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CLARK LEADS COLBY TO KEY NESCAC ROAD WIN AT TUFTS COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL FINAL SCORE Colby 68 Tufts 65 MEDFORD, MA Senior tri-captain Sam Clark (Woolwich, ME) posted game-highs with 20 points and nine rebounds to lead the visiting Colby College White Mules to a 68-65 victory over the Tufts University Jumbos in an exciting New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's basketball game on Friday night. Tufts senior co-captain Bobby Mpuku (Westport, CT) attempted two three-pointers to tie the game in the final seconds, but both missed. The second attempt - made possible after co-captain Dan Flaherty (Fairfield, CT) grabbed the rebound after the first miss - spun around the rim, looked like it would drop, then dropped out at the buzzer to give Colby the victory. The White Mules led 36-33 at the half and trailed only briefly in the second half, but the game was close throughout. After the Jumbos took a 47-46 lead on a basket by Tom Bernier (West Roxbury, MA) at 11:58 of the second half, Colby scored the next six points - four by sophomore Sean Flood (Waterville, ME) - to take the lead for good. The Mules led by as many as nine points, 64-55, on a three-pointer by junior Damien Strahorn (Menlo Park, CA) with 4:32 to play. Colby shot well from behind the arc all game, converting 11 of 25 threes (44 percent). Tufts, on the other hand, was just five for 27 from three-land (18.5%). Trailing by six (68-62) after two free throws by Colby's Clark with 36 seconds left, Tufts freshman Phil Barlow (Arlington, MA) cut the margin to 68-65 with a three-pointer at 0:32. The Jumbos had three shots to tie the score. After Colby was called for a charge, Jumbo sophomore Brian Shapiro (Swampscott, MA) missed a three and Tufts fouled on the rebound. Colby, shooting one-and-one, missed and Tufts came down the floor for the last shot. That's when Mpuku missed both three attempts. Colby, tied for first in the NESCAC entering the game, improved to 4-1 in the league and 13-6 overall. Strahorn added 19 points for the Mules, including 11 in the second half. Tufts (14-5, 2-2), which lost its second straight at home, was led by 15 by Barlow and 13 from senior Fred Pedroletti. 2001 Colby Men's BasketballColby at Tufts - 2/ 2
All FG 3 Pt -FT- Rebounds
Colby M- A M- A M- A Off Def Tot PF-D Pts A TO BLK STL Min
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*David Forsyth 0- 2 0- 1 0- 0 1 2 3 2-0 0 0 1 0 0 17
*Damien Strahorn 6- 11 5- 8 2- 2 1 2 3 3-0 19 3 4 1 0 32
*Zeb Davis 4- 11 2- 7 0- 0 1 3 4 5-1 10 4 2 0 1 33
*Jake Civiello 0- 1 0- 1 0- 0 0 5 5 1-0 0 2 0 0 0 22
*Sam Clark 7- 14 3- 4 3- 3 1 8 9 2-0 20 2 7 2 3 40
Jonathan Moro 3- 4 1- 2 0- 0 0 1 1 2-0 7 0 4 0 0 19
Nick Loukes 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 2 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 9
Kirk Allen 1- 2 0- 1 0- 1 1 0 1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 6
Joseph Gutierrez 0- 1 0- 1 0- 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 2 1 0 1 9
Sean Flood 3- 4 0- 0 2- 2 3 4 7 2-0 8 1 2 0 1 13
Team 0 2 2 0 0
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Colby 25- 52 11-25 7- 8 8 30 38 17-1 68 15 21 3 6 200
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-- First Half -- - Second Half - ---- Total ----
All FG 15- 28 53.6% 10- 24 41.7% 25- 52 48.1% Deadball
3 Pt FG 6- 12 50.0% 5- 13 38.5% 11- 25 44.0% Rebounds: 0
FT 0- 0 0.0% 7- 8 87.5% 7- 8 87.5%
All FG 3 Pt -FT- Rebounds
Tufts M- A M- A M- A Off Def Tot PF-D Pts A TO BLK STL Min
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*Bobby Mpuku 2- 11 1- 9 3- 4 0 3 3 3-0 8 2 4 0 2 31
*Phil Barlow 6- 11 3- 5 0- 0 1 4 5 0-0 15 2 4 0 3 34
*Dan Flaherty 4- 6 0- 0 1- 4 3 1 4 3-0 9 0 0 0 1 28
*Kyle Van Natta 1- 3 0- 2 0- 0 0 0 0 1-0 2 0 1 0 0 13
*Fred Pedroletti 6- 9 0- 1 1- 1 4 3 7 4-0 13 4 2 0 1 33
Brian Shapiro 3- 12 0- 7 3- 5 0 0 0 0-0 9 3 1 0 2 17
Lee Neugebauer 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Brandon McKenzie 0- 2 0- 1 0- 0 1 2 3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 19
Tom Bernier 3- 7 0- 0 0- 0 1 5 6 2-0 6 1 0 0 2 16
Bobby McMannis 1- 3 1- 2 0- 0 0 0 0 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 6
Team 2 2 4 0 0
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Tufts 26- 65 5-27 8-14 13 20 33 14-0 65 12 13 0 11 200
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-- First Half -- - Second Half - ---- Total ----
All FG 15- 31 48.4% 11- 34 32.4% 26- 65 40.0% Deadball
3 Pt FG 2- 11 18.2% 3- 16 18.8% 5- 27 18.5% Rebounds: 2
FT 1- 3 33.3% 7- 11 63.6% 8- 14 57.1%
Technical Fouls: None
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