Heidelberg fought its way past Mount Union in the OAC semifinals for the first time in the past five tries. Mount Union athletics photo by Ed Hall Jr.

No. 6 seed Susquehanna advanced to the Landmark Conference men's title game, Heidelberg ended a string of futility at the University of Mount Union, Concordia-Moorhead turned the tables on the St. Mary's (Minn.) women, and much more in Thursday's Division III basketball conference tournaments.

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Otterbein scored the go-ahead basket on an acrobatic, back-to-the-basket putback with 1.5 seconds remaining and survived a player coming off the bench to celebrate prematurely as the Cardinals held on to defeat Ohio Northern 53-51 in the Ohio Athletic Conference semifinals. ONU rallied from a 51-45 deficit to tie the game at 51 with 35 seconds remaining, with Aiden Harris scoring each of the six points for the Polar Bears (18-9). But with the shot clock and game clock ticking down, Julian Heckman launched a three-pointer for Otterbein that went around and off. Reece Huber came crashing in to get the rebound with about two seconds left, and flung it over his back shoulder and through with a second and a half left to give the Cardinals the lead. The game was stopped for a long time as the officials reviewed the amount of time remaining, and perhaps the fate of an Otterbein bench player who came running on the court to celebrate after the go-ahead bucket, but ONU was unable to get a shot off in time. Otterbein (22-4) likely secured its tournament fate with the win, regardless of what happens in the OAC final.

That final will be played against Heidelberg, as the fifth-seeded Student Princes (15-12) won for the second time this season against Mount Union, winning on the Purple Raiders' home floor, 84-82. It snapped a string of four consecutive semifinal losses for Heidelberg at Mount Union. The game featured five ties and 12 lead changes -- including seven in the final three minutes. Mount Union led by seven with six minutes left, but the Student Princes used four free throws, a 3-pointer from Brady Bosma, and a wide-open layup by Markell Johnson-Nichols to snare a short-lived one-point advantage with 1:59 to play. The Purple Raiders regained the lead with a Chance Casenhiser jumper with 62 seconds left. Marcos Vazquez was fouled and buried both free throws. Down one, Mount was fouled, but missed the front half of a one-and-one. Trey Killens grabbed the board and was quickly fouled. He split the pair, and HU led 83-81 with 32 seconds left. Out of a timeout, Casenhiser clanked a 3-point shot off the back of the rim, but Elijah Farrington corralled the rebound. On his way back up, he drew a whistle and went to the line and made the first. Farrington missed the potential game-tying free throw, and Killens controlled the rebound. Back at the line, he split the pair and HU held on to win, 84-82.

Freshman Mikey Cumbo scored 18 second-half points and a career-high 24 points total, helping sixth-seeded Susquehanna knock off No. 2-seeded Drew 93-87 to advance to the Landmark Conference final. They will travel to Wilkes after the fourth-seeded Colonels upset the first-seeded Cardinals, 79-70. Drew hit a flurry of three-pointers to cut Susquehanna's lead to 72-70 midway through the second half, but Mario Castro Sanchez started a 12-4 spurt for the River Hawks (15-12) which extended the lead back out to double digits. The loss leaves Drew (19-7) on the wrong side of the bubble, and Catholic is a lock to get an at-large bid, meaning the Landmark Conference is a bid thief this season and will steal an at-large bid from someone else.

Third-seeded UW-La Crosse and top seed UW-Whitewater will meet in the WIAC tournament final, as the Eagles defeated UW-Stevens Point for the 16th time in the past 17 meetings, leading wire to wire in an 82-63 victory. The Pointers, who are safely in the NCAA Tournament at 19-7 overall and an NPI number that puts them among the top 10 at-large teams. Twenty-one at-large teams will be selected in this year's tournament. Sam Grieger scored a game-high 29 points and Dustin Derousseau added 18 points and six assists to help the Eagles improve to 21-6 overall. Whitewater got past Platteville 66-56.

Lehman made sure that CCNY's Cinderella run through the CUNYAC bracket heard the bell toll midnight as the Lightning improved to 21-6, rolling past the Beavers by a 101-56 score. The win and the CUNYAC title end an NCAA Tournament drought of more than two decades for Lehman, which last played in the D-III tournament in 2004. Lehman was led by conference tournament Most Valuable Player Ricardo Dixon who had a double-double, scoring 25 points and grabbing 14 rebounds in the largest margin of victory in a CUNYAC men's final. The 101 points was also the most scored by a team in the conference final since 1993.

Mason Dopirak scored 31 points but it wasn't enough as No. 5 seed Marian defeated top seed MSOE in the NACC semifinals, 85-74. Dopirak's career ends with 2,175 points as MSOE fell to 19-8, snapping a 10-game winning streak. Marian went on a 15-2 run in the second half to tie the game at 50. Derek Lindert scored 18 points for the Sabres, all of them in the second half. Marian (17-10) shot 6-for-11 from three-point range after halftime. Marian will play at No. 3 seed Aurora in the conference final, after Aurora defeated St. Norbert 65-59.

