BANGOR, Maine - December 11, 2015 - Each team traded buckets late in the second half to send the game to overtime where Husson escaped with a 90-86 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) victory over the visiting Colby-Sawyer Chargers.
Colby-Sawyer drops to 5-3 overall and 1-2 in the conference. The team has a quick turnaround with a 3 p.m. tip at Maine Maritime on Saturday in Castine, Maine.
Wol Majong led the Chargers with 21 points, while freshman
Milani Hicks scored a season best 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
Peter Donato recorded a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Jake Maynard and
Taylor Grande added 11 points apiece.
Raheem Anderson scored a game-high 35 points and Trevon Butler recorded his 12th career double-double to lead the Eagles.
The Chargers took an 81-78 lead with eight seconds left in regulation, but an Anderson three-pointer with 1.9 seconds left wound up sending the game into the extra session.
After the two teams were tied at 81 at the end of regulation, a Tyler Norris three-pointer put the Eagles up early to open the extra session but a 5-0 run by the Chargers gave them an 86-84 lead with 1:32 left. 28 seconds later, the Eagles responded with a jump shot by Anderson tying the game at 86-86 and a layup by Eli Itkin from a nice pass from Butler with 25 seconds left in the game put Husson up for good. Two free throws by Anderson in the closing seconds sealed the 90-86 victory for Husson.
The Eagles took a 42-33 lead into the intermission and came out to start the second half on an 18-11 run before the Chargers went on a 19-2 run to regain the lead for the first time in the game since 13:20 left in the first half. Husson and Colby-Sawyer couldn't get more than a five-point lead the rest of way and the game remained tight down the stretch.
Anderson added seven rebounds, three assist and three steals, while Butler finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, and one block. Norris contributed 18 points and Zach Curran added 12 to the Husson offense.
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