NEW LONDON, Conn. - Sophomore Rob Harrigan buried a three-pointer with six seconds left to cap a game-ending 10-to-0 run and lift the Connecticut College men's basketball team to a 62-60 victory against Bowdoin College on Friday evening. The Camels improve to 12-11 with a 3-5 record in the NESCAC. Bowdoin falls to 13-9 with a 2-6 mark in league play.

Connecticut College has clinched a playoff berth in the 2010 NESCAC Championship Tournament and could finish as high as fifth place.  Bowdoin is still in the hunt for the eighth and final spot in the Championship field and need to defeat Wesleyan on Saturday to clinch a bid.

Ryan O'Connell poured in a game-high 15 points in a 6-for-10 shooting performance to lead the visitors.  Justin Nowell chipped in with 14 points and five boards. Tom Carter reached double-digits with 10. Matt Vadas and Mason Lopez scored 13 points each to lead the Camels offensively. Harrigan contributed nine points in the win.

The Polar Bears took their largest lead of the night when O'Connell knocked down a triple with 2:14 left and the visitors appeared to be on their way to a win. But the Camels battled back as Brian Mahoney banked in a runner to make it a 60-54 lead with 1:10 left.  On the ensuing possession, the Camels put O'Connell on the line but he misfired on the front end of a one-and-one.

Lopez canned a three for the Camels with 53 seconds to go and suddenly it was a 60-57 game. Then, with 44 seconds left, the Polar Bears missed another free throw in a one-and-one situation. Vadas cashed in on two free throws with 33 second remaining to make it a 60-59 game. The Polar Bears had the possession and the lead but missed out on another one-and-one situation with 27 seconds left.

Coming out of a timeout with 14 seconds left, the Camels held the ball for one final possession. Mahoney drove to the lane and was able to find Harrigan on the perimeter and the sophomore netted the 25 footer from the right side to seal the victory.