BOSTON, MASS. – The Colby-Sawyer Chargers men's basketball team took to the road before the Thanksgiving break to gain their first regular season victory of the year defeating the University of Massachusetts - Boston Beacons by a 80-79 final on Tuesday. Senior Omar Boone (Colorado City, Texas) knocked down the game-winner with 7.1 seconds to lift the Chargers over the Beacons.

Rapid Recap: 

• The Beacons jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead off of back-to-back layups from the Beacons, which was quickly answered by a senior Conor Kelly (Charlestown, Mass.) lay-in from a nice feed by senior Terrence Harvey Jr. (Atlanta, GA). Harvey Jr. would follow up the assist with a layup of his own to even the game.  The two teams would continue to exchange leads, until a pair of free throws from sophomore Michael Joanou (Burbank, Calif.) would give the Chargers a 18-15 lead. The Beacons countered with a 4-0 run to take back the lead before back-to-back shots from behind the arc from the visitors by Boone and first year Daniel Jordan (Coral Springs, Fla.) put Colby-Sawyer up five. Sophomore Kevin Cummings (Portsmouth, N.H.) and Boone added two more threes to extend the lead to 31-21 with 10:46 eft in the first half. UMass Boston battled back cutting the deficit to just a single point headed into the break. 
• The Beacons were first to strike in the second half of play taking a 42-41 lead.Senior Scott Lampron (Concord, N.H.) took off scoring five-straight points to regain the Chargers lead. Lampron continued his hot-streak with nine-straight Colby-Sawyer points after a Kelly layup to keep the Chargers on top by a 57-53 margin with 12:07 to play. The Beacons tied up the game at 63-63 before senior Zack Caraballo (Salem, N.H.) sparked a 8-0 run hitting a shot from three. Caraballo followed it up with an assist to Kelly before a Boone and-one bucket got the score to 71-63. The Chargers continued to roll as Harvey Jr. finished another old-fashioned three-point play to push the lead to double-digits again. A 13-2 counter by the Beacons put the home team on top with 2:53 to go. The Beacons held the one point lead until the final possession where Boone hit a step-back from 15 feet to lift the Chargers in Boston. 

Player Spotlight:

"It was a tough game and must need win tonight", said senior Omar Boone (Colorado City, Texas). "We came together as a team to make it happen and it started on the defensive end and then translated to the offense. Definatley proud of my teammates and coaches. Let's keep it going!

Stats & Figures:

• Boone led the offense with 22 points (7-15 FG, 3-5 3-FG, 5-6 FT), nine rebounds, a block and steal. Lampron added 19 points (6-13 FG, 2-4 3-FG, 5-5 FT) to go with three rebounds. Kelly added 12 points (5-10 FG, 2-5 FT), eight rebounds and three blocks. Cummings rounded out the double-figure scorers for the Chargers with 10 points (3-12 FG, 3-8 3-FG, 1-2FT) three rebounds and an assist.  
• Malik Lorquet paced the Beacons with 24 points (10-15 FG, 4-9 FT), 19 rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals.   
• UMass Boston shot 42.9% (30-70) from the field and 34.6% (9-26) from behind the arc, while Colby-Sawyer shot 41.9% (26-62) from the floor and 43.5% (10-23) from deep. The Chargers ran the floor well with 16 fast-break points, while the Beacons had 10.  

Up Next:
The Chargers will travel to Holy Cross on November 27nd for a 1:00 PM matchup against the Crusaders. 
 
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