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LANCASTER, Pa. — Ursinus guard Bret Jenkins drilled a 3-pointer with three seconds left on the clock for the game-winning basket as the Bears upset No. 15 Franklin & Marshall 83-82 in the Mayser Center.

Leading 69-52 with 9:24 left on the clock, the Diplomats lead was cut to 72-64 as Ursinus used a 12-3 run behind 3-point baskets by Dennis Stanton and Mike McGarvey to carve the lead eight with 6:34 left.

Asaf Ganot put back a missed shot to push the lead back to 10 points, but McGarvey answered with a 3-pointer to make the score 74-67 with 5:52 on the clock. The Diplomats held a six point lead at 76-70 and the ball with 4:34 to go, but guard Brandon Smith was called for charging to turn the ball over leading to a layup by Steve Erfle to cut the F&M lead to four.

Point guard Duran Searles made the first of two free throws and Ganot added a jumper to put the lead at 79-72 at the 2:44 mark.

Following two free-throws by Stanton and one-of-two by Searles for an 80-74 game, Erfle added a lay-up and Dan Luciano dunked to make the game 80-78 with 31 seconds left on the clock.

Jackiem Wright made two of two at the line off a foul by Ted Piotrowicz to put F&M ahead by four, but Stanton launched a desperation 3 with 17 seconds on the clock, rebounded the ball and tossed up a shot which fell to cut the lead to 82-80.

On the inbound play, Piotrowicz fouled Searles who missed both free-throws to give the Bears one last chance at pulling off their first victory in the Mayser Center since a 69-58 NCAA Regional win over the Diplomats.

With three seconds on the clock, Jenkins lifted off at the three-point line and found the bottom of the basket for an 83-82 lead. The Diplomats rushed the ball down the court, but a game-winning three-point shot by Wright rimmed out at the buzzer for the one point Ursinus win.

Luciano led all scorers with 22 points, while Erfle added 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Bears improve to 3-0 in the Centennial Conference.

For F&M (12-2, 2-1), Wright shot 5-for-9 from the field, 4-for-7 from beyond the arch, and 6-for-7 at the free-throw line for 20 points. Searles added 13 points and Frank Hughes chipped in 17 as the Diplomats' starters scored 68 points, the highest percentage of scoring from the starting five all season.

Juskin scored a season low four points, and Ganot shot 6-for-9 from the field for 14 points, pulled down five rebounds and blocked five shots to key the Diplomats' defense.

The key to the game was free throw shooting as the Diplomats shot 17-of-26 from the line, including 13-of-19 in the second half. In the game's final five minutes, F&M managed a four-of-eight performance, while Ursinus shot three-of-four to take the win.

Overall, the score marks the most points allowed by F&M this year, three more than the team allowed in a 80-75 loss to Methodist in the Mayser Center in the opening game of the 2002-03 season. In addition, the loss snaps a 12-game winning streak for F&M.