The Colorado College men's basketball team erased a 10-point second-half deficit to pull even with University of Dallas with less than 10 minutes to play, but the Crusaders hit a clutch three-pointer with 11 seconds remaining to seal a 64-60 victory on Sunday afternoon at Reid Arena.
The Tigers were within a point after junior guard
Scott Cunningham hit a long three-pointer from the top of the key with 2:33 to play, however UD sank three of four free throws to build a 61-57 lead with 1:35 remaining.
After CC added a
Trey Crawford free throw to make it a one possession game, Dustin Mathis hit the crucial three-pointer from the left corner to extend the Crusaders' lead to six points.
Cunningham scored with a layup with six seconds to go, and after Dallas missed a pair of free throws, Colorado College could only launch a desperation three-pointer as time expired.
Cunningham led the Tigers with a season-high 12 points. He also grabbed five rebounds and dished out a pair of assists.
Senior forward
Fisher Gates reached double digits for the second game in a row with 10 points and pulled down six rebounds.
Junior guard
Jack McRoskey finished with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Freshman forward Jack Boyle led the Crusaders with game highs of 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Colorado College Standouts
Junior forward
Sam Kinney scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Senior guard
JJ Woods recorded a season-high eight points in his final game.
University of Dallas Standouts
Cameran Hyde produced 13 points and five rebounds.
Jai Love scored 11 points and dished out six assists.
Notes
Colorado College finished the season 0-8.
The Crusaders improved to 4–6.