Scores

Final 2OT

Mount St. Mary's 81

(5-16, 3-7 NEC)

Sacred Heart 80

(10-13, 4-6 NEC)

3:30 PM ET, January 28, 2012

William Pitt Center - West Gym, Fairfield, CT

1 2 OT 2OT T
MSM 36 34 6 581
SHU 29 41 6 480

Top Performers

Mount St. Mary's: D. Thompson 13 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Stl, 3 Blk

Sacred Heart: S. Gibson 41 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Mount St. Mary's 81, Sacred Heart 80

Associated Press

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Mount St. Mary's rallied to score the last five points of the second overtime to beat Sacred Heart 81-80 Saturday.

The Mountaineers (5-16, 3-7 Northeast Conference) trailed 80-76 with 1:46 left in double OT after Sacred Heart scored the first four points of the period. But Mount St. Mary's held the Pioneers scoreless and answered with a run of its own.

Danny Thompson converted a three-point play and Josh Castellanos made two free throws to lift the Mountaineers, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

Sacred Heart (10-13, 4-6) had two chances to win after Shane Gibson missed a 3-pointer and Justin Swidowski's tip-in came up short.

Castellanos paced the Mountaineers with 19 points, Julian Norfleet added 16, Thompson 13, Kelvin Parker 11 and Raven Barber 10.

Gibson, the NEC's leading scorer (20.7) finished with 41 points on 16-of-28 shooting. His 3-pointer with 19 seconds left sent it to overtime, 70-70.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MSM
SHU
Points 81 80
FG Made-Attempted 27-66 (.409) 28-63 (.444)
3P Made-Attempted 8-20 (.400) 10-29 (.345)
FT Made-Attempted 19-28 (.679) 14-17 (.824)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (1/0) 21 (1/0)
Largest Lead 12 4

Game Leaders

 
MSM
SHU
PointsJ. Castellanos 19S. Gibson 41
ReboundsD. Thompson 9L. Montes 6
AssistsJ. Castellanos 3P. Gaetano 8
StealsD. Thompson 3L. Montes 3
BlocksD. Thompson 3J. Swidowski 2
Team Stats: Mt. St. Mary's | Sacred Heart

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

MSM
SHU
02/02 SFPA 7:00pm
02/04 RMU 4:00pm
02/08 WAG 7:00pm
02/11 @WAG 7:00pm
02/16 FDU 7:00pm
 02/02 @MONM 7:00pm
02/04 @FDU 2:00pm
02/08 BRY 7:00pm
02/11 @BRY 1:00pm
02/16 @LIU 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Mt. St. Mary's | Sacred Heart

Northeast Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Wagner15-325-6
LIU Brooklyn16-225-8
Robert Morris13-524-10
Quinnipiac10-818-13
St. Francis (NY)12-615-15
Central Connecticut State10-813-16
Sacred Heart8-1014-18
Monmouth10-812-20
Mount St. Mary's6-128-21
St. Francis (PA)5-136-23
Fairleigh Dickinson2-163-26
Bryant University1-172-28
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