Whoops! Forgot to put up the results of Wednesday's game. EMU lost to Washington and Lee 76-75 in Lexington which I guess is only fair as we beat them by one point when we were home. Reed didn't dress, of course, and has his ankle MRI on Monday. I took some time to visit W&L and Virginia Military Institute which is right next door. Architecture of the two schools is quite different and the history of the town is very interesting. The Runnin Royals should be getting used to stressful endings this year. EMU's basketball men had a shot at the buzzer fall off the mark in a 76-75 loss at Washington and Lee Wednesday night, coming just four days after a double overtime win. The men slide to 11-5 overall and 4-3 in the ODAC as eight of their games this year have been decided by a single possession. Ryan Yates (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) had tied the score at 75-75 with a three pointer with 14.8 ticks left. Washington and Lee's point guard, Andy Kleinlein, then got inside and drew a foul with five seconds left, converting just one of his two attempts. After a timeout with the length of the floor to go, Marcel Crump (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) missed a running jumper from 10 feet as time expired, leaving the Royals one point short. The ending fittingly recapped a dramatic contest. Offense was the name of the game in the first, as the Runnin Royals jumped out to a 19-6 on the visitor's court, just seven minutes into play. W&L quickly got back within six, but Eastern Mennonite bumped the lead back to 31-19. An 11-4 run got the Generals back within one at 38-37, however, which was also the same as the halftime margin, 46-45. After the teams each shot higher than 51% with some big runs over the first 20 minutes, the fireworks slowed in the second. Neither team let their opponent get on a run over the second 20, and each squad had their biggest lead at four points. The Royals were up 62-58 after a James Williams (Capitol Heights, Md./Archbishop Carroll) jumper with 7:57 left. Washington and Lee had leads of 70-66 and 74-70, the final with 1:00 minute to play. Williams banked in a bucket with 33 seconds left, and W&L got just one of two free throws with 32 ticks to go. Yates then tied the game with his triple before Kleinlein hit the game-winning free throw. The finish was an odd mirror of EMU's 78-77 win when the two teams met in Harrisonburg on Dec. 3. David Falk (Madison, Va./Madison County) made a single free throw with 4.7 seconds left in that game. The Royals had a slight 48.2% to 46.7% shooting edge, but W&L got the win in Wednesday's game by grabbing three more offensive boards and forcing EMU into two more turnovers. Williams scored a season high 18 on 7-8 shooting to lead the men. He also set a new career high with nine assists. Yates finished with 14 points while Crump worked his way to 11. Washington and Lee was led by Clayton Murtha, who won the battle of the bigs against EMU's Falk. Murtha banged in 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists while saddling Falk with foul trouble. Patrick O'Connor dumped in 19 off the bench. The Royals, who fell into a four-way tie for fourth in the ODAC with the loss, return to Yoder Arena on Saturday, welcoming in Randolph College at 3:00pm. The WildCats are also tied with EMU at 4-3 in the conference.