Jon Woodin hit a layup with 4:46 left for Philadelphia Biblical’s last basket of the game and a 69-57 cushion.
Widener rallied with a 12-2 run, thanks to seven points from senior Essien Ford, to close to 71-69 with 30 seconds left. Ford’s 3-pointer capped the spurt after Tyler Bull made two from the line with 39 seconds to play for the Crimson Eagles (3-4).
Senior Malcolm Thomas missed a 3-pointer for Widener (4-4) from the left wing before Chase Byler hit 1-of-2 from the line to give PBU a 72-69 lead with 16 seconds to go. Sophomore Nyere Miller was short on his 3-point attempt for Widener and Byler followed with two free throws with 7.1 seconds left for a 74-69 game.
Arthur shot 12-of-23 from the field for the Crimson Eagles, who connected on 54 percent (14-of-26) from the floor in the second half and 48 percent (28-of-58) overall. Byler scored 16 points, Bull poured in 15 and Woodin added 10.
Thomas closed with 21 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Ford ended with 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting and senior David Douglas contributed 10 points.
Widener shot 43 percent (25-of-58) from the floor but was only 8-of-24 from 3-point range, including 3-of-10 in the second half.
Widener continues its four-game homestand Saturday against Cabrini, beginning at 3:00 pm.
Philadelphia Biblical vs Widener 12/07/06 7:00 pm at Chester, PA At Chester, PA PHILADELPHIA BIBLICAL 75, WIDENER 71 PHILADELPHIA BIBLICAL (3-4) Arthur, Tom 12-23 4-8 28; Byler, Chase 5-12 3-4 16; Bull, Tyler 5-10 3-4 15; Woodin, Jon 4-6 1-2 10; Miller, William 1-5 1-4 4; McCardle, Austin 1-1 0-0 2; Logan, Jonathan 0-0 0-0 0; Hajec, Charles 0-1 0-0 0; O'Brien, Dan 0-0 0-0 0; Taylor, Matthew 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 12-22 75. WIDENER (4-4) Ford, Essien 7-13 5-6 22; Thomas, Malcolm 9-20 2-3 21; Douglas, David 3-6 2-4 10; Haas, Wyatt 2-4 0-0 4; Miller, Nyere 1-6 0-0 3; Stewart, Craig 0-0 3-7 3; Sosna, Matt 1-4 1-1 3; Jones, James 1-2 0-0 3; Kirby, Patrick 1-1 0-0 2; Edmunds, Bobby 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 13-21 71. Philadelphia Biblical......... 33 42 - 75 Widener....................... 35 36 - 71 3-point goals-Philadelphia Biblical 7-12 (Byler, Chase 3-5; Bull, Tyler 2-3; Miller, William 1-2; Woodin, Jon 1-1; Arthur, Tom 0-1), Widener 8-24 (Ford, Essien 3-7; Douglas, David 2-2; Miller, Nyere 1-5; Jones, James 1-2; Thomas, Malcolm 1-6; Edmunds, Bobby 0-2). Fouled out--Philadelphia Biblical-None, Widener-None. Rebounds-Philadelphia Biblical 38 (Arthur, Tom 13), Widener 34 (Thomas, Malcolm 11). Assists-Philadelphia Biblical 18 (Bull, Tyler 8), Widener 18 (Miller, Nyere 6). Total fouls-Philadelphia Biblical 15, Widener 22. A-305