning streak and move alone into first place in the Commonwealth Conference. Franklin and Marshall beat Albright 74-70 to finish a perfect first semester.

No. 7 Richard Stockton improved to 10-0 with a 48-45 road win at Rutgers-Newark. After the Raiders tied the game at 45 in the final minute, Stockton forward Josh Blamon was fouled while taking a three pointer with nine seconds left. Blamon made all three free throws and Rutgers-Newark missed the potential game tying three.

A week after beating Transylvania at the buzzer, Rose-Hulman edged Manchester 55-54 on a Matt Loesing basket with two seconds remaining. Patrick Cuff hit a hook shot as time expired to lift Framingham State over Elms, 62-60.

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Joann Wolfenberg's double-double helped push UW-Stevens Point past St. Norbert.
Photo by Steve Frommell, D3photography.com

John Carroll shot 31 percent from the field and 20 percent from three, but the Blue Streaks forced Wilmington into 27 turnovers and defeated the Quakers, 67-57. Courtney Tucker hit a three pointer to pull Wilmington within two points, but Emily Taylor countered with a three for John Carroll and scored the final eight points of the game. Taylor finished with 20 points and five rebounds. Recap

This is just John Carroll's third win at Wilmington in program history.

No. 22 St. Norbert finished its WIAC-heavy non-conference schedule with a 71-59 loss at UW-Stevens Point. The Green Knights played all their non-conference games against WIAC teams and went 3-2. Joann Wolfenberg posted 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Pointers.

Isis Johnson scored at the buzzer to lift Concordia (Texas) over Mary Hardin-Baylor, 73-71, and give the Tornados their first win of the season.