Carleton (6-5, 4-2 MIAC), playing in its second consecutive overtime contest, held the Scots without a field goal over the final three minutes after Macalester had forced overtime with a 10-3 run over the final four minutes of regulation. Kyle Beste (Sr./St. Louis Park, Minn.) added 19 points, six rebounds and four steals.
The Scots (4-8, 3-4 MIAC) were paced by Erik Jackson’s 20 points, five rebounds and four assists. Tom Conboy added 15 points and seven rebounds and Brad Liddell drained a trio of three-pointers to tally 11 points for the Scots.
Carleton led 58-50 with 6:28 remaining after a Drake lay-up and still led by seven, 63-56, off a Baquero triple before the Scots rallied. Conboy nailed a jumper, Liddell drained a three from the right corner and Brendan Bosman scored inside, giving the Scots a 66-65 lead with 1:47 left. Mike Kootsikas made one of two free throws with 1:33 to go, and neither team would score again in regulation, forcing overtime.
In the extra session the Scots bolted to a 71-66 lead on a Liddell bomb and Bosman inside bucket. Carleton responded, as Drake scored down low, Baquero scored twice and Beste converted a steal into a fast-break lay-up.
Carleton shot 48 percent from the floor, including 54 percent in the first half. The Scots made 42 percent of their shots. The Knights out-rebounded an opponent for only the fourth time this season, moving to 4-0 when they accomplished that feat by holding a slim 36-34 edge on the glass. Both teams allowed 13 offensive rebounds, but the hosts claimed an 11-6 spread in second-chance points. Carleton committed 16 turnovers to 19 for the Scots and held a 27-22 edge in points off turnovers. The Scots were a perfect 11-for-11 from the line while Carleton, a 72 percent free-throw shooting team coming in, struggled to a 15-for-27 (56 percent) performance.
Macalester College vs Carleton College 01/08/04 3:00 p.m. at Northfield, MN At Northfield, MN CARLETON COLLEGE 77, MACALESTER COLLEGE 73 MACALESTER COLLEGE (4-8 (3-4 MIAC)) Erik Jackson 6-17 4-4 20; Tom Conboy 6-17 2-2 15; Brad Liddell 3-8 2-2 11; Wes McFarland 2-5 3-3 7; Brendan Bosman 3-5 0-0 7; Chris Dwyer 3-5 0-0 6; Lars Johnson 2-2 0-0 5; Jesse Hollander 1-1 0-0 2; Will Moeller 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 11-11 73. CARLETON COLLEGE (6-5 (4-2 MIAC)) Anthony Baquero 8-14 3-6 21; Kyle Beste 7-20 5-11 19; Tommy Drake 6-7 3-4 16; Brian Sharkey 2-4 0-0 6; Micah Johnson 2-2 0-0 6; Mike Kootsikas 0-2 4-6 4; Jake Phillips 1-4 0-0 3; Dan Forkrud 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 27-56 15-27 77. Macalester College............ 29 37 7 - 73 Carleton College.............. 33 33 11 - 77 3-point goals-Macalester College 10-26 (Erik Jackson 4-11; Brad Liddell 3-7; Brendan Bosman 1-1; Tom Conboy 1-5; Lars Johnson 1-1; Will Moeller 0-1), Carleton College 8-20 (Anthony Baquero 2-6; Brian Sharkey 2-3; Micah Johnson 2-2; Tommy Drake 1-1; Jake Phillips 1-3; Dan Forkrud 0-2; Mike Kootsikas 0-2; Kyle Beste 0-1). Fouled out--Macalester College-None, Carleton College-Dan Forkrud. Rebounds-Macalester College 34 (Tom Conboy 7), Carleton College 36 (Tommy Drake 12). Assists-Macalester College 8 (Erik Jackson 4), Carleton College 16 (Jake Phillips 6). Total fouls-Macalester College 19, Carleton College 15. A-650