In Cambridge, Mass., Laurent Rivard scored 21 points, leading five Harvard players in double figures, as the Crimson defeated Pennsylvania 79-64, setting up a first-place showdown with Princeton.
The Tigers rolled past Dartmouth, 77-55 in Hanover, N.H. Douglas Davis led Princeton with 14 points.
A Crimson win in tonight’s home game against the Tigers (23-5, 11-1 Ivy League) would set up a potential tie and could lead to a playoff to determine which team gets the NCAA Tournament berth.
MISSOURI VALLEY
Missouri St. 58, S. Illinois 56
In St. Louis, Kyle Weems, the Missouri Valley player of the year, banked in a driving shot in the lane with 1.4 seconds to go, capping an 11-0 closing run by top-seeded Missouri State (24-7) in a victory over Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.
No. 2 seed Wichita State (24-7), third-seeded Indiana St. (18-13) and fifth-seeded Creighton (19-13) also won MVC quarterfinals.
COLONIAL
Delaware 60, Northeastern 58
In Richmond, Va., Jawan Carter scored 17 points and seventh-seeded Delaware (14-16) held off 10th-seeded Northeastern in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament.
Fifth-seeded Drexel (21-9), ninth-seeded Georgia State (12-18), and 11th-seeded William & Mary (10-21) also advanced. William & Mary will face third seed Hofstra in the quarterfinals tonight.
OHIO VALLEY
Tenn. Tech 64, Murray State 59
In Nashville, Tenn., Zac Swansey hit a 3-pointer with 24 seconds left to give fourth-seeded Tennessee Tech (20-11) a five-point lead in an upset of Ohio Valley Conference tournament top seed Murray State (23-8) in the semifinals. In other action, Morehead St. rolled to a 66-43 victory over Austin Peay.
ATLANTIC SUN
Belmont 80, Mercer 72
In Macon, Ga., Jordan Campbell scored 17 points as top-seeded Belmont (29-3) defeated Mercer in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.
