Wednesday wrap: Up and over

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Jan 15, 2014
Justin Kuntz led Stevenson with 23 points and 16 rebounds in the Mustangs' win over Messiah.
File photo by Larry Radloff, d3photography.com

The Stevenson men upended No. 15 Messiah in double-overtime, handing the Falcons their first loss of the season.

Stevenson made seven of eight free throws in the final minute of double-overtime to pull away from No. 15 Messiah 103-99 in a tightly contested, see-saw contest. There were 23 lead changes and 14 ties, and neither team held more than a two-possession lead at any point. Full story from D3sports.com's Rob Knox. 

DePauw started a key four-game stretch with a resounding win at home over No. 9 Wittenberg, 72-46. The Tigers of DePauw shot 56.0 percent in the second half and held the Tigers of Wittenberg to 23 percent shooting. DePauw, which is 6-1 in the NCAC, hosts No. 22 Ohio Wesleyan this Saturday and No. 2 Wooster next Saturday.

Ohio Wesleyan and Wooster both won their Wednesday night home games. The Scots built a 27-point halftime lead over Hiram en route to a 94-71 victory. Ohio Wesleyan took care of Wabash 80-62.

No. 1 UW-Stevens Point stifled UW-Oshkosh 58-30 for its 15th consecutive victory, giving the Pointers their best start in program history. Aaron Walton-Moss registered a triple-double with 16 minutes left in the second half and Cabrini defeated Rosemont 92-78. The Cavaliers and Ravens combined for 55 fouls and 70 free throws.

No. 5 WPI got clutch performances from its reserves in a 66-62 win over Babson. No. 5 WPI is 3-0 in the NEWMAC with the wins over conference title contenders Springfield, MIT and Babson. No. 20 Mary Washington sent Christopher Newport to its third consecutive loss, 76-65. Dylan Farinet scored 18 points in 14 minutes as Eagles pulled away from the Captains in the second half.

Carthage topped visiting No. 21 Wheaton (Ill.) 67-62 behind Malcom Kelly's 28 points, forging a four-way tie for first in the CCIW between those two teams, No. 4 Illinois Wesleyan and No. 13 Augustana. The Titans and Vikings won at Millikin and North Central (Ill.) respectively.

Outside the Top 25, Hope couldn't maintain momentum after Saturday's win at Calvin. The Flying Dutch fell behind Albion by 13 at the break and couldn't rally.  The Britons won 67-49 and created a four-way tie for first with Calvin and Trine.

Frank Knock scored 35 points for Ramapo and the Roadrunners withstood William Paterson's rallies in a 99-96 overtime win. New Jersey City and Rutgers-Camden needed 45 minutes to score a combined 77 points in an ugly 39-38 overtime win for the Gothic Knights. The teams shot 12 percent from three (2-for-17) and 53 percent from the free throw line (11-for-21). Michael Woods scored 44 points to set a single-game record for York (N.Y.) which crushed Medgar Evers, 103-68.