MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Bangor’s Zak Ray hit a 3-pointer to open overtime and give Bates College of Lewiston the lead for good as the Bobcats edged Wesleyan 59-56 Friday night for their fifth-straight NESCAC victory.

Ray finished with 13 points and five assists and Bryan Wholey added 12 points and seven rebounds. Pat Halloran netted 11 points and Damon McGinn added 10 rebounds.

Robert Kelly scored a game-high 23 points and Jared Ashe had 14 for Wesleyan.

Bates (16-2) 59

Wilson 3-1-7, Ray 3-4-13, Wholey 5-1-12, Taylor 2-0-4, Stockwell 1-0-2, Lattimer 1-0-2, McGinn 1-1-4, Malloran 4-0-11, Thayer, O’Keefe 2-0-4

Wesleyan (6-11) 56

Ashe 6-2-14, Pelletier 3-2-9, Kaminer 1-1-3, Shepherd 3-0-6, Kelly 6-11-23, Griffin 1-0-2, Tolbert, Winters, Collins

3-pt. goals: Ray 3, Halloran 3, Wholey, McGinn

Halftime: Bates 32-29

Regulation: 52-52

Amherst 69, Colby 58

At Waterville, Andrew Olson finished with 19 points and eight assists as Amherst (Mass.) College topped Colby to remain undefeated.

Ryan Baskauskas added 16 points for the Lord Jeffs.

Nick Farrell paced Colby with 13 points while Mark Gaudet chipped in with 11.

Amherst (19-0) 69

Olson 5-4-19, Baskauskas 6-0-16, Wheeler 5-0-11, Hopkins 4-2-10, McLaughlin 2-1-6, Walters 2-0-4, Salerno 1-0-3, Jones, Bradley

Colby (10-9) 58

Farrell 4-3-13, Gaudet 4-0-11, Cohen 4-0-8, Choice 3-2-8, Bandi 3-0-6, Westbrooks 2-0-4, Planste 2-0-4, Cutrone 0-2-2, Simpson 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Olsen 5, Baskauskas 4, McLaughlin, Wheeler, Salerno; Gaudet 3, Farrell 2

Halftime: Amherst 34-25

Bowdoin 75, Trinity 69

At Brunswick, five players scored in double figures as Bowdoin defeated Trinity of Hartford, Conn.

Andrew Hippert scored 17 points, Jordan Fliegel tallied 14 and Kevin Bradley had 13 for Bowdoin. Mark Phillips added 12 points while Kyle Jackson chipped in with 11 for the Polar Bears.

Robert Taylor paced Trinity with a game-high 22 points.

Trinity (15-3) 69

Clarke 4-0-10, Westbrooks 4-0-8, P. Martin 5-0-12, Hoar, R. Martin 4-2-11, Hasiuk 2-2-6, Taylor 9-3-22, Dunn

Bowdoin (11-6) 75

Sargeantson 3-0-6, Hippert 5-6-17, Bradley 4-2-13, Jackson 4-0-11, Fliegel 7-0-14, Hauser, Lane 1-0-2, Goodridge, Phillips 6-0-12

3-pt. goals: Clarke 2, P. Martin 2, R. Martin, Taylor; Hippert, Bradley 3, Jackson 3

Halftime: Bowdoin 37-34

Women’s basketball

Thomas 59, Wheelock 31

At Chestnut Hill, Mass., Lea McNary scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Thomas College of Waterville past Wheelock.

Kim Drosdik added 16 points for the Terriers.

Sarah Brown tallied nine points to pace Wheelock.

Thomas (11-6) 59

Godley 3-0-6, Morin, Miles 4-0-9, Drosdik 6-0-16, Demers 1-0-2, Nassetta, St. George 1-0-3, Denbow, McNary 11-1-23

Wheelock (1-16) 31

Cummings 2-1-5, Maxon 3-0-7, Brown 4-0-9, Casey, O’ Connor 2-2-7, Ordile 1-0-2, Woodley 0-1-1, Cook

3-pt. goals: Miles, Drosdik 4, St. George; Maxon, Brown, O’ Connor

Halftime: Thomas 25-12

Bates 69, Wesleyan 66

At Lewiston, sophomore Val Beckwith scored 21 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:29 left to lead Bates past Wesleyan of Middletown, Conn.

Matia Kostakis had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Bobcats and Kellie Goodridge added 12 points.

Ali Fourney led Wesleyan with 21 points.

Wesleyan (11-6) 66

Fourney 8-5-21, Maletta 4-3-13, Lowe 6-2-14, Milburn 2-0-5, Bowman 2-1-5, Knight 2-3-7, Sprung 0-1-1, McAndrew-Davis, Hermann, Savas

Bates (10-7) 69

Barton 2-2-7, Fitzgerald 1-2-4, Beckwith 8-5-21, Kostakis 7-1-15, Franklin 1-0-2, Goodridge 4-2-12, Yanofsky 2-0-4, Lanchantin 1-0-2, Schaefers 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Maletta 2, Milburn; Goodridge 2, Barton

Halftime: Wesleyan 40-34

Bowdoin 74, Trinity 59

At Brunswick, Jill Anelauskas poured in a game-high 24 points as Bowdoin thumped Trinity of Hartford, Conn..

Julia Loonin netted 13 and Katie Cummings added 11 points and six assists for the Polar Bears.

Sarah Cox tossed in 18 points and Christina Card had 10 for the Bantams.

Trinity (9-8) 59

Cox 6-5-18, Maher 1-0-3, Donie 3-0-7, Sims 3-3-9, Card 5-0-10, Kaplan 0-4-4, D’Addabbo, Liska 2-1-5, Arnstein 1-0-3, Kearns, Doyle, Dwyer

Bowdoin (18-1) 74

Anelauskas 10-3-24, Loonin 5-0-13, Cummings 4-2-11, Kaubris 1-0-2, Flaherty 1-6-8, Noucas, Hynes, Cote, Berne 2-0-5, Rubega 4-3-11

3-pt. goals: Cox, Maher, Donie, Arnstein; Loonin 3, Anelauskas, Cummings, Berne

Halftime: Bowdoin 33-27