The Dutchmen improve to 11-7 overall and 4-3 in the Liberty League, while the Brewers fell to 10-7 and 2-5.
John Cagianello (Wethersfield, CT/Loomis Chaffee) scored 12 points and Scordato had seven rebounds for the Dutchmen. Joseph Mackey (Flushing, NY/Archbishop Molloy) scored 12 points and had three steals with three assists for the hosts.
Vassar was led by sophomore guard Tyson Brazell (Salt Lake City, UT/Waterford School), who scored a game-high 28 points with nine rebounds. Lawrence Avitabile (Southington, CT/Southington) also had nine rebounds to go along with 14 points for Vassar.
After two free throws by Brazell gave Vassar a 58-56 lead with 24 seconds left in regulation, Union guard Chris Murphy (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY/Iona Prep) made a three-pointer from the left side with 10 seconds left to tie it, with an assist from Scordato. In the extra session, Union had a 10-0 run in the first four minutes for a 68-58 lead with one minute left in the overtime. Union led 32-29 at halftime, and neither team led by more then five points in the second half.
Union shot 52% for the game while Vassar shot 32% but forced 17 turnovers. The Brewers outrebounded the Dutchmen, 37-34, and made 13 of 14 free throws on the day.
Union plays a Liberty League game Tuesday night at 8 p.m. at Skidmore, while Vassar plays Friday at Clarkson at 8 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Vassar vs Union 1-28-06 4:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY UNION 68, VASSAR 61 VASSAR (10-7,2-5 Liberty) Tyson Brazell 9-15 6-6 28; Lawrence Avitabile 5-12 4-5 14; Daniel Forcella 3-11 1-1 8; Joe Davis 1-1 2-2 4; Rob Dauster 1-2 0-0 3; Brian Butterworth 1-9 0-0 2; William Kieffer 1-8 0-0 2; Kyle Magnus 0-0 0-0 0; Lenny Holt 0-0 0-0 0; Will Byrne 0-7 0-0 0; Evan Hannay 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-66 13-14 61. UNION (11-7,4-3 Liberty) Brian Scordato 7-9 0-1 19; Joseph Mackey 4-7 2-2 12; John Cagianello 3-6 5-6 12; Darcy Bonner 3-7 0-0 6; Steve Madej 2-3 0-0 6; Chris Murphy 2-4 0-0 5; Jim Rahill 2-6 0-0 4; Drew Desmarais 1-3 0-0 2; Kyle Grimm 1-2 0-2 2; Rob Futia 0-1 0-1 0; Sean Clancy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-48 7-12 68. Vassar........................ 29 29 3 - 61 Union......................... 32 26 10 - 68 3-point goals-Vassar 6-30 (Tyson Brazell 4-6; Rob Dauster 1-2; Daniel Forcella 1-7; Brian Butterworth 0-7; Will Byrne 0-6; Lawrence Avitabile 0-2), Union 11-18 (Brian Scordato 5-5; Joseph Mackey 2-4; Steve Madej 2-2; Chris Murphy 1-2; John Cagianello 1-2; Rob Futia 0-1; Jim Rahill 0-2). Fouled out--Vassar-None, Union-None. Rebounds-Vassar 37 (Tyson Brazell 9; Lawrence Avitabile 9), Union 34 (Brian Scordato 7). Assists-Vassar 12 (Brian Butterworth 3), Union 18 (Brian Scordato 6). Total fouls-Vassar 15, Union 14. A-261