Dec 6, 2008
Brownlee Keys 69-66 Win at AIC for Men’s Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Jared Brownlee scored
the game-winning layup with ten seconds to play in regulation and
took a charge defensively on the next play to key a 69-66 victory
for the Merrimack men’s basketball team Saturday over
American International College.
With the game tied at 65 and 33.5 seconds left, Brownlee appeared
to block Aikeem Vanderhorst’s shot but the junior center was
whistled for the foul. After Vanderhorst converted one of two free
throws to give AIC the 66-65 lead, junior All-American
Darren Duncan drove to the hoop and dished off to
Brownlee for the easy lay-in, giving Merrimack the lead with 25
seconds left.
With 10 seconds left, Adrian Hynes-Guery got to the hoop and looked
to give the Yellow Jackets the lead for good, but, as the basket
fell through the netting, Hynes-Guery was called for the charging
foul, with Brownlee drawing it, giving the ball back to the
Warriors who still led by one. Duncan sunk two free throws to seal
the three-point road victory for Merrimack.
The game was close throughout with Merrimack’s largest lead
being only 11, and its largest deficit just five. The Warriors were
just 1-for-11 from behind the arc in the second half, while
shooting 31% from the field in the final 20 minutes.
Duncan finished with 30 points, five assists and four steals and
converted 12 of 14 free throws. Brownlee came off the bench to
pickup 10 points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes. Roland
Davis added nine points in 19 minutes as the freshman made
his second straight start.
All five Yellow Jacket starters scored in double-figures led by 13
from Lucius Millinder and Vanderhorst.
The Warriors (6-1, 4-1 NE-10) will visit Franklin Pierce on
December 22 at 3 p.m.
