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Tufts 58, Bowdoin 53
At Medford, MA
Saturday, January 23, 2010
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Sam Mason was a key contributor to the Tufts
win off the bench
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MEDFORD -- Senior Dave Beyel's (Ocean City, NJ)
long three-pointer with 30 seconds remaining in the second half
broke a 53-53 tie and the Tufts men's basketball team went on to
earn its first NESCAC victory, 58-53, against Bowdoin College on
Saturday afternoon at Cousens Gym.
Senior tri-captain Dan Cook (Dover, MA) had
five three-pointers in the game and led Tufts with 15 points. The
Jumbos stopped a five-game losing streak and improved to 4-12
overall and 1-3 in NESCAC. Visiting Bowdoin, which got game-highs
of 16 points and 11 rebounds from sophomore Will Hanley (New
Canaan, CT), dropped to 9-6 overall and 1-2 in the league.
After Beyel's go-ahead three-pointer, Bowdon missed two threes
at the other end as time wound down under 20 seconds. However,
Tufts missed two free throws and Polar Bear Ben Olayinka
(Corvallis, OR) grabbed the rebound. After three Bowdoin time-outs,
Polar Bear sophomore Ryan O'Connell (Ipswich, MA) short-rimmed a
three-pointer and Tufts junior Sam Mason (York,
ME) got the rebound. He was fouled and hit two free throws
to clinch it.
The Jumbos had a 28-24 lead at halftime, led by nine points on
three three-pointers by Cook. Bowdoin's Hanley had eight points to
lead the visitors at the break. The Jumbos outscored the Polar
Bears 9-4 in the final eight-plus minutes to gain the lead at
intermission, with the last five points scored by Beyel.
Tufts went up seven early in the second half on Cook's
three-pointer, but the teams would play very tightly for the rest
of the period. Bowdoin took a 36-33 advantage on a three-pointer by
senior tri-captain Mike Hauser (East Williston, NY), but a
three-pointer by Mason a minute later had Tufts up 38-36. After an
O'Connell three for Bowdoin and Beyel's trifecta for Tufts, the
teams were in their sixth tie of the second half at 51-51 with 2:36
to go. Bowdoin's Mark Phillips (Ashland, MA) and Jon Pierce
(Belmont, MA) then traded baskets, leading up to Beyel's
eventual game-winner.
Pierce added 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for
Tufts, which won despite shooting just 31.6 percent (18/57).
However, they were nine for 21 on threes (42.9 percent). Mason was
big off the bench for Tufts with 10, while Beyel finished with 11
points.
Phillips added 14 points and nine rebounds for Bowdoin, which
was playing under the direction of assistant coach Preston Beverly
for the second straight night as coach Tim Gilbride missed the trip
due to illness. O'Connell scored 10 points.
Tufts next plays at Wheaton on Tuesday with a 7:00 start.
Bowdoin plays at Thomas College that night at 7.
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