Onyiriuka added 10 rebounds, five steals and two blocked shots. Juron had three assists, two blocks, and two steals.
Corey McAdam led the Golden Flyers with 23 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. Joe Canori added 18. Rayvon Higdon scored six points and it was his three-pointer with 3.9 seconds left that forced OT.
UR (2-1) led by as much as 10 in the first half and was up seven, 32-25, at the break. Nazareth (2-1) chipped away, getting the deficit down to two early, then after UR widened it to seven, rallied again.
Two free throws by Juron gave UR a 62-56 lead with 36 seconds to play. McAdam drove for a layup. After a timeout, the Golden Flyers stole the inbounds pass and Higdon made two free throws with 20 seconds left (62-60).
Juron made one of two free throws (63-60). Canori missed a trey from the left of the key. Tyler Smith grabbed the rebound and threw it to Higdon three feet outside the right side of the key. He swished the trey to set up the extra period.
Canori’s three-pointer to start OT gave the Golden Flyers their first lead. Onyiriuka made two free throws, then Juron made a layup, was fouled by Higdon, and converted the free throw for a three-point play (68-66 UR) with 2:51 left.
Onyiriuka and Juron made back to back layups for a 72-68 lead. Canori’s layup and free throw got the Golden Flyers within one (72-71) but Mike Chmielowiec sank two free throws with 19 seconds left and Juron blocked Higdon’s three-pointer just before the buzzer.
Newspaper Box Score Nazareth College vs Rochester 11/21/06 7 pm at Palestra, Rochester, NY At Palestra, Rochester, NY ROCHESTER 74, NAZARETH COLLEGE 71 NAZARETH COLLEGE (2-1) Corey McAdam 7-16 9-10 23; Joe Canori 6-16 3-4 18; Tyler Smith 4-8 1-2 9; Jeff DeHimer 4-10 0-0 8; Rayvon Higdon 1-8 3-4 6; Leon Hill 2-3 1-2 5; Nick Bozzelli 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 25-64 17-22 71. ROCHESTER (2-1) Oniyiriuka, Jon 7-17 5-5 19; Juron, Jeff 5-12 4-5 15; Ndubizu, Uche 3-6 4-6 10; Milbrand, Dan 3-5 2-2 8; Chmielowiec, Mike 3-10 2-3 8; Runco, Brad 3-4 0-0 7; Brackney, Tim 2-6 0-0 5; Snider, Eric 1-1 0-0 2; Dominiak, Robert 0-1 0-0 0; Kaplan, Max 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 17-21 74. Nazareth College.............. 25 38 8 - 71 Rochester..................... 32 31 11 - 74 3-point goals-Nazareth College 4-16 (Joe Canori 3-9; Rayvon Higdon 1-5; Corey McAdam 0-2), Rochester 3-15 (Juron, Jeff 1-4; Runco, Brad 1-2; Brackney, Tim 1-4; Chmielowiec, Mike 0-3; Dominiak, Robert 0-1; Kaplan, Max 0-1). Fouled out--Nazareth College-Joe Canori, Rochester-None. Rebounds-Nazareth College 40 (Rayvon Higdon 8; Corey McAdam 8; Tyler Smith 8), Rochester 38 (Oniyiriuka, Jon 10). Assists-Nazareth College 12 (Corey McAdam 7), Rochester 11 (Juron, Jeff 3; Brackney, Tim 3). Total fouls-Nazareth College 21, Rochester 22. A-400