PLYMOUTH, N.H. - November 28, 2017 - The Colby-Sawyer men's basketball team edged Plymouth State, 74-69, in non-conference action on Tuesday evening. 

The Chargers improve to 2-1 and will host Keene State on Thursday. Plymouth State drops to 2-2. 

Colby-Sawyer sophomore Dana Bean (Franklin, N.H.) led all players with a career best 28 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He added 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Sophomore Patrick Coffey (Westford, Mass.) was the only other Charger in double figures with 15 points. Freshman Nate Trevino (Boerne, Texas) chipped in six points and a game-high 13 rebounds. 

Plymouth State was led by Mike Osgood's double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds. Jaylen Leroy was the second Panther to reach double figures with 19 points. 

Colby-Sawyer led the entire first half and held a 36-34 advantage at the break. Plymouth State began the second half with back-to-back threes to take a 40-36 lead and was in front for much of the second frame. The Chargers trailed 69-66 with less than two minutes to play when Dana Bean made a layup and a traditional three-point play to give Colby-Sawyer a 71-69 lead with 56 seconds remaining. A Patrick Coffey layup and a free throw by Taylor Grande (Bedford, N.H.) sandwiched around a pair of long range misses by the Panthers secured the 74-69 victory for Colby-Sawyer. 

The Chargers won the boards 43-39 and converted 17 of 20 free throws to Plymouth's 12 of 18 performance at the line. 

Colby-Sawyer held the Panthers well below their season scoring average of 90.7.

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