Salve Regina won a men's basketball conference tournament game for the first time since joining the NEWMAC, defeating Clark 67-61 and advancing to the conference semifinals. The Seahawks (19-7) will face Babson in the semifinals tomorrow night. Salve Regina, which trailed by three at the half (25-22) and as many as eight earlier in the period, got a balanced scoring attack with four Seahawks in double digit scoring -- Sean Seymour with 18 points, Domenic Malvey with 15 points, Jack McMullen with 12 points, and Zavier Francoeur with 11. McMullen had a double-double with a game-high 11 rebounds. Aliaun Iscandari led Clark (12-14) with 30 points.

Washington & Jefferson will return to the Presidents' Athletic Conference title game for the second year in a row as Nathan Plotner scored 22 points and blocked three shots for the Presidents in a 75-65 win against Franciscan. The Barons' season ends at 21-6. Franciscan got as close as six points with 1:24 to left, but W&J (21-6) converted in the offensive end and Plotner sealed it with a slam with 22 seconds left. W&J will face Westminster (Pa.), the top seed out of the North Division, which defeated Chatham 81-79.

Women's wrapup

In Thursday's women's basketball action, the DePauw Tigers showed they have plenty left in the tank while Concordia-Moorhead turned the tables on St. Mary’s, and Elizabethtown knocked Susquehanna onto the Tournament bubble.

DePauw surged past No. 6 Denison, 75-59, for its seventh consecutive win and a chance to make the NCAA Tournament for the 25th time. The Tigers scored the first six points of the game and led throughout, taking their advantage to 22 points midway through the fourth quarter. Denison pulled within 12 at 57-45 with a 10-0 run, but DePauw went 20 for 25 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

Riley Mont scored 24 points on three field goals and 18 free throws, and Olivia Hart added 20 points and six rebounds for DePauw (18-9). After losing games to Ohio Wesleyan, Denison and John Carroll over a two-week span, the Tigers have won seven straight, including victories over Ohio Wesleyan and now Denison.

DePauw will get another shot at No. 10 John Carroll in Saturday’s championship game because the Blue Streaks downed No. 13 Ohio Wesleyan, 61-49. Graci Semptimphelter led the way with 26 points for John Carroll (24-3), which will play for the NCAC title in its first year as a conference member.

Two nights after St. Mary’s (Minn.) had a remarkable comeback victory over Hamline in the MIAC tournament, the Cardinals were on the receiving end of a big second-half rally, as Concordia-Moorhead came from behind to beat them, 71-62.

Ayla Olson’s layup gave St. Mary’s a 48-27 lead midway through the third quarter, but the Cobbers closed the period on an 18-2 run and trailed by just five after Kaitlyn Rohloff’s three-point play. Concordia stayed hot in the fourth quarter and overtook the Cardinals on back-to-back baskets by Maya Metcalf. She extended the lead to six at 68-62 with two free throws, and Rohloff put the game away with three more free throws. Metcalf finished with 29 points in 39 minutes for Concordia-Moorhead (23-3), which will face Bethel in the MIAC title game.

The Royals shot 58 percent from the floor in a 73-66 victory at Gustavus Adolphus. Emily Erickson tallied 27 points for Bethel (21-6), which scored 33 points off 20 Gusties’ turnovers. Bethel, Gustavus and Concordia-Moorhead are all likely safely into the Tournament, while St. Mary’s is likely to fall on the wrong side of the bubble.

Makenna Mummert reached a milestone and helped Elizabethtown reach the Landmark Conference title game, as the Blue Jays defeated Susquehanna, 68-61. Mummert scored the 1,000th point of her career and 20 in the game, including a layup that gave the Blue Jays a 66-61 lead in the final minute. Julia Roth posted 11 points and 11 rebounds for Susquehanna (21-5), which entered the day in position to receive one of the final two at-large NCAA Tournament bids.

No. 8 Baldwin Wallace (24-2) continued its march through the OAC by shutting down Ohio Northern in the conference semifinals, 49-34. The Yellow Jackets held the Polar Bears to one point in the fourth quarter and 22 percent shooting for the game.

Otterbein bolstered its at-large hopes with a 68-58 victory over Mount Union in the other OAC semifinal. Sophomore forward Mattie Walburn scored a career-high 23 points for the Cardinals (21-5) who were on the right side of the at-large bubble before their win. Otterbein will try to make its at-large status moot and snap a six-game losing streak to Baldwin Wallace by beating them in Saturday’s championship game.

After Cal Lutheran learned that it swept the SCIAC's major awards, the Regals celebrated by defeating Redlands, 63-55, in the conference semifinals. Jana Holley, who was named the SCIAC defensive player of the year, dazzled with her offense, scoring 22 points and dishing five assists. Alline Ballard, who was named SCIAC offensive player of the year, grabbed 12 rebounds despite battling foul trouble for Cal Lutheran (22-4). SCIAC Rookie of the Year Teagan McIlroy paced Redlands (19-7) with 18 points, four assists and three steals.