{"id":58563,"date":"2020-01-12T00:49:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T05:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsnsports.net\/?p=58563"},"modified":"2020-01-12T00:49:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T05:49:43","slug":"mens-hoops-panthers-bounce-back-from-first-loss-with-one-point-win-at-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsnsports.net\/blog\/article\/mens-hoops-panthers-bounce-back-from-first-loss-with-one-point-win-at-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Hoops: Panthers Bounce Back From First Loss With One Point Win at Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"
Courtesy Middlebury Sports Information<\/p>\n
CLINTON. NY. — Max Bosco converted two free throws with six seconds remaining, lifting third-ranked Middlebury (14-1, 1-1) to a 77-76 NESCAC win at Hamilton (11-3, 1-1) on Saturday afternoon. The Panthers return to action on Tuesday when they host Albertus Magnus at 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Middlebury took a 13-8 lead at the 15:20 mark on a three pointer from Ryan Cahill. With the game later tied at 16-16, Griffin Kornaker connected from downtown to put his team up 19-16 with 10:30 on the clock. The Panthers trailed 26-24 when threes from Tommy Eastman and Jack Farrell gave them a 30-26 advantage with 5:30 to play in the first half. Hamilton cut into the lead, and eventually led 43-40 heading into the intermission. <\/p>\n
The back and forth second half was highly contested with neither team able to pull away. With the game tied a 64-64, the Panthers scored the game’s next seven points to go up 71-64 with 6:05 remaining. The spark consisted of a three from Matt Folger, an Eastman layup and a dunk from Cahill. The Continentals chipped away at the deficit, eventually leading by one (76-75) with 21 seconds remaining. The Panthers were fouled late, with Bosco converting a pair from the charity strip sandwiched around a timeout to put the visitors up 77-76. Hamilton had a last-second shot to win the game, but the shot did not connect.<\/p>\n
Eastman finished with a career-high 23 points to go along with 12 rebounds and three blocks for his fourth double-double of the season. Farrell scored 17, Bosco added 13, while Kornacker finished with eight points and five assists.<\/p>\n
Kena Gilmour led Hamilton with 16 points, Eric Anderson added 13 points and eight rebounds, while Conner Rood grabbed 11 boards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Courtesy Middlebury Sports Information CLINTON. NY. — Max Bosco converted two free throws with six seconds remaining, lifting third-ranked Middlebury (14-1, 1-1) to a 77-76 NESCAC win at Hamilton (11-3, 1-1) on Saturday afternoon. The Panthers return to action on Tuesday when they host Albertus Magnus at 5:00 p.m. Middlebury took a 13-8 lead at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[280,279],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n