Box Score Gorham, Maine – The Colby College Men's Basketball ends the regular season with a 93-91 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies.
GAME NOTES
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USM would start out the game with a 2-0 lead but Colby would come right back down the court and hit a three to go up 3-2. The Mules would not trail for the remainder of the half going into half time with a 57-49 edge. At the 16:53 mark of the second half the Huskies would take back the lead after a Derek Haney three point field goal to go up 59-57. Colby wouldn't trail for long after a Matt Hanna three pointer a few minutes later to go up three. The lead changes would continue the remainder of the half until Hanna sealed the victory with a layup with 27 seconds to go. After a USM missed jumper, Will King would finish them off with a free throw with 00:01 to go to give the Mules a 93-91 win.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MULES
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Noah Tyson and Matt Hanna each had over 20 points for the Mules. Tyson finished with a team high 25 points to go along with 10 rebounds to complete a double-double on the night. He went 8-12 from the field.
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Hanna would end with 24 points for Colby shooting 8-16 from the field and 6-13 from three point land.
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Alex Dorion had 13 points while Wallace Tucker pitched in with 12 points coming off the bench.
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Will King added nine points and five rebounds for Colby.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE HUSKIES
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Jaire Roberts led all scorers with 28 points for USM. He finished shooting 11-18 from the field and 4-7 from beyond the arc. He also added eight rebounds and four steals.
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Four other players would hit double figures for USM. Derek Haney pitched in with 18 points while Cameron Wood added 17 points and eight rebounds.
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Jacobe Thomas added 14 points shooting 50% from the field while Cody Hawes had 11 points off the bench.
KEY STATS
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Colby ending shooting 47.7% from the field while USM finished at 48.6%.
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Colby ends the season at #12 in the D3hoops.com rankings and #2 in the NESCAC standings.
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Sam Jefferson finishes the season second in points per game with 22.1, fourth in field goal percentage at 60.7%, and first and three point percentage at 50% in the NESCAC.
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