Camels Hold Off Bears in Overtime

Sophomore Boris Jeremic hit a go ahead 3-pointer with ten seconds left in regulation and then gave the lead for good with a 3-pointer in overtime as the Camels held off neighboring rival and host 79-73 in overtime.

Jeremic, who finished with 12 points, was one of three players to score double figures off the bench for the Camels, who improve to 8-7 overall while Coast Guard drops to 7-8 on the season.

Connecticut College was red hot from 3-point range making 16 of 30 (53.3 percent) while shooting 51.8 percent from the floor (29-56). The 16 threes was the highest ouput for the Camels from beyond the arc since Jan. 2003.

Connecticut College Head Men's Basketball Coach Tom Satran was pleased to come away with the win against a neigborhood rival.

"We shot the ball really well and we needed every one of them," Satran said. "These games always seem to be close. I thought we got a little tired in the second half and our defensive rebounding reflected that. It was good for our team that we found the resolve to regroup and play well enough to come back in regulation and take the lead in overtime."

Coast Guard, which trailed by as many as 14 in the first half, took its largest lead of the game, 59-53 following a basket by freshman Kevin Sowers with 5:27 left.

The Camels would tie the game 61-61 on a a 3-pointer by freshman Mason Lopez with 2:35 left. Connecticut College took the lead 63-61 on a bucket by freshman Taylor Hanson with 1:39 left.

Freshman Devonte Weems' 3-pointer with 1:09 left gave Coast Guard a 64-63 lead.

Jeremic hit a 3-pointer with ten seconds left for a 66-64 lead before Sowers made a pair of free throws with six seconds left to tie the game 66-66.

The Camels missed a 3-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime.

Jeremic's 3-pointer with 3:53 left in overtime opened the scoring and gave Connecticut College the lead for good.

Following a Sowers basket, sophomore Rob Harrigan's 3-pointer gave the Camels a 72-68 edge with 2:37 left.

Weems pulled the Bears to within 72-70 before Harrigan again knocked down a 3-pointer for a 75-70 lead with 2:02 left.

Coast Guard senior Adam Radtke, who had a game and career-high 25 points, made his eighth 3-pointer of the game, just one shy of the Coast Guard single-game record, with 43 seconds left to cut the deficit to 75-73.

Hanson's basket with 12 seconds left put the game away for the Camels. Lopez, who had a team-high 13 points, and freshman Jethro Anilus (11 points) were also in double figures off the bench for Conn. College.

Hanson added 12 points while Harrigan added 11 for the Camels balanced offensive attack which saw five players score in double figures. Junior Brian Mahoney had a game-high eight assists in the win.

Radtke was eight of 13 from behind the arc to lead the Bears with his 25 points while Sowers finished with 19 points and senior Jevon James registered his fourth double-double of the season with 11 points and ten rebounds while recording game-highs with three blocks and four steals.

Connecticut College led by as many as 14 on two different occasions in the first half, the later being 39-25 before a 3-pointer by Radtke, his fifth of half, made the score 39-28 at halftime. Coast Guard scored the first eight points of the second half to make the scored 39-36 with 16:54 left and the Bears took their first lead of the half . The Bears used a 10-0 run to turn a 53-49 deficit in to a 59-53 lead with 5:27 left, but could not put the game away.

Coast Guard shot 41.9 percent from the floor (26-62) while making 10 of 22 from 3-point range.

Connecticut College held a 37-31 edge in rebounds.