Middlebury led Wesleyan 44-33 at the half, but could not hold, on as they fell to the Cardinals, 79-74. Wesleyan's Tim Holland was tough to stop as he scored 28 second half points to rally the Cardinals from a 12-point deficit. A 7-0 run at 8:45, along with nine free throws in the last 2:07 sealed the game for the Wesleyan. Adam Sinoway and Mike Salek led Middlebury with 19 points apiece, while Bobby Marcoux scored 17.