SALEM, Va. — Williams College shot 70.4 percent in the second half and made 16 three-pointers in a 97-88 comeback win over Guilford College Friday in the first of two NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament semifinal games.

The Ephs (30-1) meet the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (28-4) in Saturday's the Division III final at 1:00 p.m. The Pointers defeated Randolph-Macon College (26-7), 72-60, in Friday's second semifinal at the Salem Civic Center.

Guilford ends its best Division III season with a 30-3 overall record, the program's second-highest win total. The Quakers also placed third in the 2009 Division III tourney.

Williams' Blake Schultz scored 18 of his team-high 25 points in the second half and made all four three-pointers in that time. His three at the 11:26 mark tied the game at 55 and capped the Ephs' rally from a 46-35 deficit earlier in the half. Williams outscored Guilford, 23-12, in the first 9:21 of the second half. The Quakers used a 22-2 burst over the latter part of the first half to take a 43-35 edge into intermission.

Schultz' three-pointer with 3:31 left broke a 75-75 tie. After Nate Robertson's layup at the 2:47 mark snapped the game's ninth and final draw, Schultz scored on Williams' next possession, which opened an insurmountable 82-78.

Two Rhett Bonner free throws with 1:09 left trimmed Williams' lead to 85-82, but Williams put the game out of reach on a James Wang basket with 65 seconds left that opened an 89-84 edge. After Guilford's Clay Henson missed a three-pointer at the other end, the Quakers started fouling and Williams converted all eight free throws in the final 42 seconds. 

Guilford shot five-for-10 from the floor in the final four minutes, but missed all four three-pointers. By contrast, Williams made six of its last seven shots, including three-of-four three-pointers, plus all eight free throws.

Williams entered the game as the Division III leader in overall (.525) and three-point (.458) field-goal shooting. The Ephs lived up to their billing by making just under 59 percent (33-56) of their shots, including 57.1% (16-28) from beyond the arc. Their shooting percentages and 97 points are the highest figures yielded by Guilford this season. 

Wang finished with 19 points, 12 in the second half, and a game-high five assists. Alex Rubin shot 6-for-12, all from three-point range, and scored 18 points. Robertson netted all 14 of his points in the second half and also had five assists off the bench. Reserve center Troy Whittington tallied 11 points, a team-high eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks.

Guilford's Tyler Sanborn led all scorers with 27 points (14 in the second half) and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for his 30th double-double of the season. Henson finished with 17 points and teammate Rhett Bonner added 15, 12 in the second half. The Quakers managed one-of-12 three-point shooting in the second half and for the game shot seven-of-26 (.269) from beyond the arc. Rookie Josh Pittman had 13 points off the bench for the Quakers, including three-of-six three-point shooting.