Bowdoin (6-3) had a chance to tie and win the game in the final 3.3 seconds. With Colby up 75-72, Kyle Petrie (Iowa City, Iowa) was fouled on a 3-point shot with 3.3 seconds remaining. He missed the first free throw, made the second one and then deliberately missed the third foul shot. The rebound was tapped out to Bowdoin's Kevin Bradley (Seekonk, Mass.), but his 3-point shot at the buzzer was just off.
Jenkins was 11-for-19 from the filed, including a 5-for-11 effort from 3-point range. Colby center Drew Cohen (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) added 16 points and 14 rebounds. Mark Gaudet (Bingham, Maine) added 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting, while Nick Farrell (Aspen, Colo.) had 13 points and seven assists.
Petrie had a big all-around game for Bowdoin with 19 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists. He led a spirited comeback in the first half that saw the Polar Bears go from 15 points down to taking a 37-36 lead at the break. Colby (4-4) led 31-16 with 7:45 to go in half, but Bowdoin went on a 21-6 run the rest of the way to take the lead.
Andrew Hippert (Spencer, Mass.) added 13 points for Bowdoin and Andrew Sargeantson (New Canaan, Conn.) was 6-for-8 from the field for 12 points. John Goodridge (Merrimack, N.H.) had nine points for the Polar Bears.
COLBY 75, BOWDOIN 73 BOWDOIN COLLEGE (6-3) Kyle Petrie 8-15 3-5 19; Andrew Hippert 5-9 0-0 13; Andrew Sargeantson 6-8 0-2 12; John Goodridge 2-4 4-5 9; Kyle Jackson 4-6 0-0 8; Tim Lane 2-2 0-0 4; Jordan Fliegel 2-9 0-0 4; Jac Arbour 1-4 0-0 2; Kevin Bradley 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 31-61 7-12 73. COLBY COLLEGE (4-4) Andrew Jenkins 11-19 0-0 27; Drew Cohen 5-12 6-9 16; Mark Gaudet 5-9 1-1 14; Nick Farrell 5-11 0-0 13; Nate Dick 2-4 0-0 5; Pat Featherston 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-56 7-10 75. Bowdoin College............... 37 36 - 73 Colby College................. 36 39 - 75 3-point goals-Bowdoin College 4-13 (Andrew Hippert 3-4; John Goodridge 1-3; Kyle Jackson 0-2; Jordan Fliegel 0-1; Kevin Bradley 0-2; Kyle Petrie 0-1), Colby College 12-26 (Andrew Jenkins 5-11; Nick Farrell 3-7; Mark Gaudet 3-6; Nate Dick 1-2). Fouled out--Bowdoin College-None, Colby College-None. Rebounds-Bowdoin College 34 (Kyle Petrie 15), Colby College 30 (Drew Cohen 14). Assists-Bowdoin College 20 (Kyle Petrie 8), Colby College 17 (Nick Farrell 7). Total fouls-Bowdoin College 9, Colby College 11. A-550