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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team
closed overtime on a 14-2 run en route to a 71-62 victory over
Bates on Saturday evening. The Polar Bears improve to 6-1 after
their fifth straight win. The Bobcats fall to 3-3 overall this
year.
Bates held a 28-24 lead at halftime thanks to back-to-back
buckets from Jimmy O'Keefe late in the period. Bowdoin stayed in
contention thanks to the first half performance of rookie Will
Hanley, who netted 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the opening
stanz. The Bobcats continued to roll in the second half, using a
6-1 run and four-straight points from Brian Ellis to open up a
nine-point edge, 35-24, with 15:11 to play.
Bowdoin responded with a 10-0 run, keyed by seniors Kyle Jackson
and Tim Lane. Jackson scored five points in the run with Lane
adding a four points and a block in the surge. When 
Will Hanley converted on a hoop-and-harm with 11:13 to go, Bowdoin
had regained the lead, 39-38. The squads traded buckets for the
remainder of the period before the Polar Bears went on a 6-0 spurt,
capped by a Mark Phillips Dunk to take a 51-45 edge with five
minutes left.
Bates replied with an 8-2 run to tie the game at 54 thanks
to five straight points from Sean Wirth. Phillips nailed a lay-in
to give Bowdoin a 56-54 lead with 1:13 to go and Bates' Chris
Wilson answered with a running jumper with 46 seconds left and
neither team would score again as the game entered overtime.
Bates jumped out quickly with a 4-0 run to open the extra
session as a Chris Wilson three-pointer gave the visitors a 60-56
lead with just 3:30 to go. Jackson sparked the decisive run for the
Polar Bears, connecting on consecutive three-pointers to give
Bowdoin the lead for good, 62-60. Phillips hit a lay-in and Mike
Hauser buried four consecutive free throws to ice the win for the
Polar Bears.
Hanley finished with a game-high 21 points and 12 rebounds for
Bowdoin, while Jackson added 20 with five assists. After going
scoreless in the first half, Phillips scored 14 in the second half
and overtime. Bates was led by 19 from Wilson and 18 from Ellis.
Bates held a 36-31 edge on the glass, but Bowdoin turned the ball
over just seven times compared to the Bobcats' 16.
Photos courtesy of Brian Beard and Creative Images
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