LEWISTON, Me. – Shane Regan '25 scored 14 of his game-high 22 points after halftime, helping lift the No. 1 Wesleyan men's basketball team past Bates in overtime, 73-67, on Saturday night. The Cardinals (22-0, 8-0 NESCAC) remain the lone undefeated team in the country while the Bobcats (10-12, 1-7 NESCAC) fall out of postseason contention with the loss.
 
On a night where Regan made history, becoming the 28^th player in team history to score 1,000 career points, the Cardinals had to overcome a particularly tough stretch wherein the team scored just 16 second half points on 6-for-35 shooting and 1-of-11 from three. Despite the struggles on the offensive end, Wesleyan's defense never wavered, keeping the Cardinals out in front in a game that Wesleyan never trailed.
 
Trailing by four with 58 seconds left in regulation, Bates pulled within two on a Peter Psyhogeos floater in the lane before forcing overtime on a Babacar Pouye jumper near the baseline with just seconds remaining.
 
With a lively home crowd fully engaged on what was Bates' senior day, the Cardinals set the tone early in overtime as Regan blocked a jumper from Sean O'Learly on the first possession and then the senior drove the lane for a quick layup in transition. Regan continued to attack the rim, getting another bucket to fall on the next Cardinal possession, before a key steal and score from Nicky Johnson '25 put Wesleyan ahead 65-61.
 
Bates missed all three of their three-point attempts in the extra session, while the Cardinals went 6-for-6 from the free throw line down the stretch to close out the six-point road win in overtime to remain undefeated.
 
It was all-Wesleyan in the early going, with the Cardinals scoring nine unanswered from the opening tip. The Cardinals stretched their lead to double figures on a Jackson Cormier '26 three-pointer and Wesleyan's lead grew to as many as 12 points in the first half.
 
The Bobcats cut the deficit down to just one point with 4:26 left before halftime but Wesleyan hit back with a 9-0 run with Oscar Edelman '28 scoring seven of those nine Cardinal points in the scoring spree. Johnson scored twice before the end of the half, making it 42-31 at halftime with Wesleyan closing on a 13-3 run.
 
The second half was a different story as both defenses took full control of the game. Just 43 combined points were scored between the two teams including a stretch of over eight minutes of play where just four total points were scored.
 
Regan hit the 1,000 career point mark on the first make of the second half for Wesleyan, a floater in the paint that made it 44-38 Cardinals. Regan's production on offense in the second half carried Wesleyan as he scored 10 of the team's 16 total points in the half.
 
For the game, Regan went 7-for-16 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the free throw line to go along with two blocks. Johnson finished with 17 points (6-12 FG), five assists, and four rebounds. Cormier totaled 15 points and 17 rebounds for his second straight game with a double-double while Edelman finished with 11 points off the bench. Those four players combined to score 65 of Wesleyan's 73 points.
 
Wesleyan finished +13 in rebounding against Bates (53-40), grabbing 19 offensive rebounds in total. The Cardinals also hit 85% of their free throw attempts, going 22-for-26 as a team.
 
The Cardinals hit the road for the final week of regular season play, heading back to Maine for games at Bowdoin on Friday and at Colby on Saturday.