Final
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Mount St. Mary's, Md. 60, St. Francis, NY 63
Jan 22, 2010 - 4:09 AM NEW YORK (AP) -- Akeem Bennet scored 12 points, including a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:18 remaining, and St. Francis (N.Y.) held on for a 63-60 victory over Mount St. Mary's (Md.) on Thursday night.Bennet's trey broke a tie at 58-all, and Ricky Cadell, who finished with 11 points, sealed the win for the Terriers with a late layup for the final margin.
The Terriers (8-10, 5-2 Northeast Conference), who defeated the Mountaineers 61-58 last Thursday in Emmitsburg, Md., have now won three consecutive conference games.
After leading for nearly the entire contest, the Mountaineers tied the score at 58-58 with 1:53 left on a 3 by Will Holland. That's when Bennett answered with a 3 of his own.
The Mountaineers (5-13, 2-5) trimmed the deficit to 61-60 with 49 seconds left on Shawn Atupem's layup, setting up Cadell's late jumper.
Atupem and Jeremy Goode scored 14 apiece for the Mountaineers.
- NCAA BB
MT ST MARYS 60
ST FRANCIS NY 63 FINAL
Jan 21 9:28 PM - 80
rootsRUWTbot Added 80 roots (Close Finish)
Mount St. Mary's 60, St. Francis (NY) 61 2nd - 0:49Jan 21 9:15 PM - NCAA BB
MT ST MARYS 26
ST FRANCIS NY 37 HALFTIME
Jan 21 8:19 PM
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