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93
Winner U New England UNE 9-10,5-5 CNE
91
Gordon GC 6-14,5-6 CNE
Winner
U New England UNE
9-10,5-5 CNE
93
Final
91
Gordon GC
6-14,5-6 CNE
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
U New England UNE 47 46 93
Gordon GC 46 45 91

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Drops High-Scoring Bout to UNE

WENHAM, Mass.- The Gordon College men's basketball team narrowly fell to the University of New England 93-91 in a key Conference of New England showdown at the Bennett Center Tuesday evening.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Score: Gordon 91, University of New England 93
Records: Fighting Scots (6-14, 5-6 CNE) | Nor'easters (10-10, 6-5 CNE)


HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Gordon manufactured an early 13-point lead seven minutes into the contest, 26-13, as Brandon Swann (Venice, Fla.) splashed a trey.
  • The University of New England rattled off a 17-0 run spanning five minutes to jump ahead 33-28 with 6:27 remaining in the first half.
  • The Fighting Scots battled back to level the game at 45-45 with 15 seconds left in the opening frame on a layup by Ryan Brooks (Dudley, Mass.).
  • The Nor'easters carried a 47-46 advantage into the halftime break after Adam Lux chalked up a bucket just before the buzzer.
  • The visitors used a 7-0 run to snap an 83-83 deadlock with five minutes to go in regulation and seize a 90-83 lead with 3:46 on the clock.
  • Gordon trimmed the gap to 90-88 with 40 seconds left to play as Ryan Brooks (Dudley, Mass.) sank a free throw.
  • The University of New England stretched the margin to 93-88 late in the contest after converting 3-of-4 from the charity stripe.
  • Despite a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Ryan Brooks (Dudley, Mass.), the Nor'easters escaped with a narrow 93-91 win.
     
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
  • Ryan Brooks (Dudley, Mass.) scored a career-high 24 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists.
  • Alex Daniel (Nolensville, Tenn.) tallied 22 points, four boards, and four assists.
  • Brandon Swann (Venice, Fla.) netted 12 points off the bench.
  • Bruce McGuire (Bristol, R.I.) chipped in with 11 points while Isaac Jarvis (Concord, N.H.) added 10 points.
  • Gordon shot 53.6% from the floor and 36.4% from three-point range.
  • The University of New England finished with a field-goal percentage of 54.4% and drained 7-of-23 from behind the arc.
  • Jayden Thornton paced the Nor'easters with 21 points while Adrian Torres notched 18 points and Gabe Galarraga scored 17 off the bench.
 
UP NEXT:
Gordon hits the road to face off against Western New England February 7.
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