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KEENE, NH — Tyler Kathan’s three-pointer with 1:08 remaining in overtime broke an 85-85 tie and host Keene State scored the final seven points of the game to defeat the second-ranked University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team, 92-85, in the second game of a Little East Conference doubleheader at Spaulding Gymnasium Saturday. The loss was the first of the season for the Corsairs, who were the last remaining undefeated team in the NCAA’s Division III this season.

Kathan’s first three-pointer of the extra period gave KSC an 81-78 lead with 3:21 remaining, but a free throw by sophomore guard Jeff Macchi and a layup by senior center Dan Holbrook cut the lead to 83-81 with 2:25 remaining. Tavon Brantley’s subsequent jumper gave the Owls a four-point lead, but Macchi’s free throw and a three-pointer by senior guard A.J. Tavares with 1:17 remaining tied the game for the final time at 85-85.

Keene State took a 35-23 halftime lead, but UMass Dartmouth fought back, using a 14-2 run early in the second half to all but erase a 14-point advantage, then took a the lead for the first time all day when senior forward Cory Tynes converted a layup to put the Corsairs ahead, 46-45 with 11:00 remaining. A pair of jumpers by Tavares and another by Macchi helped UMass Dartmouth build a 68-62 advantage with 3:59 left in regulation time, but Nick Drouin made a pair of layups and two free throws to cut the margin to a single point, 72-71 with 1:26 left. Tavares sandwiched a couple of successful free throws around one by the Owls’ Nate Anderson before Brantley’s layup with seven seconds left tied the score. Stephens missed a three-pointer and Holbrook couldn’t convert the offensive rebound before time expired and sent the teams to overtime. Tynes and junior point guard Reece Freeman both fouled out for the Corsairs in the final moments of regulation time.

“We didn’t play well in the first half, but in the second half, we came back and did all the things we should have been doing in the first half,” said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Brian Baptiste. “We had a couple of good chances to score at the end of regulation time and we didn’t score. They hit a couple of deep threes in overtime to go ahead by three, and we had opportunities at the foul line that we didn’t take advantage of. When Reece and Cory fouled out, it made it more difficult.”

Tavares led UMass Dartmouth with 22 points, Freeman added 18, freshman forward Brandon Stephens contributed 14 and Holbrook had 12 points and 17 rebounds for his eighth double double of the year.

Travon Little led Keene State with 21 points, Kathan had 18 points and 15 rebounds for a double double, Anderson scored 17 points and Drouin contributed 16. KSC made 49.1 per cent of their shots from the field to the Corsairs’ 33.7 per cent, and UMass Dartmouth converted just 15 of 27 shots from the free throw line.

The Corsairs dropped to 20-1 and 9-1 in the Little East Conference with the defeat, while the Owls improved to 13-8 and 6-4 with the victory. UMass Dartmouth will return to action when they host Rhode Island College in the second game of a Little East Conference doubleheader Tuesday evening.

UMASSDARTMOUTH BASKETBALL

Press release submitted by Mass-Dartmouth on Feb 09 2008 at 05:58 PM

Newspaper Box Score:

UMass Dartmouth vs Keene State College
2/9/08 3:00 pm at Keene, NH
At Keene, NH
KEENE STATE COLLEGE 92, UMASS DARTMOUTH 85
UMASS DARTMOUTH (20-1)
A.J. Tavares 8-18 3-6 22; Reece Freeman 7-14 4-7 18; Brandon Stephens 5-16
0-0 14; Dan Holbrook 4-14 4-6 12; Cory Tynes 3-11 0-0 7; Tyler Turtoro 2-6
0-0 6; Jeff Macchi 1-7 4-8 6; Kyle Yeadon 0-1 0-0 0; V.J. Divine 0-2 0-0 0;
Dan Boyce 0-0 0-0 0; Chuck Nicholson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-89 15-27 85.
KEENE STATE COLLEGE (13-8)
Travon Little 7-12 6-8 21; Tyler Kathan 5-9 5-6 18; Nate Anderson 5-9 5-6
17; Nick Drouin 4-8 7-8 16; Anthony Licitra 3-6 0-0 8; Kevin Ritter 1-2 5-6
7; Tavon Brantley 2-3 1-2 5; Eric Malkowski 0-0 0-0 0; Brandon Robinson 0-0
0-0 0; Shiwon Davis 0-1 0-0 0; Matt Hickey 0-4 0-0 0; Sandel White 0-1 0-0
0. Totals 27-55 29-36 92.
UMass Dartmouth............... 23 51 11 - 85
Keene State College........... 35 39 18 - 92
3-point goals--UMass Dartmouth 10-36 (Brandon Stephens 4-12; A.J. Tavares
3-9; Tyler Turtoro 2-6; Cory Tynes 1-4; Kyle Yeadon 0-1; V.J. Divine 0-2;
Dan Holbrook 0-1; Reece Freeman 0-1), Keene State College 9-17 (Tyler Kathan
3-4; Anthony Licitra 2-4; Nate Anderson 2-2; Nick Drouin 1-3; Travon Little
1-2; Matt Hickey 0-2). Fouled out--UMass Dartmouth-Reece Freeman; Cory
Tynes, Keene State College-None. Rebounds--UMass Dartmouth 43 (Dan Holbrook
17), Keene State College 51 (Tyler Kathan 15). Assists--UMass Dartmouth 7
(Reece Freeman 3), Keene State College 16 (Shiwon Davis 5). Total
fouls--UMass Dartmouth 26, Keene State College 23. Technical fouls--UMass
Dartmouth-None, Keene State College-None. A-2000

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