Men’s college basketball roundup

BOSTON -- Jeremy Lin hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in triple overtime, giving Harvard a wild 87-85 win over William & Mary in a matchup of the nation's two oldest colleges on Saturday.

Up until Lin's game-winning basket, it was William & Mary that had scored the final points in every frame in the contest.

It looked like that would be the case again in the third overtime.

After Lin and Oliver McNally sank five consecutive free throws to put the Crimson (2-0) ahead 84-83 with 25 seconds left, Sean McCurdy's layup put the Tribe (0-2) back up 85-84 with four seconds left.

Other games

OLD DOMINION 69, BETHUNE-COOKMAN 38: Gerald Lee and Kent Bazemore scored 10 points apiece as the Monarchs (1-0) frolicked in their South Padre Island Invitational opener.

GEORGE MASON 60, DARTMOUTH 44: Ryan Pearson scored 19 points to help the Patriots overcome a slow start, improve to 2-0 and win their 18th consecutive home game. George Mason led just 28-24 at halftime, but came alive midway through the second half.

NAVY 79, LONGWOOD 76: O.J. Avworo and Romeo Garcia scored 16 points each to lift the Midshipmen (1-1) past the Lancers (0-2). Chris Harris (Benedictine) added 13 for Navy. Dana Smith Longwood (0-2) with a double-double: 22 points and 11 rebounds.

LYNCHBURG 77, FERRUM 55: Steven Echols scored 25 points and K.C. Mendez added 17 as the Hornets won their opener for the first time in three years.

BRIDGEWATER 72, SUSQUEHANNA 49: Dominic Trawick scored 20 points and the Eagles (1-0) shot 51 percent in the first half while romping to a home-floor victory.

EASTERN MENNONITE 96, LANCASTER BIBLE 53: Todd Phillips scored 17 points and added 17 rebounds and four assists as the romped past an overmatched foe. The game began at the stroke of midnight on Saturday because of EMU's desire to be the first Division III team in the nation to play in 2009-10.

RANDOLPH 78, GALLAUDET 76: Colton Hunt scored 14 points, including a key steal and layup with four seconds remaining, to help the Wildcats open with a tense road victory.

ROANOKE 73, CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT 72: Matt Crizer connected on five 3-pointers in six attempts, one of which came with 51 seconds remaining, as the Maroons rallied to nip Christopher Newport in the season opener for both clubs.

APPRENTICE 53, CENTRAL MAINE CC 50: Eric Joe scored 20 points and Tevin Andrews added 12 for the unbeaten Builders, who won for the third time in as many tries.

RANDOLPH-MACON 63, MARYMOUNT 51: David Carlson scored 12 points off the bench to lead three Randolph-Macon reserves in double-figures as the Yellow Jackets opened up the season with a solid road win. Joining Carlson in double-digits were Adam Desgain (J.R. Tucker) and Danny Jones, each of whom scored 11 points.

WASHINGTON AND LEE 67, GREENSBORO 55: Senior forward Ben Goetsch scored 29 points, a career high, to lead the Generals in therr season opener.

Top 25

NO. 3 TEXAS 89, UC-IRVINE 42: Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Longhorns to a season-opening romp.

NO. 6 NORTH CAROLINA 88, VALPARAISO 77: Deon Thompson scored 16 of his 20 points after halftime to help the Tar Heels hold off the Crusaders. Former Benedictine standout Ed Davis added 16 points for the Tar Heels (3-0), who didn't look sharp but still earned their third straight double-digit victory of the young season.

NO. 8 WEST VIRGINIA 83, LOYOLA (MD.) 60: Da'Sean Butler scored 26 points and the Mountaineers used two second-half runs to pull away for a season-opening victory. Darrell Bryant added 15 points, Kevin Jones scored 14 and Casey Mitchell had 13 for West Virginia (1-0). The Mountaineers played without starting forward Devin Ebanks.