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Wilson16-8net
92
Goldey-Beacom GBCM 3-9
93
Winner American Int'l AIC 2-7
Goldey-Beacom GBCM
3-9
92
Final
93
American Int'l AIC
2-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Goldey-Beacom GBCM 33 50 9 92
American Int'l AIC 32 51 10 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Stung by Late Overtime Dunk at American International



Goldey-Beacom's furious comeback at the end of regulation evaporated on a dunk from American International in the closing seconds of overtime for a tough 93-92 loss in Springfield, MA.
 
Down 50-48 with 13:43 left, AIC went on a 19-8 run over 6 1/2 minutes to grab a 67-58 lead with 6:54 remaining.  Bruce Spruell scored eight points in that span to help the Yellow Jackets shoot 6-of-12 from the floor.
 
GBC found itself in a 78-69 hole with 3:23 remaining before using a stifling full-court press to help its way to 10 straight points and a 79-78 advantage with 1:31 left.  The Lightning grabbed the lead after Shakeem Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) came up with a backcourt steal and fed fellow junior Sameen Swint (Sicklerville, NJ), who put his team ahead with an easy layup.
 
With the contest tied at 81, AIC took the lead when Trahmier Burrell rebounded Cameron Dobbs' miss and layed it in with 19 seconds left.  GBC came out of a timeout and looked for its money player in Wilson, who was fouled and hit two free throws with 6.5 seconds to play for an 83-83 tie.
 
Dobbs missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.
 
The extra period was an offensive struggle in which the teams combined for just four baskets in the first 4 1/2 minutes.  The Lightning though were in great shape when they scored five straight points to grab what looked like a comfortable 92-88 lead.  Junior Elijah Tillman (Garnerville, NY) and Wilson hit consecutive layups before freshman Corey Taite (Sayreville, NJ) made 1-of-2 from the foul line with 24 seconds remaining.
 
The Yellow Jackets on their next possession rushed the ball up the court and got it to Jayvon Pitts-Young, who canned a huge 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to make it 92-91.  The Lightning on the inbounds pass threw the ball to junior Parris Ridgeway-Higgs (New Castle, DE), who was double-teamed by the sideline and stepped out of bounds with 14 seconds to play for the turnover.
 
AIC (2-7), looking for the lead, showed patience breaking from a timeout as Pitts-Young held the ball at the top of the key.  He drove to the basket and found a wide-open Burrell, who dunked it home with 4.3 seconds left for a 93-92 cushion.
 
Goldey-Beacom (3-9) then burned its final timeout and had to go the length of the court.  Wilson got the ball and dribbled to the right wing, but saw his 3-point attempt at the buzzer bounce off the side of the rim.
 
The Lightning once again played a clean game with only nine turnovers, but committed 25 fouls.  Swint scored a season-best 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting, Taite had 18 and seven rebounds, Tillman contributed 17 and nine with Wilson getting 16 and eight.
 
Burrell went off for 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting to lead six Yellow Jackets in double figures.  Dobbs netted 17 points, Spruell and Pitts-Young had 13 apiece, Rasheed Howard poured in 12 and Oscar Assie added 10 for AIC, which shot 50 percent (32-of-64) from the floor.
 
Goldey-Beacom is on the road Sunday at Wilmington (DE) as part of a doubleheader with the women's squad.  The men's game starts at 3:00 pm, which follows the women's 1:00 pm contest.
 
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