Josh Carter hit a three-pointer with a minute left to give the Chargers a 79-76 lead. The Owls cut the margin to one, 79-78, on a pair of free throws by Nick Drouin with 28 seconds left. At the other end of the floor, Matt Spanos missed the front end of a one-and-one, but Collin Bray picked up a steal of Matt Hickey with 15 seconds left. Sean Sullivan fouled Bray, who went to the line and hit the second of two shots, setting up Sontag's last-second heroics.
Carter scored 19 points to lead the Chargers on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor, including hitting 4-of-5 from three-point range. Bray and Andrew St. Clair both added 12 points for the Chargers, while Matt Spanos scored 10. St. Clair also grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.
For Keene State, Sullivan scored a game-high 27 points to lead three players in double figures. Drouin added 14 points, while Anthony Licitra scored 10.
Colby-Sawyer returns to action on Thursday, traveling to Brunswick, Maine, for a 7 p.m. contest against Bowdoin.
Newspaper Box Score Keene State vs Colby-Sawyer College 11/29/05 7:30 PM at NHTI At NHTI KEENE STATE 81, COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE 80 KEENE STATE ((4-0)) Sean Sullivan 10-16 4-5 27; Nick Drouin 4-5 5-6 14; Anthony Licitra 4-11 1-1 10; David Sontag 2-6 4-4 9; Tyler Kathan 3-4 0-0 6; Carl Slate 2-9 0-0 5; Adam Gervais 2-3 0-0 5; Matt Hickey 1-8 0-0 3; Nate Anderson 1-3 0-0 2; Stanley Chamblain 0-4 0-0 0; Ben Maynard 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-71 14-16 81. COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE ((2-1)) Josh Carter 7-9 1-1 19; Andrew St. Clair 4-11 4-6 12; Collin Bray 4-8 4-6 12; Matt Spanos 4-7 0-1 10; Duncan Szeliga 3-6 2-2 8; Tyler Fournier 3-8 0-0 7; Scott Butterworth 2-4 2-2 7; Pat Kenny 0-8 3-4 3; Ryan Murray 0-1 2-2 2; Andrew Cousins 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 27-63 18-26 80. Keene State................... 41 40 - 81 Colby-Sawyer College.......... 40 40 - 80 3-point goals-Keene State 9-29 (Sean Sullivan 3-4; Anthony Licitra 1-4; Matt Hickey 1-5; Carl Slate 1-5; Nick Drouin 1-2; David Sontag 1-4; Adam Gervais 1-1; Stanley Chamblain 0-2; Nate Anderson 0-1; Tyler Kathan 0-1), Colby-Sawyer College 8-23 (Josh Carter 4-5; Matt Spanos 2-4; Scott Butterworth 1-3; Tyler Fournier 1-2; Pat Kenny 0-6; Collin Bray 0-3). Fouled out--Keene State-Ben Maynard, Colby-Sawyer College-Andrew St. Clair. Rebounds-Keene State 42 (Nick Drouin 9), Colby-Sawyer College 39 (Andrew St. Clair 11). Assists-Keene State 11 (David Sontag 3), Colby-Sawyer College 8 (Tyler Fournier 2; Matt Spanos 2; Andrew St. Clair 2). Total fouls-Keene State 19, Colby-Sawyer College 17. A-184