Recap
Junior Matt Morrow collected 20 points and 21 rebounds in Nichols College's 76-73 overtime win at Gordon College Tuesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's basketball action Thursday night at the Bennett Center.
 
Senior DeAnte Bruton added 25 points to go with six boards and five dimes while playing all 45 minutes. Junior Nate Tenaglia netted 11 points – including a clutch three late in regulation – while sophomore Jaekwon Spencer picked up seven points and six boards for the Bison (7-1, 2-0 CCC).
 
Senior Eric Demers led all student-athletes with 49 points (18-of-31 FG) as the Fighting Scots (5-3, 1-1 CCC) nearly knocked off the No. 17-ranked Bison. He was the only double-digit scorer for Gordon.
 
The Fighting Scots held a three-point lead late in regulation before Tenaglia canned a triple with 58 seconds left to tie the game at 68. Freshman Justin Yu answered with a three of his own to put the home team back in front by three, but Bruton sank a triple of his own with nine seconds on the clock to force OT.
 
Tengalia's jumper 22 seconds into overtime gave the Bison an early advantage at 73-71. Morrow hit one of two from the line just over one minute later to stretch the lead to three (74-71) before Demers snared points 48 and 49 of the evening to make it a one-point game (74-73) with 1:20 to go.
 
A missed jumper by Bruton with 17 seconds left gave the Fighting Scots one last chance to win the game, but senior Kash Jackson stole the ball, forcing Gordon to foul. Tenaglia knocked down both FT attempts with two seconds remaining and the Fighting Scots did not get off a shot before the final horn.
 
Three things you need to know...
            -Tonight's contest marked the 47th all-time meeting between Nichols College and Gordon College. The Bison have won three-straight and 11 of the last 12 against the Fighting Scots, and now lead the series 27-20.
            -Bruton now has 1,845 career points, which is No. 5 all-time at Nichols and 82 behind Vin Miller for fourth-place (1,927 points).
            -The Bison shot 36 percent from the field while Gordon shot 41 percent. Each team rattled home 67 percent of their free throws (NC: 10-of-15, GC: 6-of-9).
 
Quote
"It was a gritty effort by our guys tonight and a heck of a win. They stayed together and weathered numerous runs from a well-coached Gordon team. We're looking forward to building on this win." –Nichols head coach Brandon Linton
 
Next game
Saturday, December 14 @ Hamilton, 3:00 p.m.