Brandon Givens scored 26 points in the second half and 12 in the overtimes to lift North Carolina Wesleyan. N.C. Wesleyan athletics photo

With a conference schedule such as No. 1 North Central and others play in the CCIW, it's not surprising to think the Cardinals would pick up a loss here and there. But on Wednesday night, three other teams in the Top 13 fell as well. For women's wrapup, scroll down.

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Along with the top-ranked Cardinals, No. 6 Catholic, No. 7 Ramapo and No. 13 Christopher Newport each lost as well.

Brandon Givens scored a game-high 50 points to lead North Carolina Wesleyan to a 112-109 win against No. 13 Christopher Newport, helping the Battling Bishops snap a five-game losing streak. He was 17-for-26 from the floor, including 5-for-9 from 3-point range. The win also ended CNU's 18-game USA South win streak.

Carthage shot just 3-for-13 from 3-point range and was outrebounded 38-31, but turned the ball over just 10 times in a 64-53 win. Donte Logan scored a team-high 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the floor. Kevin Sykes gave the Red Men a 47-45 lead with a layup midway through the second half and Carthage went on a 13-3 run to put the game away, handing the Cardinals their first loss.

"We've been in a little short on the executing side of things of late, and tonight the guys really dug in hard and played hard for each other," said Carthage coach Bosko Djurickovic. "We needed this. We've been a little unlucky, as well as un-good."

Catholic's first Landmark Conference road trip ended in a loss, as Juniata upset the sixth-ranked Cardinals to improve to 9-5.

"I thought that was the most complete game we probably played all year," said coach Greg Curley.  "I thought we struggled a little bit the last few games and to come through that way tonight, I'm really proud of them." 

Alex Raymond scored 23 points and Kevin Stapleton added 20 for the Eagles, who shot 27-for-34 from the line.

William Paterson pulled off its top 10 upset on the road, winning at No. 7 Ramapo 65-64. The Pioneers had a 10-0 run early in the second half and hit its free throws late in the win. Lance Brown led all scorers with 27 and all rebounders with 14 in the win.

No. 22 Illinois Wesleyan got 19 points from Brady Zimmer to defeat No. 17 Augustana 63-60. Tyler Tillema missed another game for UW-Stevens Point, but the 10th-ranked Pointers defeated UW-Stout 70-51 behind 16 apiece from Trevor Hass and Clayton Heuer. Photo gallery

Jason Verdugo, the athletic director and baseball coach for Hamline, coached the team Wednesday night while coach Nelson Whitmore was suspended for his team's actions on the road. Photo by Ryan Coleman, d3photography.com More photos from this game.

Randolph ratcheted up the defense in the second half, holding Roanoke to just 36.4 percent from the field in pulling away for a 73-61 ODAC win. The No. 24 WildCats remained unbeaten, improving to 13-0.

Hamline returned to the floor for the first time since news broke that a player was arrested for assaulting a young woman on a road trip in Washington, with the athletic director and baseball coach leading the Pipers in a 74-73 loss to St. Olaf. Hamline coughed up a six-point lead in the final 1:18, with Nathan Kuck converting a four-point play with .2 seconds left in the game to grab the win.

After not winning a CCIW game all of last season, Millikin won its third of 2013, defeating Elmhurst 77-72. The Big Blue, which got 17 points from Chase Robbins, have won seven times as many games as all of last season.

Josh Pittman poured in a game- and season-high 32 points in Guilford's 82-68 ODAC win at Emory & Henry. The victory extended Guilford's winning streak to a season-best seven games.

Women's wrap

Kyra Dayon continued her strong start and FDU-Florham's strong start as well. FDU-Florham athletics photo

Seventeen ranked teams took the court on Wednesday night and nearly all of them won by double-figures.

The lone upset occurred at York (Pa.) where the 18th-ranked Spartans lost to Salisbury 66-53. It was the second loss in a row for York.

Courtney McManus came off the bench to hit five three-pointers and score 19 points for the Sea Gulls (7-6, 2-0). The schedule doesn’t get easier for the Spartans who host Marymount on Saturday. The Saints defeated Mary Washington 58-43 to improve to 11-3, 3-0 in the CAC.

Top-ranked DePauw had a relatively close game as the Tigers defeated Kenyon 57-47 to take sole possession of first place in the NCAC. The Tigers led from start to finish with 13 points from Ellie Pearson. The 10-point margin of victory is DePauw’s smallest since Nov. 24.

Laurie Trow Kelly, who helped lead St. Thomas to the 1991 Division III national championship, faced the Tommies for the first time as a MIAC head coach but it was No. 4 UST which prevailed, beating Gustavus Adolphus 65-43.

No. 20 Catholic stayed perfect by beating Juniata 70-64. The Cardinals outrebounded the Eagles by 20, including 11 collected by Katarina Owunna. Emily Grabiak notched 17 points and 11 assists for Catholic (14-0, 3-0). Messiah continued Stevenson's rough indoctrination into the MAC Commonwealth, as the No. 7 Falcons defeated Stevenson 79-47.

FDU-Florham stayed red hot with an 84-64 win at Manhattanville. The Devils put five players in double-figures led by Kyra Dayon’s 21 points. She also had eight rebounds, six steals and four assists for Florham, which has won 12 consecutive games.

Carthage took over first place in the CCIW with a win and some help. The Lady Reds won at North Central (Ill.) 85-74 to improve to 3-0 in conference. North Park and Wheaton (Ill.) missed chances to join the Lady Reds. North Park couldn’t hold off Illinois Wesleyan which rallied for a 61-54 road win. Wheaton (Ill.) couldn’t complete a rally at Augustana where the Thunder trailed by 20 at the break. The Thunder shot 25 percent from the field (17-for-67), including 13 percent from three (4-for-31).

Ariana Paul had 18 points, 20 rebounds, five steals, and three assists to help lift St. Mary's (Ind.) to a 59-43 win overconference rival Trine.