NEW LONDON, N.H. – February 8, 2017 – Johnson State junior Jeyquan Johnson (Harlem, N.Y.) hit a three-pointer with 14 seconds left in the second overtime to lift the Badgers to a 93-91 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) victory at Colby-Sawyer on Wednesday evening.   

Johnson State improves to 9-13 overall and 6-9 in the NAC. The Badgers play at Lyndon on Saturday at 1 p.m. Colby-Sawyer drops to 10-12 overall and 7-8 in the conference. The Chargers will hit the road on Friday with a 5:30 p.m. game at UMaine-Farmington before a 1 p.m. tilt on Saturday at Thomas.  

The Badgers were led by Kawaun Chavis' (Philadelphia, Pa.) 28 points. He was 10-21 from the floor and 6-11 from beyond the arc. Senior Benjamin Holl (Philadelphia, Pa.) shot 9-of-16 and finished with 23 points. At the 13:30 mark of the first half, Holl hit a jumper to record his 1000th career point. Junior Marqwon Wynn (Wilmington, Del.) added 18 points. Junior Demetrius Slade (Washington, D.C.) flirted with a triple-double and ended with 10 points, 19 rebounds and six assists.

Colby-Sawyer was led by Jourdain Bell's (Manchester, N.H.) 26 points. Freshman Dana Bean (Franklin, N.H.) collected his eighth double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore Milani Hicks (Scarborough, Maine) also had a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards. Junior Taylor Grande (Bedford, N.H.) and freshman Patrick Coffey (Westford, Mass.) added 13 points apiece.

After a trey from Demetrius Slade put Johnson State in front, 80-76, with two minutes left to play in regulation, Colby-Sawyer answered with a three-pointer from Jourdain Bell on the next possession to pull within one. Each team went scoreless over the next 1:42 seconds until Colby-Sawyer freshman Dana Bean knocked down one of two free throws to tie the game at 80-80 with seven seconds on the clock. The Chargers had a pair of fouls to give and made Johnson State take time off the clock, but the Badgers had a chance at the buzzer as a layup went wide.

The first overtime began with a layup by Bell for the Chargers and was answered with a Holl jumper on the next trip down the floor. Johnson State took an 84-82 lead later in the extra session on a jumper from Marqwon Wynn. Bell connected on a pair of free throws with 54 seconds left to tie the game. Johnson State had another chance to end the game with a jumper at the buzzer, but it clanged off the rim.

The second overtime went back and forth for the first two minutes until a Wynn jumper put Johnson State ahead 90-89 with 2:09 to play. Milan Hicks then hit a three-pointer to push Colby-Sawyer in front 91-90 with 1:16 left before Wynn hit the game-winner.

The first half was played at a nice pace with little fouling for the majority of the 20 minutes. Colby-Sawyer took its largest lead of the frame (5-2) after a pair of Jourdain Bell free throws 3:14 into the game. Johnson State then used a 13-5 run, capped by a Benjamin Holl layup, to take a 15-10 lead. The basket at 13:30 gave Holl his 1000th career point. Three minutes later, the Badgers extended their lead to eight after a Kawaun Chavis trey (24-16). Colby-Sawyer answered with eight straight points with six coming from Milani Hicks to tie the game at 24-24 with 5:39 to play. Johnson State carried a six-point advantage into the final two minutes, but the Chargers scored the final four points of the half to cut their deficit to two at the break, 38-36. Each team made 13 buckets in the half, but Johnson State made eight three-pointers and shot 44.4% from beyond the arc.

The Chargers and Badgers have gone to overtime in each of their matchups this season. 

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