Junior Tom Scott, who had tied the game at 63-all with a jumper with 22 seconds left, came up short on his potential game-tying shot at the buzzer for the Mules (3-1, 0-1), who were led by senior Jimmy O'Brien's 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Trailing by a 59-55 margin with 3:40 left, the Fords (2-2, 1-0) had made only 1-of-18 three-point attempts in the game before senior Jason Polykoff (11 points, five assists) and Elefterakis (9 assists) nailed their last three shots beyond the arc to grab respective leads of 60-59, 63-61 and 66-63 in the final 1:22 of the game. Junior Ray Brown scored a game-high 13 points for Haverford, while sophomore Mike Fratangelo added 10 points, four assists and a game-high nine rebounds.
Muhlenberg vs Haverford 11/29/05 (Tue) 8:00pm at Haverford, PA - GIAC Gooding Arena At Haverford, PA - GIAC Gooding Arena HAVERFORD 66, MUHLENBERG 63 MUHLENBERG (3-1, 0-1 CC) Jimmy O'Brien 4-5 5-9 13; Tom Scott 6-13 0-1 12; Jeff Stewart 4-12 1-4 9; Michael Bernardini 3-7 2-2 8; Chris Huber 4-11 0-0 8; Justin Fields 2-5 2-2 6; Chris MacIntosh 2-4 0-0 5; Christopher Strachan 0-1 2-3 2; Brandon Mefford 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-59 12-21 63. HAVERFORD (2-2, 1-0 CC) Ray Brown 6-8 1-2 13; Jason Polykoff 4-11 1-2 11; Johnny Elefterakis 4-12 1-2 11; Mike Fratangelo 5-15 0-0 10; Ray Panek 3-3 1-2 7; David Nowacki 3-8 0-0 6; Brent Anderson 1-2 0-0 2; Greg Rosnick 1-1 0-0 2; Aaron Heath 1-5 0-0 2; Ben McDowell 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-66 4-8 66. Muhlenberg.................... 30 33 - 63 Haverford ............. 27 39 - 66 3-point goals-Muhlenberg 1-13 (Chris MacIntosh 1-2; Tom Scott 0-2; Michael Bernardini 0-3; Chris Huber 0-5; Brandon Mefford 0-1), Haverford College 4-21 (Jason Polykoff 2-5; Johnny Elefterakis 2-9; David Nowacki 0-1; Aaron Heath 0-2; Mike Fratangelo 0-4). Fouled out--Muhlenberg-Jeff Stewart, Haverford-None. Rebounds-Muhlenberg 35 (Jimmy O'Brien 7), Haverford 38 (Mike Fratangelo 9). Assists-Muhlenberg 16 (Jimmy O'Brien 4), Haverford 19 (Johnny Elefterakis 9). Total fouls-Muhlenberg 13, Haverford 15. A-250 Elefterakis 25-foot 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left breaks 63-all tie