The game featured a total of 14 lead changes, including nine in the second half. Seyboth had given the Blazers a 77-76 lead with his season-best ninth 3-pointer of the night with 15 seconds remaining.
Mitchell, however, responded for the Trailblazers after driving past two defenders and laying in the winning shot in the closing seconds to secure the victory.
Junior guard Adam Garner (North Adams, MA) finished with 17 points and sophomore guard J.P. Quintal (Queensbury, NY) added 11 points as the other players to reach double figures for Massachusetts College, which won for the fourth time in its last five games to improve to 5-5 overall.
Junior guard James Vassar (Waterbury, CT) recorded a season-best 17 points and freshman forward Renato Lindmets (Springfield, MA) added his second double-double of the year with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers (7-5 overall).
Elms College returns to North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play on Saturday, January 15 at Mount Ida College. Game time is 3:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Massachusetts College vs Elms College 1/13/04 7:30 p.m. at Chicopee, MA At Chicopee, MA MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE 78, ELMS COLLEGE 77 MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE (5-5 overall) Robert Mitchell 9-20 7-15 27; Adam Garner 6-11 0-0 17; JP Quintal 4-8 2-2 11; Thad Broughton 3-11 2-2 8; Chris Voght 3-3 0-0 8; Brian Phillips 3-5 0-2 7; Brandon Pender 0-2 0-0 0; Donal Cogdell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 11-21 78. ELMS COLLEGE (7-5 overall) Kyle Seyboth 10-17 0-0 29; James Vassar 6-13 2-6 17; Renato Lindmets 5-9 0-1 10; John Ancrum 2-10 5-10 9; Lonnie Branyon III 3-4 1-2 7; Nathan Hawes 1-2 2-2 4; Anthony Bernard 0-2 1-2 1; Justin Davis 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 27-61 11-23 77. Massachusetts College......... 31 47 - 78 Elms College.................. 32 45 - 77 3-point goals-Massachusetts College 11-22 (Adam Garner 5-6; Chris Voght 2-2; Robert Mitchell 2-5; Brian Phillips 1-2; JP Quintal 1-3; Donal Cogdell 0-2; Thad Broughton 0-2), Elms College 12-25 (Kyle Seyboth 9-15; James Vassar 3-4; John Ancrum 0-2; Justin Davis 0-4). Fouled out--Massachusetts College-None, Elms College-Nathan Hawes. Rebounds-Massachusetts College 36 (Robert Mitchell 12), Elms College 44 (Renato Lindmets 11). Assists-Massachusetts College 8 (JP Quintal 3), Elms College 15 (John Ancrum 10). Total fouls-Massachusetts College 19, Elms College 19. A-82 Robert Mitchell hits winning shot with 7.1 seconds left for MCLA